tpe wrote: ↑09 Sep 2022, 21:58
Do we know if the tested the older floor in FP1/2?
Yes:
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferr ... %5D=272629
It doesn’t explicitly say they went to the newer floor for quali but it seems to be implied.
I still don’t follow how Ferrari’s concept has been entirely ruined if they’re still generating the downforce to be fast in quali - only Spa was an exception to that and I think there are other explanations for a one off. The stuff about tyre frequency sounds plausible - although won’t pretend to be an expert in that area - but the logic that the entire concept now has to be thrown out due to the TD seems odd to me given the car is clearly generating sufficient downforce over a single lap. It seems more plausible to me that, if the TD has affected them, finding new workarounds (in suspension and/or floor) that allow for the same or similar setup will be where they put their efforts - not abandoning the concept entirely for 2023.
I have been and probably am wrong but I just don’t follow the logic. It would be one thing if they were slow in quali but even in Zanvort they were thereabouts (and Leclerc even kept pace with Max in the first part of each stint until his tyres went off).