djos wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 12:49
mwillems wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 12:45
Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 12:40
I think you're making early assumptions.
How so? You don't think this car is clearly quicker than last years?
Considering the brake issues Mclaren had last year at Bahrain, anyone who thinks otherwise needs to take a course in rational thinking.
Yeah over a circuit if this isn't faster I'll eat my own shoes, and for anyone who has been near my shoes will tell you, that's a big thing!
But for speed traps in Qualy the brakes were less of a thing and they should reflect. it is worth factoring in that at the start of the sesin the Merc engines were being a bit more conservative.
But to put it another way, we are not trying to go fast and we are about matching the fastest speed traps from cars that were set up to go very fast.