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It was used as a test bed it seems. Iftaken absolutely, James had no involvement in directing and reviewing the "development" or maturation of the W14 concept. I reckon he only monitored the results of analysing the cars performance with and without experimental parts and how that data feeds into their models of the RedBull challenger he is creating.AR3-GP wrote: ↑10 Oct 2023, 20:40This is a confusing statement because James Allison returned as technical director at the beginning of the season. So the W14 had no technical director during the season?
I strongly doubt the way this has been worded. Allison almost certainly had some input on the W14. Everything they have been testing with an eye towards the W15, will have been with his approval. The front suspension change almost certainly came with his blessing.
Wow, that doesn't sound too hopeful, does it?Luscion wrote: ↑11 Oct 2023, 14:39Toto on the W15 and admitting they dont fully understand the W14
“For 2024 we will change a lot, trying to get back to basics. I no longer want to hear Lewis saying: ‘I’m sitting too far forward in the cockpit’, suspension mechanisms that we don’t understand and so on. Let’s be decisive about what we understand and what we don’t understand we have to put aside: it’s not about technical sophistication but about solid engineering.”
https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-wo ... /10531550/
maybe im too optimistic but to me it reads as them not trying to make a crazy new concept like they did with the w13, with the w13 they went in a completely new direction different to everyone on the grid thinking they had a beast and they were dead wrong.They're listening to what the drivers want from the car and they're changing the suspension, before they didnt seem to realize how much it played into having a good car then AM rocked up in bahrain and were the second fastest. Pair it with russell saying they know exactly whats wrong with the w14 and they made important aero discoveries, i dont think its bad.Bill_Kar wrote: ↑11 Oct 2023, 17:27Wow, that doesn't sound too hopeful, does it?Luscion wrote: ↑11 Oct 2023, 14:39Toto on the W15 and admitting they dont fully understand the W14
“For 2024 we will change a lot, trying to get back to basics. I no longer want to hear Lewis saying: ‘I’m sitting too far forward in the cockpit’, suspension mechanisms that we don’t understand and so on. Let’s be decisive about what we understand and what we don’t understand we have to put aside: it’s not about technical sophistication but about solid engineering.”
https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-wo ... /10531550/
i think he just means that they didnt understand the suspension for the ground effect cars initially and only changed the front suspension when AM rocked up and was second faster this year and Merc knew the AM was basically half their car. Shovlin talked about how they found a rich seem of development with suspension after changing theirs in this article
They have done that several times in the past.
It's not confirmed that he's doing F2 next season. There's an article (either formula-passion or formula_uno) where Toto suggest they are not rushing things. He'll probably do F3.organic wrote: ↑12 Oct 2023, 01:05Antonelli is doing f2 next year already. Skipping F3 entirely, despite not completely dominating freca
Considering Hamilton is sticking around for at least until the end of 2026, what are they rushing Antonelli for? There will be at least 3 more seasons until the possibility of a Merc seat opens
It could end up in a bit of a mess
