Xyz22 wrote: ↑04 Jan 2024, 13:38
AR3-GP wrote: ↑03 Jan 2024, 23:15
organic wrote: ↑03 Jan 2024, 21:57
I think not much time was gained between '22 and '23 because while the floor edge change was absorbed better by some teams (RB) and worse by others (Ferrari, some of the teams' gains.
A fantastic point. The true improvement was masked by a very destructive regulation change and cars were still faster than last year (RB atleast...). Reg change was rumored to cost teams half a second and likely more than that for teams that were fundamentally more sensitive to ride height like Ferrari and Mercedes.
https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/2023- ... /10416852/
According to Newey the regs changed hurt Ferrari in high speed corners which is true as the SF 23 was way less competitive than the F1 75 in this area.
The F1-75 was the best car on the grid in high speed corners, the SF23 lost a lot of time there, and in the medium speed too it lost some. From what I've read in this thread so far the main takeaway is that they were able to regain the F1-75 load if these 4.5/5 tenths are true? (if?) And even make faster cornering in high speeds (Christmas lunch?)
There was an article I read where Cardile said the 2024 will be brand new.
Do you think they'll be able to give it, the 676, some more front end considering it was quite understeery?