PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑11 Sep 2020, 21:01
Looks like understeer is dialed in to keep the guys on the straight and narrow. This sort of setup is good for a physically demanding track like this. It's not the fastest one lap pace, but it is a steadier behaviour for the driver to manage. The drawback is the front tyres will take more beating.
The nature of the track does not have any heavy acceleration zones and with understeer setup the rear tyres should be well protected from sliding and thus heat generation.
Ride height will be increased because there is no lowspeed corners. The car speends most of its time under compression at medium to high speeds.
You have a few options, roll stiffness, packers, and spring stiffness all affect the amount of ride height you need. More roll stiffness can keep the outside of the car from scraping. Furthermore, the packers can limit suspension droop allowing you to run the car a bit softer.
I feel that Hamilton's loss of time is coming in Casanova corner, he may be lifting too much, because the apex is a bit blind and you need experience with the track to nail it. It's probably why he's faster in sector 3, since he's slower through 7 and 11, it gives him just enough tire temp to have a small advantage on the final corner.
