Boy, ferrari really does have slow car with fuel problems. Amus knew it well.
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More teams have hit trouble in the final day of pre-season testing at Barcelona. At a moment when one would expect reliability issues to be nearly ironed out, the lack of running for some teams was surprising.
Nope, I'd imagine its just the result he/she has looked at, and that would make someone think Ferrari won comfortably with a nice gap to the best Mercedes.
- They are behind, not far but more than in '17 (Hamilton is very quick in Australia - you can guesstimate), Red Bull is quicker over one lap
but more like SC - tyre strategyRed Bull is not quicker in one lap. Verstappen had mistake in last lap. Same as Vettel...iotar__ wrote: ↑25 Mar 2018, 16:22- They are behind, not far but more than in '17 (Hamilton is very quick in Australia - you can guesstimate), Red Bull is quicker over one lap
- won by luck, circumstances, it's not '17 with race pace advantage
- RB drivers and Bottas underperformed so no other reference points, except Riccardo-Raikkonen, perhaps fuel
- Mercedes had some race/engine problems
So after ranting on McLaren mechanics, we see that is problem with tool no the man?
I believe he is referring to Lewis' laps catching up to Vettel at the end, just after Lewis made the mistake that put him 3-3.5 seconds behind. Within a matter of 3-4 laps the gap to Vettel was within a second again, despite Lewis stopping to change tires prior to the infamous safety car period (when Vettel did indeed pit).
As expected, Pirelli responded to Mercedes outcry and will reduce tyre tread thickness for Barca, Paul Ricard and Silverstone.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑13 Mar 2018, 20:28Blistering on tyres caused by rolling burnout is also, in a way, a message to Pirelli - look what's happening, don't bring them to races too often. It wouldn't be the first time for Mercedes to put pressure on Pirelli. In 2013 Red Bull and Mercedes had fast cars, but also cars which chewed their tyres faster than opposition (Ferrari and Lotus). From the first winter test those 2 teams kept saying tyres need to change, until excessive tyre defects eventually made Pirelli change tyre construction (and compounds I think, not sure).
As first races showed, Ferrari and Lotus were able to nurse their tyres a lot better than than rival teams, so Merc and Red Bull stepped on it even more. Pirelli's tyres were awful at the time, it goes without saying. But the pressure to change them by those two teams was immense and came from poor results. After the change in tyre construction, only Red Bull and Mercedes won races, with Ferrari and Lotus barely reaching a podium from time to time. Alonso won 2 races before this tyre change, with unfortunate races in Malaysia and Bahrain where he would have been in the fight as well.
Just something to include in this discussion, this is not something new for Mercedes at all.
Opponents won't like this. A few reacted already.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 00:14
As expected, Pirelli responded to Mercedes outcry and will reduce tyre tread thickness for Barca, Paul Ricard and Silverstone.
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... ufflaeche/
If this change were to occur (again) it’s certainly not in the spirit of competition. All manufacturers were provided an identical product. Some are more successful in making that tyre work than others. Why should the tyre itself then be changed to suit the characteristics of one manufacturer more? This blows my mind. It’s this sh** I haaate about F1 sometimes.LM10 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 00:52Opponents won't like this. A few reacted already.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 00:14
As expected, Pirelli responded to Mercedes outcry and will reduce tyre tread thickness for Barca, Paul Ricard and Silverstone.
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... ufflaeche/
McLaren: "We don't have any problems with blistering."
Ricciardo: "Our car treats the tyres more gentle than Mercedes."
A Team principal: "Why should we change the tyres if Mercedes are the ones having problems? They should find out themselves how to manage."
Of course they don't like it, but this was expected. Some things are too obvious and blatant in F1 at the moment.LM10 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 00:52Opponents won't like this. A few reacted already.
McLaren: "We don't have any problems with blistering."
Ricciardo: "Our car treats the tyres more gentle than Mercedes."
A Team principal: "Why should we change the tyres if Mercedes are the ones having problems? They should find out themselves how to manage."
- What's blatant? Pirelli are not doing it to help Mercedes, if you think that I can't help you.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 08:22Of course they don't like it, but this was expected. Some things are too obvious and blatant in F1 at the moment.LM10 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2018, 00:52Opponents won't like this. A few reacted already.
McLaren: "We don't have any problems with blistering."
Ricciardo: "Our car treats the tyres more gentle than Mercedes."
A Team principal: "Why should we change the tyres if Mercedes are the ones having problems? They should find out themselves how to manage."
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