I agree and support all your point on RB drivers. I been watching F1 from 1990s.
Where was the 2nd upgraded spec sidepod (excluding engine cover/shark fin area)? Canada and? I would expect AMR will bring 1 more sidepod update this year. Everything else I agree, there won't be big visible upgrades anymore (only evolutions of current specs).organic wrote: ↑27 Aug 2023, 23:35Proper low downforce wing in Monza and front wing at Singapore? That's what I'm expecting.
In terms of upgrade amr have already brought 2 upgraded floor specs, 2 new sidepod specs and 2 new engine cover specs on top of a bunch of front wings & minor details like brake duct winglets throughout the year which is probably the most upgrades on the grid already. I don't see them bringing anything else major
If you are still not convinced of Max his mental abilities than nothing will is my guessalonsofan wrote: ↑27 Aug 2023, 23:08Max has not put a foot wrong, so I'll giv him credit for that. But look at all the Red Bull drivers. They are lions in Red Bull cars, and once they leave Red Bull, they can't handle it all. The pressure, the politics etc. So credit to max, but I'll say he hasn't been tested enough and been well protected by Red BullKimiRai wrote: ↑27 Aug 2023, 22:51Max is the best driver of the grid right now and I don't think anyone could beat him with his current form on the same car. But Fernando would have beat him this race, unluckily we will never know. Max said it himself on the cooldown room that on lap 2 Fernando was very quick behind him.
majki2111 wrote: ↑27 Aug 2023, 12:30I have a question. I just got a masters degree in material engineering in Zagreb, Croatia and I saw this tweet.
In my faculty we learnt about mechanics of materials trough stress-strain plot mainly.
Whit which plot would this phenomenon of Aston be describable and would it be even understandable for guy who graduated from faculty a month ago and with no work experience in this field?
It's always gonna be impossible to compare drivers from different teams at different times. All you can offer is a guess. It will never be conclusive. In fact, Ocon would argue, he out drove Alonso last year. So sometimes it's hard to get conclusive evidence about drivers on the same team. Please don't go down a rabbit hole of Alonso vs Ocon. I don't believe that, just saying it could be argued.alonsofan wrote: ↑28 Aug 2023, 01:06I would say it is futile to compare Max with the likes of Alo, Ham at this stage. I would say giv the guy some time. Let him age a little. Time is kind to no one, then may it be Vettle, Alo, Ham. And in the end, what will be left is the driver and how he fought. Let's see
I think this is a bit misleading. Mercs and Mclarens botched the strategy at the start and were running behind/trying to overtake much slower cars for a lot of the race. I dont think theres much difference between them AM on this track.nowaysthatsreal wrote: ↑28 Aug 2023, 19:41I think he was losing time in sector 2 most laps, by around 0.4 seconds. But was equal or better in sectors 1 & 3 in comparison to RedBulls. I think even alpine was faster in sector 2 than AMR
This sounds more reasonable. Although, I think this track would suit AM more since it doesn't have a lot of straights. Or maybe the characteristics of the updated car are different. We'll find out more at Monza. Merc looks second best though.
I think that when you consider the increased driver confidence due to the package, then you get another tenth out of it probably.