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"We aim to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front"
"Our aim is to consolidate or position to Ferrari, McLaren, and AMR, to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front".
I believe that Mercedes will be second in the championship again this year, but with several wins, and closer to Red Bull.
Five teams winning a race. No chance. For the above to happen, some kind of catastrophic sabotage to RB would have to happen.
I thinks its possible and doesn't require "catastrophic sabotage". For the sake of the season it would be great to have 5 teams winning races, and until we see what the cars are capable of I think it's prudent to wait before making any predictions.DGP123 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2024, 15:06Five teams winning a race. No chance. For the above to happen, some kind of catastrophic sabotage to RB would have to happen.
I predict a slow start for Mercedes, and then beginning to find an understanding about their concept in the second half of the season. I think third behind RB & McLaren is probably the safe bet.
Piola's view was just posted in the car thread, according to him it's about 100mm
Hopefully that is significantly back enough to be in the comfort range of Lewis' prior great cars that it now allows him to become his normal championship goat self again.Moving the cockpit back by around 10cm still leaves it slightly further forward than that of the Red Bull, but as well as hopefully giving Hamilton a better sensitivity to what the rear of the car is doing, the greater distance between the front axle and the sidepods should allow better control of the airflow wake from the front wheels.
The cockpit repositioning has, however, allowed the undercut to be much smoother and less abrupt, which would be expected to better energise that crucial floor edge airflow. This is all in the service of optimising the flow through the underbody.
