Ferrari F1 team principal Maurizio Arrivabene and star driver Sebastian Vettel insist they can handle the pressure from Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne. Arrivabene went as far as saying he doesn't expect anything else from a president.
No. They're in Parc Fermé conditions so no changes can be made after you partake in qualifying.Xwang wrote:What do you think about this?
http://www.autosport.com/premium/featur ... qualifying
If they have changed settings between FP3 and quali, can they change them again before race?
Keep telling yourself that, if it makes you feel better......SR71 wrote:Having an upgraded PU compared to your teammate sure pays off!
Keep telling myself that an upgraded and new specification mercedes PU is more powerful than an outdated spec PU that's 4 races old?dans79 wrote:Keep telling yourself that, if it makes you feel better......SR71 wrote:Having an upgraded PU compared to your teammate sure pays off!
Rosberg is the one with a new ICE and MGU-K, all Lewis got is a new MGU-H.SR71 wrote:
Keep telling myself that an upgraded and new specification mercedes PU is more powerful than an outdated spec PU that's 4 races old?
lol, i don't believe, I know.SR71 wrote: Are you lying to yourself and believing the opposite?
Wrong again, they are not turned down. What Merc does, is pace the usage of the higher performance engine modes throughout the expected lifespan of the engine.SR71 wrote: PU's are turned down a bit after each race, this compounds race after race - its a strategy for making them last 5 races.
He didnt just get a new MGU-H, he has a different spec.dans79 wrote:Rosberg is the one with a new ICE and MGU-K, all Lewis got is a new MGU-H.SR71 wrote:
Keep telling myself that an upgraded and new specification mercedes PU is more powerful than an outdated spec PU that's 4 races old?
lol, i don't believe, I know.SR71 wrote: Are you lying to yourself and believing the opposite?
see above...
Wrong again, they are not turned down. What Merc does, is pace the usage of the higher performance engine modes throughout the expected lifespan of the engine.SR71 wrote: PU's are turned down a bit after each race, this compounds race after race - its a strategy for making them last 5 races.
i think its purely due to setup with an eye on the cooler temperatures today and it didnt work out for them. both cars did have issues with oversteer during Q3..Moanlower wrote:I believe the drop in pace from Ferrari has mostly to do with tyre pressures and temps. I wouldn't be surprised if Ferrari tried to venture some tyre pressure trick inspired by RBR. If so, driving lower pressures comes with quite a bit more tyre flex which influences the suspension. Dampers would probably have to be adjusted to compensate the different type of bounce and flexing a softer tyre gives. Then you also have to deal with how different the tyre will heat and having trouble getting into the ideal temp window.
It's all hypothetical but it's a bit of a coincidence this 'weird' unexplainable thing with Ferrari happens now. Both Ferrari's were off the pace, Kimi's less, but he did some damage limitation changing his setup after P3. And a slight setup change won't make you suddenly more than a second slower, it will mostly make the car more snappy or less predictable.
Just like you kept telling yourself in the past that Mercedes is favouring Nico and everything bad happening to Lewis is a conspiracy. =D>dans79 wrote:Keep telling yourself that, if it makes you feel better......SR71 wrote:Having an upgraded PU compared to your teammate sure pays off!
It's hard to believe it was a STRATEGIC GAMBLE. You don't stray as far off as, potentially, A SECOND, due to CONSCIOUS set up variation! It must be something of a mess up and probably done without fully understanding the impact. If it is in fact something they don't understand, then they are going to be chasing the Red Bull diffusers throughout the race. I am trying to recall, when was the last time they were in such a mess for so many races.giantfan10 wrote:i think its purely due to setup with an eye on the cooler temperatures today and it didnt work out for them. both cars did have issues with oversteer during Q3..Moanlower wrote:I believe the drop in pace from Ferrari has mostly to do with tyre pressures and temps. I wouldn't be surprised if Ferrari tried to venture some tyre pressure trick inspired by RBR. If so, driving lower pressures comes with quite a bit more tyre flex which influences the suspension. Dampers would probably have to be adjusted to compensate the different type of bounce and flexing a softer tyre gives. Then you also have to deal with how different the tyre will heat and having trouble getting into the ideal temp window.
It's all hypothetical but it's a bit of a coincidence this 'weird' unexplainable thing with Ferrari happens now. Both Ferrari's were off the pace, Kimi's less, but he did some damage limitation changing his setup after P3. And a slight setup change won't make you suddenly more than a second slower, it will mostly make the car more snappy or less predictable.
HAM also got a new TC.dans79 wrote:Rosberg is the one with a new ICE and MGU-K, all Lewis got is a new MGU-H.SR71 wrote:
Keep telling myself that an upgraded and new specification mercedes PU is more powerful than an outdated spec PU that's 4 races old?
