mwillems wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 18:37
FittingMechanics wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 17:53
Not sure what is the problem? Should we say good work, it is really good to sit for 2 hours in the box with the glue gun trying to make the car work?
It is a mistake, it should not happen.
No, just don't hit the panic button.
Personally I did not hit the panic button. But I was unhappy the team could not hit the ground running for a second year in a row. Both times it seems it is a problem with understanding airflow around the brake ducts - last year overheating the brakes and this year apparently damaging parts around the brake. At least that is my casual understanding of it.
These things add up. They had to fix this today, lost 2 hours of running. They probably have to keep an eye on it, they will need to test fixes tomorrow or day after. And so on. With such limited testing every little thing counts.
I expect and hope this team will return to the top. Top teams usually avoid these type of issues. This is why I think I have full right to say that I am disappointed by this and that the team needs to get down to the bottom of these issues. Maybe it is because the wind tunnel is not good enough - maybe. Hopefully that is resolved and the team can achieve high level of running like the top teams usually do.