Was it a big one that costed a lot? Haven't seen it.
Not fair to say that the good things they've done is because they lucked into it but the bad things they've done is their fault. They didn't draw a lottery ticket, people worked on that car hours and hours and it would be an insult to the team members to say otherwise.
Forget redbull, now they have to get closer to 4th best team , may be williams soon. Someone in forum said righly , Dan copied Newey and got a good start but now looks like is running short on own ideas.
They started around Ferrari and Mercedes, was able to overtake them in race thanks to high temperatures and tire degradation. RB was more than 6 tenths ahead. Each 3 teams are occasionally 2nd fastest depending on track. The only difference is McLaren and Williams are closer now.
Think they're still weak on the front end.peewon wrote: ↑08 Jul 2023, 17:26I said it after Canada. The car looks more unstable after the upgrades. Firmly the 5th best team now. Their in season development has been nowhere. I was worried when I heard Fallows complain in an interview about how restrictive the rules are. Made me think they're struggling to find improvements. Also took them longer than anybody to even have planned upgrades which again shows a lack of obvious direction.
They have a race pace advantage on Williams so they're not gonna be a problem, the others....it was too hard to tell from the FP2 numbers. The race might come down to who has more sets of hards. The hards looked to be .5 of second faster in race pace.renault rs26 wrote: ↑08 Jul 2023, 18:56They started around Ferrari and Mercedes, was able to overtake them in race thanks to high temperatures and tire degradation. RB was more than 6 tenths ahead. Each 3 teams are occasionally 2nd fastest depending on track. The only difference is McLaren and Williams are closer now.
I'm not convinced Hungary will be totally different. It has a lot of the long medium-high speed corners that the car doesn't like.ALO_Power wrote: ↑08 Jul 2023, 18:30Guys, I think you need to calm down a bit. Austria and Silverstone were expected to be a struggle, as got also showcased in Barcelona.
The car still has its strong points, as shown in Canada.
Next race is Hungary, and there things will be totally different.
However, yes, it's true that the upgrades didn't seem to work as intended as they haven't seemed to improve the overall weaknesses of the car.
Gearing can affect the balance of the car in the high speed. Lower gears can induce more rotation. It's possible that they are trying to avoid this.Zynerji wrote: ↑08 Jul 2023, 19:11So. I watched Alo first Q2 run onboard. With how close the gears are in the 8speed transmission, I cannot for the life of me understand why they drive by "floating" the corners in a higher gear. I started sim driving in that manner, and got wrecked by the other competitors. It just seems so antithetical, but with the hybrid strategies, it's anyone's guess why they don't pound the corner like a spike instead of floating it like a butterfly.