Actually it looks like it was traffic or an error in T13, all 6 tenths lost there basically...
Interesting. If they don't expect any issues with tyres on Sunday, I'd keep this setup, easier to defend in the race with it.
Actually it looks like it was traffic or an error in T13, all 6 tenths lost there basically...
It's still very likely they will go with higher DF as the car was very nervous on all fp2 runs. Verstappen aborted his 2 previous laps because he had big moments in turn 1 and then in T4. He also lost the car in T13 on his third run, but decided to finish the lap.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2023, 10:13Actually it looks like it was traffic or an error in T13, all 6 tenths lost there basically...
https://i.ibb.co/Q9Yjg1R/aus-2023-fp2.jpg
Interesting. If they don't expect any issues with tyres on Sunday, I'd keep this setup, easier to defend in the race with it.
Yes, agreed, I kinda focused primarilly on tyres, but obviously its always the whole picture
https://www.racefans.net/2023/03/31/hor ... 3-in-baku/“The reality is it’s absolutely ludicrous to be doing the first sprint race of the year in a street race like Azerbaijan,” said Horner in today’s FIA press conference.
“I think from a spectacle point of view, from a fan point of view, it’s probably going to be one of the most exciting sprint races of the year. From a cost cap perspective, all you can do is trash your car and it costs a lot of money around there.”
I don't see what makes Baku inherently more dangerous than elsewhere. Drivers have always been quite well mannered around there. The most risk you take there is using DRS on the main straight. The rest of the circuit is just about keeping it between the walls which the drivers managed well enough last year.vorticism wrote: ↑31 Mar 2023, 21:45https://www.racefans.net/2023/03/31/hor ... 3-in-baku/“The reality is it’s absolutely ludicrous to be doing the first sprint race of the year in a street race like Azerbaijan,” said Horner in today’s FIA press conference.
“I think from a spectacle point of view, from a fan point of view, it’s probably going to be one of the most exciting sprint races of the year. From a cost cap perspective, all you can do is trash your car and it costs a lot of money around there.”
The FIA should use green loctite as an anti tamper sealing in engines and gearboxes.
Technically AMUS says:vorticism wrote: ↑31 Mar 2023, 23:01Pretty sure the only screws involved with the driveshaft are for the boots.
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How or why this causes driveshaft failure is anyone's guess.A screw on the side of the gearbox had come loose.