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There are no correlation issues. In fact, it's pretty good. I think they left a few options open with the SF-23 and only finalized certain things after the tests. So the first two GPs will be difficult, but I think the SF-23 will make a big leap at the third race. Not for nothing they were very confident after the tests and also today you could notice that they are extremely satisfied! You certainly wouldn't be if you were a good bit behind Red Bull with no prospect of a big leap forward.SoulPancake13 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 21:29Correlational issues make me very worried. I thought the engineers said that everything looked according to plan... I guess the front wing not producing enough DF really hampered the car? Anyways, still a lot of potential in the car but that needs to be sorted out as soon as possible.
Author is not Duchessa but @SmilexTech, however the latter is still quite reliable.Ferrari didn't come to Bahrain to win,but with an objective that was to maximize the result of this race because, as Vasseur put it, "the world championship cannot be won in Bahrain" . A progmatic and conservative approach, the result of a car that is not showing the same performance on the track as seen at the Maranello simulator . The front is missing and at least four tenths, at least in Bahrain.
What they call correlation is likely not really correlation as we know from before, but rather combined effects:SoulPancake13 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 21:46formu1a.uno is saying otherwise
Author is not Duchessa but @SmilexTech, however the latter is still quite reliable.Ferrari didn't come to Bahrain to win,but with an objective that was to maximize the result of this race because, as Vasseur put it, "the world championship cannot be won in Bahrain" . A progmatic and conservative approach, the result of a car that is not showing the same performance on the track as seen at the Maranello simulator . The front is missing and at least four tenths, at least in Bahrain.
link to the full article: https://www.formu1a.uno/ecco-perche-in- ... in-difesa/
The biggest change with aero is the floor and how it behaves with ride height changes, this was a goal for all teams for sure. Sides, engine cover and few other details are drag reduction and refinement. Suspension is better coupled with floor and likely provides bigger range of setup options, as it was said to be one of the biggest goals.
Today the Q session proved Ferrari are basically at least on par with RB regarding drag, which is a huge improvement if we consider where they were last year. With slightly more downforce, as was planned clearly, they would have been at least as fast as RB today. Any added downforce from wings will "hurt" both teams about the same in terms of drag, so it will all be about floor development and integration with suspension and very fine nuances of tyre treatment. This car is a far better base than F1-75 was and the team knows this, so everything they said during launch and preseason has been confirmed.
General consensus is that, yes, they aren't as good as AM or RBR, but we will see tomorrow. LEC had one solid run in FP2 so I think most hopes are pinned on that.
There were indeed thereaboutsf1316 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 02:01I’ll believe it when I see it for Ferrari not being there or thereabouts for pole - this reminds me of one of those Mercedes PR spins when they suddenly, miraculously, pulled out something from the bag (surprise surprise when the engine got turned up in quali).
Maybe it’s wishful thinking but I still have the sense that there’s significantly lower running of the PU than other teams, and while I think RB also a good margin there, I have a feeling Leclerc will come alive in Q3 and at least push them close.
Absolutely. That doesn't fit. Also the confidence that the engineers exuded after the tests, the statements that the car behaves just like in the simulator and that they are very satisfied. The beaming faces today after qualifying. As I said before - I have the impression that the SF-23 is simply not "ready" yet and that they have deliberately left some room for maneuver and are sacrificing the first two races to take the decisive final step in the third race. Either that, or here some things do not fit together and one has consciously and purposefully wrongly informed, which is not inconceivable with Ferrari and it quite already happened that "the big bosses" instruct the formula 1 team to play theater. Whereby I would not understand the sense behind it. But that doesn't mean anything.
The engine seems more powerful than it was last year, but same applies to Mercedes, remember their engine was abysmal at the beginning of last year, all the Merc teams at the bottom of the speed traps.AR3-GP wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 20:13If you consider that Leclerc did not do the second run, and that Ferrari said the car was 1 second faster, then it's roughly correct.
What's interesting is that Ferrari had a larger portion of this improvement coming from the windtunnel. RB and Mercedes have more coming from just getting to the weight limit. Ferrari did a good job over the winter.
Exactly! And you know what else? I don’t believe that they’re especially worried about the Aston and that their real aim is fighting with RB for victory. Again, I’m not saying they’re going to win, but I think they think they’re competitive and are again playing down expectations.deadhead wrote: ↑05 Mar 2023, 00:36There were indeed thereaboutsf1316 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 02:01I’ll believe it when I see it for Ferrari not being there or thereabouts for pole - this reminds me of one of those Mercedes PR spins when they suddenly, miraculously, pulled out something from the bag (surprise surprise when the engine got turned up in quali).
Maybe it’s wishful thinking but I still have the sense that there’s significantly lower running of the PU than other teams, and while I think RB also a good margin there, I have a feeling Leclerc will come alive in Q3 and at least push them close.
Correlation issues?