Because every team will have different interpretations of different tracks. Bahrain is not Monza where everyone runs no wing or Monaco where everyone runs maximum wing. It's not as simple as "we don't have downforce run the full rear wing". I see them running the big wing as a positive, they don't feel they need to compromise their wing setup to compensate for less power. Ultimately it doesn't make sense to compare wings with other cars because every car is different and has different needs and priorities
It also doesn’t really matter when Ferrari outperformed Alpine, AT, and at least 1 McLaren with a seemingly larger rear wing. It’s become almost a p*ssing contest, mostly because of poor commentary, with people saying “wow look how skinny red bulls rear wing is” (for example). It’s meaningless in isolation. For them in previous years that has been to compensate for less engine compared to merc, so it’s not like a “wow look how innovative” moment, it’s just different.wowgr8 wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 22:44Because every team will have different interpretations of different tracks. Bahrain is not Monza where everyone runs no wing or Monaco where everyone runs maximum wing. It's not as simple as "we don't have downforce run the full rear wing". I see them running the big wing as a positive, they don't feel they need to compromise their wing setup to compensate for less power. Ultimately it doesn't make sense to compare wings with other cars because every car is different and has different needs and priorities
Correct - you can see here a comparison. This was run from FP2 onwards together with removal of T-wing, which probably made possible the correct aero balance even with the trimmed flap.wowgr8 wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 14:03https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Exuafj1XMAM ... name=large
Top flap of the front wing look trimmed to anyone else? Looks smaller than the launch spec iirc
Well they were supposedly 40hp down on Mercedes last year, and Mercedes are said to have gained up to 30hp over the winter so it's very unrealistic to expect them to make a 70hp jump in a year. The engine is competitive though, and is enough to have them compete with McLaren at the top of F1.5 even at a power sensitive circuit
When did he tell that? I must have missed it. Any sources maybe?wowgr8 wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 17:50Well they were supposedly 40hp down on Mercedes last year, and Mercedes are said to have gained up to 30hp over the winter so it's very unrealistic to expect them to make a 70hp jump in a year. The engine is competitive though, and is enough to have them compete with McLaren at the top of F1.5 even at a power sensitive circuit
Binotto said their goal is now to try and be at the top of the power rankings next year, we'll see about that
Yeah. I really hope that split turbo next year brings that 2019 feeling back.wowgr8 wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 17:50Well they were supposedly 40hp down on Mercedes last year, and Mercedes are said to have gained up to 30hp over the winter so it's very unrealistic to expect them to make a 70hp jump in a year. The engine is competitive though, and is enough to have them compete with McLaren at the top of F1.5 even at a power sensitive circuit
Binotto said their goal is now to try and be at the top of the power rankings next year, we'll see about that
