Lack of downforce will usually do it... They were over 2 seconds off the pace of the leaders in the first laps.
Lack of downforce will usually do it... They were over 2 seconds off the pace of the leaders in the first laps.
Pretty sure Alonso said they need to figure it out.
He is great but drive me nuts where he wears his watch.diffuser wrote: ↑21 Mar 2022, 20:24Pretty sure Alonso said they need to figure it out.
I mentioned that they could be losing DF in corners for whatever reason.
Could be a suspension issue or Configurations. Remember these suspensions are new and no hydraulics. So tieing what the suspension does going into a corner isn't an easy thing with rubber bands instead of hydraulics.
The Ferrari and it's Children seem to have that working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh5lZu2JqM
Wow didn't see the floor upgrade. Not sure when it came in.radosav wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 12:20TheRace article on A522 sidepod update.
https://the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-u ... aris-lead/
radosav wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 17:11Updates coming in Miami GP.
https://www.marca.com/motor/formula1/gp ... b45ef.html
And the engine?
The new engine is offering good data in terms of top speeds on the main straight and sectors, but its performance must be placed between questions. It was clearly inferior to ferrari and Honda engines (these with serious reliability problems, as seen) and only appeared to be ahead of Mercedes customers. At this point it is speculated that from the matrix of the star they could choose a somewhat conservative map for everyone, seeing that Hamilton and Russell would not see the fifth and sixth in the race endangered and that it was the maximum without abandonments. Then came the final gift with the breakdowns of Verstappen and Checo Pérez.
That's based on nothing, so complete BS. And marca is the least reliable source on earth for this kind of infos. Insiders are confident and think they are very close to the top and say the PU is just not fully optimized yet regarding mapping etc.AR3-GP wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 18:19radosav wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 17:11Updates coming in Miami GP.
https://www.marca.com/motor/formula1/gp ... b45ef.htmlAnd the engine?
The new engine is offering good data in terms of top speeds on the main straight and sectors, but its performance must be placed between questions. It was clearly inferior to ferrari and Honda engines (these with serious reliability problems, as seen) and only appeared to be ahead of Mercedes customers. At this point it is speculated that from the matrix of the star they could choose a somewhat conservative map for everyone, seeing that Hamilton and Russell would not see the fifth and sixth in the race endangered and that it was the maximum without abandonments. Then came the final gift with the breakdowns of Verstappen and Checo Pérez.
Thunder wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 12:25https://i.imgur.com/R86vIUw.png
This is the official Alpine A522 car thread. The thread has been created to facilitate discussion specifically about the A522 car.
Please, ONLY discuss technical items of this car. Refrain from speculation.
General discussion about the team, its drivers and performance can be posted in the team thread.
Livery discussion also belongs in the 2022 Alpine F1 Team thread.
I really like the race as a yt channel but the website is a bit cringe for me. The whole article talks about alpine copying ferrari but in actual fact the side pods were probably signed off months/weeks ago likely before they knew what ferrari was doing. I think it's their very own design. Can they really design, adapt and manufacture something that big in a matter of 3 or 4 weeks? I doubt it. I remember scarbs saying that mercs new side pods were signed off in December or something. That's a good 2 months lead timeradosav wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 12:20TheRace article on A522 sidepod update.
https://the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-u ... aris-lead/
Marca might be a bad source but it is based on an interview Alonso gave where he was talking that the main update will come on Miami. And I think he is a good source.Blackout wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 19:07That's based on nothing, so complete BS. And marca is the least reliable source on earth for this kind of infos. Insiders are confident and think they are very close to the top and say the PU is just not fully optimized yet regarding mapping etc.AR3-GP wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 18:19radosav wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 17:11Updates coming in Miami GP.
https://www.marca.com/motor/formula1/gp ... b45ef.htmlAnd the engine?
The new engine is offering good data in terms of top speeds on the main straight and sectors, but its performance must be placed between questions. It was clearly inferior to ferrari and Honda engines (these with serious reliability problems, as seen) and only appeared to be ahead of Mercedes customers. At this point it is speculated that from the matrix of the star they could choose a somewhat conservative map for everyone, seeing that Hamilton and Russell would not see the fifth and sixth in the race endangered and that it was the maximum without abandonments. Then came the final gift with the breakdowns of Verstappen and Checo Pérez.