Nah, Haas went from 2s of deg over 10 laps last year to better than Merc and Ferrari and we're gonna see Stroll vs Tsunoda for P3 come next weekend.
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Nah, Haas went from 2s of deg over 10 laps last year to better than Merc and Ferrari and we're gonna see Stroll vs Tsunoda for P3 come next weekend.
People have a hard time letting go of their preconceptions, people overrated Mercedes in 2022(some still overrate them honestly) because "no way they are this bad" and then we had to hear "when they figure out this porpoising thing look out" all season long.AMG.Tzan wrote: ↑24 Feb 2024, 17:42I don’t know why many pundits put McLaren up on the top 3 even in 2nd some! Of course they may be sandbagging but from the test the car didn’t look that good! Not to mention also that the car almost looks like it has been carried over from last season with minimal changes compared to the changes brought by the top 4 cars!
For me right now McLaren is 5th! I may quite well be totally wrong here! For some reason I get the feeling that this was their base car and they’re planning a pretty big upgrade come Japan or Imola…
Pretty much this. People don't really predict based on testing data, they usually take last years' results and adjust them slightly based on what the current pre-season narrative is.Sevach wrote: ↑25 Feb 2024, 11:33People have a hard time letting go of their preconceptions, people overrated Mercedes in 2022(some still overrate them honestly) because "no way they are this bad" and then we had to hear "when they figure out this porpoising thing look out" all season long.AMG.Tzan wrote: ↑24 Feb 2024, 17:42I don’t know why many pundits put McLaren up on the top 3 even in 2nd some! Of course they may be sandbagging but from the test the car didn’t look that good! Not to mention also that the car almost looks like it has been carried over from last season with minimal changes compared to the changes brought by the top 4 cars!
For me right now McLaren is 5th! I may quite well be totally wrong here! For some reason I get the feeling that this was their base car and they’re planning a pretty big upgrade come Japan or Imola…
In 2023 Mclaren made big progress and finished with a strong car, 2nd fastest on a number of tracks, no evidence to the contrary will dissuade some that this progress may have stalled.
Aston is the opposite they were the darlings of early 23, but their progress hit the wall big time... now i think they figured out how to improve, but barely anyone pays attention to them because they are the team that stalled in their progress last year.
Ferrari struggled with race pace and tires since late 2022 (started to evolve in this on late 23, but apparently not enough for the experts to take notice) so people put asterics next to their name saying they might be competitive in Q but will struggle in the race.