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That's not the best start for George is it, and it wasn't just down to running first. I hope he can have a better race.

edit tbf apparently he was told to do more tyre warmup and he overdid it, says on therace

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I don’t know how valid is this putting together the best sectors business. LEC’s lap was a but scruffy in a few spots, and improving in a sector can mean being worse in another by cooking the tires or just because he has to drive to the real limit and mistakes happen. Expecting the perfect lap seems unreasonable in the conditions he’s driving in.

Ham is saying the top 4 are in their own league, he wouldn’t say that if he was 0.3 off.

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dialtone wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 20:46
I don’t know how valid is this putting together the best sectors business. LEC’s lap was a but scruffy in a few spots, and improving in a sector can mean being worse in another by cooking the tires or just because he has to drive to the real limit and mistakes happen. Expecting the perfect lap seems unreasonable in the conditions he’s driving in.

Ham is saying the top 4 are in their own league, he wouldn’t say that if he was 0.3 off.
And how do u know what Lewis say or dont say?

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dialtone wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 20:46
I don’t know how valid is this putting together the best sectors business. LEC’s lap was a but scruffy in a few spots, and improving in a sector can mean being worse in another by cooking the tires or just because he has to drive to the real limit and mistakes happen. Expecting the perfect lap seems unreasonable in the conditions he’s driving in.

Ham is saying the top 4 are in their own league, he wouldn’t say that if he was 0.3 off.
Best sectors and perfect laps are 2 very different things. Also, you can easily adjust all drivers’ best sectors and compare.

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shamyakovic wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 20:53
dialtone wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 20:46
I don’t know how valid is this putting together the best sectors business. LEC’s lap was a but scruffy in a few spots, and improving in a sector can mean being worse in another by cooking the tires or just because he has to drive to the real limit and mistakes happen. Expecting the perfect lap seems unreasonable in the conditions he’s driving in.

Ham is saying the top 4 are in their own league, he wouldn’t say that if he was 0.3 off.
And how do u know what Lewis say or dont say?
He was refering go the long runs in practice where verstappen was consistently over 1 second faster

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shamyakovic wrote:
dialtone wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 20:46
I don’t know how valid is this putting together the best sectors business. LEC’s lap was a but scruffy in a few spots, and improving in a sector can mean being worse in another by cooking the tires or just because he has to drive to the real limit and mistakes happen. Expecting the perfect lap seems unreasonable in the conditions he’s driving in.

Ham is saying the top 4 are in their own league, he wouldn’t say that if he was 0.3 off.
And how do u know what Lewis say or dont say?
You really think the best driver of all time would be put off by being just 0.3 off and declare the car was a nightmare to drive and that he would be fighting the cars behind him because the 4 in front are in their own league?

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dialtone wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:00
shamyakovic wrote:
dialtone wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 20:46
I don’t know how valid is this putting together the best sectors business. LEC’s lap was a but scruffy in a few spots, and improving in a sector can mean being worse in another by cooking the tires or just because he has to drive to the real limit and mistakes happen. Expecting the perfect lap seems unreasonable in the conditions he’s driving in.

Ham is saying the top 4 are in their own league, he wouldn’t say that if he was 0.3 off.
And how do u know what Lewis say or dont say?
You really think the best driver of all time would be put off by being just 0.3 off and declare the car was a nightmare to drive and that he would be fighting the cars behind him because the 4 in front are in their own league?
Yes he will be unhappy and put off not to have a car fighting for pole, even if its 0.3 sec slower or 0.7 sec slower


Contrary to what u said in the video above.
He said he is generally happy with how things turned out considering where they were.
He thinks the guys infront are in a different league

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I think Lewis has a chance to fight for podium with his tyre management skills.
The new pirellis are a mystery to me though.
For Sure!!

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ringo wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:46
I think Lewis has a chance to fight for podium with his tyre management skills.
The new pirellis are a mystery to me though.
I genuinely cant see him getting on the podium this race, unless something drastic happens with the cars infront of him. I think the biggest trouble will come from behind.
Mess with the Bull - you get the horns.

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chrisc90 wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:51
ringo wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:46
I think Lewis has a chance to fight for podium with his tyre management skills.
The new pirellis are a mystery to me though.
I genuinely cant see him getting on the podium this race, unless something drastic happens with the cars infront of him. I think the biggest trouble will come from behind.
Behind from whom? Alpha romeo ? Hass?
Merc are middle ground between the top 2 cars and the rest.

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shamyakovic wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:57
chrisc90 wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:51
ringo wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:46
I think Lewis has a chance to fight for podium with his tyre management skills.
The new pirellis are a mystery to me though.
I genuinely cant see him getting on the podium this race, unless something drastic happens with the cars infront of him. I think the biggest trouble will come from behind.
Behind from whom? Alpha romeo ? Hass?
Merc are middle ground between the top 2 cars and the rest.
Dont count the Haas out. The Ferrari PU s very strong. They've already out qualified George.

Guess we'll all see tomorrow what happens.
Mess with the Bull - you get the horns.

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At the start of last year I was worried and they turned it around and should have won both championships, they still won the constructors.

This year the car appears to have a similar lap time deficit but it has a obvious problem, and I think they'll solve that problem.

Imo there's nothing wrong with the concept, once it's working properly they should have the advantage.

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Marty_Y wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 22:02
At the start of last year I was worried and they turned it around and should have won both championships, they still won the constructors.

This year the car appears to have a similar lap time deficit but it has a obvious problem, and I think they'll solve that problem.

Imo there's nothing wrong with the concept, once it's working properly they should have the advantage.
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ringo wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 21:46
I think Lewis has a chance to fight for podium with his tyre management skills.
The new pirellis are a mystery to me though.
Yes it could all be about tyres couldn't it, very easily. It was last year.

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Marty_Y wrote:
19 Mar 2022, 22:02
At the start of last year I was worried and they turned it around and should have won both championships, they still won the constructors.

This year the car appears to have a similar lap time deficit but it has a obvious problem, and I think they'll solve that problem.

Imo there's nothing wrong with the concept, once it's working properly they should have the advantage.
Why the advantage? Based on what?