I for one think this is pretty positive, I don't think Verstappen would say something like this without it being factual and measurable, instead of PR or hype.
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However Norris believes some people are “dismissing Red Bull too quickly” as four teams have emerged as potential race-winners this year.
“Checo [Perez] was very quick last weekend,” he told Sky. “Maybe, if not, one of the quickest cars the whole weekend, including the race.
“So I think they’re not maximising their results even when they do have quite a quick car, which was last weekend.”
“But I don’t think anyone should dismiss Red Bull. I think they were still probably quicker than us last weekend when you look at things. It means we still have to work hard, we have to improve. But consistently we are out-scoring them and that’s why we have to accept maybe not a perfect weekend sometimes, but maximise those weekends when we can get everything right.”
Maybe a little truth but I think its trying to deflect any pressure on him. Starting from pole a few races and his ability to convert them into wins has been pretty poor.AR3-GP wrote: ↑20 Sep 2024, 04:21https://www.racefans.net/2024/09/19/red ... ar-norris/
However Norris believes some people are “dismissing Red Bull too quickly” as four teams have emerged as potential race-winners this year.
“Checo [Perez] was very quick last weekend,” he told Sky. “Maybe, if not, one of the quickest cars the whole weekend, including the race.
“So I think they’re not maximising their results even when they do have quite a quick car, which was last weekend.”
“But I don’t think anyone should dismiss Red Bull. I think they were still probably quicker than us last weekend when you look at things. It means we still have to work hard, we have to improve. But consistently we are out-scoring them and that’s why we have to accept maybe not a perfect weekend sometimes, but maximise those weekends when we can get everything right.”
Discuss.
I don't think that's the reason....
Lando Norris discussing a team/driver not optimising their results. How ironic.AR3-GP wrote: ↑20 Sep 2024, 04:21https://www.racefans.net/2024/09/19/red ... ar-norris/
“So I think they’re not maximising their results even when they do have quite a quick car, which was last weekend.”
“But I don’t think anyone should dismiss Red Bull. I think they were still probably quicker than us last weekend when you look at things. It means we still have to work hard, we have to improve. But consistently we are out-scoring them and that’s why we have to accept maybe not a perfect weekend sometimes, but maximise those weekends when we can get everything right.”
Discuss.
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Lando is talking as if he is fighting for the WCC but not the WDC. In Baku, Lando gained three more points than Max and was all smiles after the race. Where is his killer instinct? In my opinion, it was damage control from Max and disappointment on Lando's side. You don't catch Max with that three-point difference in other races.chrisc90 wrote:Lando Norris discussing a team/driver not optimising their results. How ironic.AR3-GP wrote: ↑20 Sep 2024, 04:21https://www.racefans.net/2024/09/19/red ... ar-norris/
“So I think they’re not maximising their results even when they do have quite a quick car, which was last weekend.”
“But I don’t think anyone should dismiss Red Bull. I think they were still probably quicker than us last weekend when you look at things. It means we still have to work hard, we have to improve. But consistently we are out-scoring them and that’s why we have to accept maybe not a perfect weekend sometimes, but maximise those weekends when we can get everything right.”
Discuss.
Someone needs to have a look in their own back garden on that one first rather than looking over the fence first at others
To be fair to Lando, the damage was done on Saturday and he was quite stressed/disappointed after qualy.Jurgen von Diaz wrote: ↑20 Sep 2024, 09:48Lando is talking as if he is fighting for the WCC but not the WDC. In Baku, Lando gained three more points than Max and was all smiles after the race. Where is his killer instinct? In my opinion, it was damage control from Max and disappointment on Lando's side. You don't catch Max with that three-point difference in other races.chrisc90 wrote:Lando Norris discussing a team/driver not optimising their results. How ironic.
Someone needs to have a look in their own back garden on that one first rather than looking over the fence first at others
Ah, I must have forgotten about that. That was 2 years ago, and apparently was something other teams also had in their design. It's a bit odd that 2 seasons later, the system was banned mid-season, and that only Red Bull would have been affected.Alexf1 wrote: ↑18 Sep 2024, 19:01https://www.planetf1.com/news/ted-kravi ... -not-trickCurbstone wrote: ↑18 Sep 2024, 15:03So I guess it's your own understanding, based on the short item on GP confidential which lacks details?Alexf1 wrote: ↑18 Sep 2024, 12:12
They mention a 3 nitrogen damper combination. My understanding was that the first is a regular bumps damper, the second (with the latency effect) prevented bouncing and porposing at low ride heights and the third (with an even greater latency effect) logeren the car on the second half of the straights.
I have strong doubts about this, first one is the squatting; in the years 2020 and 2021 this effect was clearly visible. In 2022 and beyond not at all.
Second one is the porpoising; if such damper would have been used and now been banned, we would have seen at least some issues with porpoising, which I have not.
Together with the so called a-symmetrical brake system (Scarbs drawings/theory wouldn't work) there's is a lot of assumptions and fictional stories going around.
