diffuser wrote: ↑26 Jul 2023, 01:28
peewon wrote: ↑25 Jul 2023, 22:51
alonsofan wrote: ↑25 Jul 2023, 21:52
Spa is going to be bloody painful to watch. A McLaren win might ease the pain to some extent for me.
RB will be unstoppable with a long straight.
That isn't the painful part. I'd welcome that if AMR was gonna be close. Ironically, the Canada upgrades have made AMR stronger on rhe fast speed corners than the slower speed corner tracks like Hungry. I have no idea what to expect, just that it will not be a podium.
Hopefully in the points....
Im not even that sure about the fast corners improvement. They were losing massive amounts in the final turn at Hungary although that might classify as medium speed. They're only good in 1st, 2nd gear, 90 deg type corners. Canada has no long, sweeping high speed corners. They're either slow chicanes or slightly elongated 90deg turns. That's why they were stronger. Austria also has a lot of 90deg corners and they were better.
Ferrari is actually similar to them in characteristics but since they have sorted their tyre wear, they are quicker. They struggled at Silverstone. They're not gonna be competitive in Spa either. The car needs fundamental changes before they can compete for podiums again. I think Mclaren will be hard to catch. Merc might be too but Ferrari is more gettable I feel.