Never fails.
Had Ferrari blown everyone away at testing with drivers with beaming smiles, people would say this was bad news like a 2019 redux.
Never fails.
remember that the data used for these calculations aren't the sameIf Mercedes is only 0.2s behind Ferrari, is highly likely that they will become faster during the season considering the past few seasons.
Of course i hope this report from Amus isn't true as it would make this 2023 season extremely boring.
Ferrari having already won last season’s Bahrain GP with a high downforce wing despite having had a draggier car than the SF-23, will out of the blue decide to bolt on a low downforce wing for this year’s Bahrain race? Guess what, it’s perfectly possible not to test a rear wing in testing for that specific race. We have free practice for that matter. Mercedes will also bring a non-tested rear wing next week, as per Mike Elliott.
Mercedes did...and said they would have a new wing next week.
RB didn't exactly test a high downforce spec either to be fair.
This is an interesting theory.F1ern wrote: ↑26 Feb 2023, 15:45What if they used low df setup on the car so they can examine the car's behavior through a "magnifying glass". If they had high df, it could hide the deficiency of the mechanical grip, bad suspension setup. With low df setup maybe the setup changes cause bigger outcome. Don't know if there is any logic in it, just a thought, we will see what they do in racing conditions.
They used the Hungary/Singapore beam wing from 2022 and a new medium-high df rear wing didn't they? Seems like they tested their 2nd highest df package imo
They tested were testing with a fairly "petite" RW the final day (kept the beam wing the same, tremendously cranked), the car still handled like a dream.
Yes, that's one of the things you want to examine if you have some tyre problems, in this case more a consequence of TD039 than an inherit initial problem of 2022 car.F1ern wrote: ↑26 Feb 2023, 15:45What if they used low df setup on the car so they can examine the car's behavior through a "magnifying glass". If they had high df, it could hide the deficiency of the mechanical grip, bad suspension setup. With low df setup maybe the setup changes cause bigger outcome. Don't know if there is any logic in it, just a thought, we will see what they do in racing conditions.