If it wasn't obvious what I was trying to say: they turned it down further than usual.basti313 wrote: ↑13 Apr 2023, 09:40I am 100% certain as no one does.
Ah, ok...feeling...from onboards...
You know that they were nursing the tires like crazy? Means...they were not using full traction. No idea how you can judge acceleration...
This is why the ERS was so much on the edge that it put Per into the gravel?
First thing you would turn down a bit is the recovery under braking giving both drivers a nasty feel.
This is normal, the Honda ICE was always the lowest on torque.
So the car is dominant and Perez is so bad? I do not really see this.Juzh wrote: ↑12 Apr 2023, 21:21As for perez, he was just slow with no confidence. Forget that fastest lap, it's meaningless. We've seen verstappen was able to dispatch hamilton at will when needed, meanwhile perez needs 15 laps to catch norris, then another few to overtake slowest car on straights.
Because it's hard to judge I don't claim anything for certain, but those are my observations. When they're trying to overtake someone they're not just cruising. Perez was not doing much managing when fighting other cars, he just wanted to get trough them. When he was in DRS train cars ahead would nearly always create distance before he'd start to creep up on top end.
I believe they turned down ICE itself, not by much or that it would have a meaningful effect on top speed, just enough to mask some performance. 10 hp would be worth few tenths over a lap. Perez was locking up and going off all the time even in FP, he's not a measure of anything.
First time I'm hearing Honda in general being lowest on torque low down.
Car was dominant enough for easy win as we've seen. Yes, perez was slow overall. A couple fast laps don't mean much.