Max 322
Sainz 326
Ham 320
Oco 322
Zho 318
Tsu 319
Alo 323
Nor 321
Sar 324
Mag 324
Max 322
Steering brakes, Mclaren's F-duct, 2 stage/paddle clutch releases, etc.
I think if you look at what they've carried over from 2022 you can immediately see: Sidepod inlet scoop, mirror support/turning vane, mirror strut, upper half of the sidepods. These are things that they will probably look to change in the short term. It's also all in the same region of the car so it will likely all change at once. Maybe race 1? Maybe Baku?
https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/42042600 ... -heel-goedCharles Leclerc: "Red Bull seems very strong." Everyone in the paddock in Bahrain actually has that feeling.
Max Verstappen himself is also positive.
Max Verstappen very happy: 'Car feels very good'
Max Verstappen is working towards next week's Bahrain Grand Prix with great confidence. The reigning world champion looks back on his test sessions in the desert with a good feeling.
Verstappen was in action throughout Thursday and also drove the RB19 on Friday afternoon. "We had very positive test days," he said. "The car worked and felt very good. We tried out the necessary things. I enjoyed driving the car."
Red Bull is already being bombarded by friend and foe alike as a top favourite. "The car does differ slightly compared to last year, so it also drives slightly differently. That also has to do with the new tyres," Verstappen said in Bahrain, where he has yet to win a race as a Formula 1 driver. "Overall, the car has definitely improved compared to last year. Then the overweight at the beginning was the biggest problem. We learned a lot and hopefully we can start right away next week."
Very likely upgrades will be there in next week, as many thinks in the technical thread, the mirrors must be one of the things that will change right at the start"And this year, just a continuation, but also things that we found and put on the car that were clearly better. And yeah, we already have things in the pipeline coming, and just work in progress. But we know what our limitations are. And we work around this."
Is it a balance of CFD and wind tunnel time in terms of say 50-50 for example, or can teams allocate their allowance to say 70% CFD and 30% in the tunnel?
Obviously flow vis shows surface flow, where the rakes show flow away from the surface.
"Last year we had a car that 'Checo' got along with very well at the beginning, and as it was further developed, Max was always happier," says Marko.
"The difference is: Max loves a strong front end, really snappy. Checo is a bit different there. He wants a more good-natured car," says Marko and emphasizes: "We seem to have found a solution here that allows both drivers to play to their qualities ."
It did seem like both drivers were comfortable in this test, something that hadnt happened before. It's very impressive they've made such a versatile car to cater to both of them given their preferences are essentially polar opposites.He currently sees Aston Martin as the biggest surprise: "I think they've made the biggest step forward." But: "I believe that Alpine could also deliver a surprise.
"We are very satisfied with the entire three test days," says motorsport consultant Helmut Marko at 'Sky' . "We actually only had one problem, and it wasn't serious."
. "And what is still to come after the data has been evaluated is a very fine tuning,"
In terms of times, no one could hold a candle to Red Bull in Sachir. At the end of the week of testing, Sergio Perez finished first, 0.359 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. However, Marko emphasizes that the times should be viewed relatively: "We don't know what the competition was like in terms of tank filling," he says. "If they were heavier than us, then our time is relative."
"But it has shown that we are reliable and that we are fast," he says. But what makes him optimistic above all: the long runs were also right and were faster than those of the competition.
But the answer to that won't come until the season, as will the answer to who will be Red Bull's biggest competitor. "I think the first three will be the same," says Marko, who particularly noticed the last pace over a lap at Mercedes.
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/183373/v ... inarticle2Verstappen is once again at a lonely height in the race simulations. Even teammate Perez does not come close. "Checo is wearing out the rear tyres faster than Max," said Marko, who has seen Verstappen take another step forward.
Imo, Red Bull's straightline speed advantage on some circuits was present in spite of carrying downforce and what made it so powerful was that it was in part tied to being able to use DRS when needing to set a qualy lap or overtake. Red Bull was hitting higher top speeds in Monza when the DRS was open, than cars who had far smaller wings.organic wrote: ↑26 Feb 2023, 21:36I don't think that advantage will exist again this year. For the whole of '22 development RB aimed to make a more rounded car. Taking it away from the extreme aero efficiency it started out with and adding more and more downforce. They probably continued in the same vein. Ferrari in the off-season seem to have changed their focus towards aero efficiency and their test seems to affirm that. They focus on it a lot so that they can fight without a hand tied behind the back.
The rb19 is ofc probably going to share many characteristics to the RB18 which was a monster on the straights but I don't think the large inherent straightline advantage will be there such that Monza spec isn't necessary this year. Even last year Ferrari with a crocked engine could outqualify the RB18.
Plus RB know for certain that Ferrari have a Monza spec RW, which makes it more necessary. Of course, the state of affairs come April-may will decide this course of action. Things like crash damage, champ standings, relative car pace of rivals will affect the decision