No one from Ferrari had to say anything at all. This wasn't a quote on the public record.
No one from Ferrari had to say anything at all. This wasn't a quote on the public record.
Untill now it seems that Ferrari has taken the right decision...as it seems that Mercedes does not know how to make it quick either...if you judge it how the car is behaving. Mercedes still is porpoising a lot. Also Ferraris concept surely is not "a simpler solution". Its a new concept...
I'm not expecting anything, I didn't say that what was quoted was promising or not. I just said that Duchessa usually is reliable, and yeah, Ferrari hasn't been over-hyping themselves lately, but I really don't think it makes an ounce of difference, the only thing that matters is that the car looks good handling on track and it seems like it does.cplchanb wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 21:15Are you expecting ferrari to publically say that they screwed the pooch with a missed opportunity and that the merc concept is already superior to theirs??!
This line of questioning from whoever asked it was always going to produce the expected answer.
It's difficult to know that because the Mercedes has changed quite a bit vs the Ferrari, which has some smaller updates on but is mostly the same car. I don't even think we will see next week, we will see at the end of the year more like.Andi76 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 21:35Untill now it seems that Ferrari has taken the right decision...as it seems that Mercedes does not know how to make it quick either...if you judge it how the car is behaving. Mercedes still is porpoising a lot. Also Ferraris concept surely is not "a simpler solution". Its a new concept...
But anyway - we will see next week whos decision was better, Mercedes or Ferrari.
Ferrari got whatever move Mercedes or Redbull makes covered, hence they did not bring any upgrade, because they have turned up their engine or do low field run, if you all remember that 2 weeks ago Binotto stated that F1-75 have a lot of room under the side-pods, they can go very narrow if necessary. he said their car is designed modularly to make these changes without a big design overhaul.SiLo wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 22:06It's difficult to know that because the Mercedes has changed quite a bit vs the Ferrari, which has some smaller updates on but is mostly the same car. I don't even think we will see next week, we will see at the end of the year more like.Andi76 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 21:35Untill now it seems that Ferrari has taken the right decision...as it seems that Mercedes does not know how to make it quick either...if you judge it how the car is behaving. Mercedes still is porpoising a lot. Also Ferraris concept surely is not "a simpler solution". Its a new concept...
But anyway - we will see next week whos decision was better, Mercedes or Ferrari.
Back on topic, is the Ferrari riding fairly high or do I need my eyes tested?
Care to elaborate why Ferrari’s solution is a simpler one? Thanks in advance.
These are all assumptions, anyone benchmarking these cars with previous years is making a mistake, all these graphs or chart are just guessing, Let’s us all waiting 7 more days, then we can start talking about who got the fastest car.
How is it clear to you? Off the top of my head I can think of at least 6 reasons why it could look like that:
I believe RedBull had an even higher trap speed today than Ferrari, which conceptually is closer to the Mercedes than Ferrari. It’s still too early to say other than Ferrari and Mercedes are lifting, and RedBull will likely be as well.f1316 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 23:57Speed on the straight may also speak to drag - inc the wing settings being run but also inherent to the design - so there are more variables beyond engine setting and fuel load that could affect top speed.
If we believe that Ferrari’s solution is inherently low drag, this could be an indicator (it may also not be though and indeed be the engine settings - we’ll see). I did hear one video with scarbs talking about how the Williams solution - which to me looks very similar to the Mercedes’ - could have issues with drag. Again, we’ll see.
Interestingly enough, Ferrari achieved those speeds with lower rpm compared to Mercedes (article in Italian, I can translate if you need)
I was making up a hypothetical response to highlight why these kind of quotes shouldn't hold much weight.