TzeiTzei wrote:Maxion wrote:I'm really quite surprised as to how far off the pace the new caterham is. They've not been that much off of Marussias times and they're miles off from any other team.
It's strange. When you compare Caterham and Marussia, aerodynamically the CT03 is clearly a more complex design and seems much more refined (looks like a modern F1 car to me), and yet they dont seem to have any pace.
Just because it is complex doesnt make it better. imo Caterham barely understood their car and therefore run with the same tub as last year.
On the other hand Marussia has a simpler car which they can actually understand, and with that can develop it better.
Absolutelee wrote:I believe both Marussia and Caterham are still evolving their initial 2010 chassis. Maybe the Marussia is just a better chassis
Marussia has a new tub, Caterham has not.