Kimi Räikkönen experienced a tough Sunday in the Chinese GP as the 2007 champion had to work very hard to claw back into the points after having been hit hard by his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel.
Yea, I would try and use only softs in q2 so i can start on them, even if i just squeak into q3.f1316 wrote:they're essentially too soft for a track like this and don't last the full lap (e.g. Kimi's final sector/Vettel's first).
I think it's back to 10!Sevach wrote: Is Q3 8 cars still or back to 10?
Could be the difference for making it on softs.
I'll think top two teams will probably try but won't risk it if it seems close. But if they don't, it'll be like 2013 with the first guys on softs leading at a certain stage and the front runners having to overtake (NB: those who started on softer tyres still occupied the entire podium in 2013).dans79 wrote:Yea, I would try and use only softs in q2 so i can start on them, even if i just squeak into q3.f1316 wrote:they're essentially too soft for a track like this and don't last the full lap (e.g. Kimi's final sector/Vettel's first).
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All teams are forced to run less downforce. Also the big ones. Increasing efficiency only helps partially here, but is of course the best practice to achieve that target. I also think the only car in 2016s grid, that has been specifically, or at least partially designed for this purpose, is the RedBull.Just_a_fan wrote:The big teams spend a lot of money overcoming this by improving efficiency. The small teams overcome it by running less downforce. Less downforce means higher lap times but also higher top speeds.
Agree with the first part (all teams in China - medium-ish df, not only small teams) disagree with the second. No one designs cars like that.gandharva wrote:All teams are forced to run less downforce. Also the big ones. Increasing efficiency only helps partially here, but is of course the best practice to achieve that target. I also think the only car in 2016s grid, that has been specifically, or at least partially designed for this purpose, is the RedBull.Just_a_fan wrote:The big teams spend a lot of money overcoming this by improving efficiency. The small teams overcome it by running less downforce. Less downforce means higher lap times but also higher top speeds.
in Bahrain) it would be one of the best in China?the Mclaren is the biggest team,and have best driver today.Just_a_fan wrote:It's not unusual for a "slow" car to top the speed charts. Minardi used to do it quite regularly, for example. Downforce and drag are linked so the more downforce you carry, the more drag you pull. The big teams spend a lot of money overcoming this by improving efficiency. The small teams overcome it by running less downforce. Less downforce means higher lap times but also higher top speeds.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/grosj ... le-687255/"You just don't get any feeling, it's like a piece of wood - it's just not driveable.
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricci ... ul-687266/"I assume most guys are struggling for balance, because we seem to be relatively competitive but the car was a bit of a handful today
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/04/15/b ... pressures/“I think everyone’s really struggling with the tyres out there, with the graining and overheating. The minimum pressures are very high so it’s tough for everyone out there.”
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/vette ... ri-687241/I think China is quite brutal on the tyres for everyone, you can see they were sliding a lot.
