I think Sainz the pragmatist simply played his risk v reward game. He knows RIC is driving for his life and VCARB is desperate for points in their "bottom-dogfight". Any divebombing move that places trust in the car ahead to play respectfully, is fraught with risk. Ferrari cannot lose a car before the main race. I am guessing this is the reason.dialtone wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 18:37I do not normally do this, but SAI has had a really bad sprint race. I don't care much about making a mistake when taking risks, but if you are racing to finish behind a VCARB then you maybe shouldn't be racing. Maybe something is wrong in his car, but finishing 11.5s behind your team mate in 19 laps is laughable.
I'm not sure because they have superior straight line speed.
This was a slower Red Bull to save the tyres, I think they raised tyre pressure a bit to prevent overheating. The real performance gap is around 5 tenths, as we saw in Suzuka
In Suzuka Leclerc was on a suboptimal strategy and behind traffic in the first stint so we don't really know, unless you are talking about quali? In that case, i agree.
They still have that med-high wing though, it was brought to Japan in case of rain. I expect it to be used in Imola. They should have 5 specs this season judging by the ones they have brought already. Cut down from 7 from in 2023.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 13:33From high to low, they will definitely use Monaco (high), medium (the one used now), Belgium/Baku (low) and the lowest - Monza/Vegas wing. Last year they sometimes had balance issues, so had to use mid-high-level wing in some races where highest load is needed.
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Was thinking of Sainz, Max was also cruising in final stint basically so the actual gap was more than "official" 4 tenths
Right but very different track that was never going to be Ferrari’s best. The opposite may, of course, be true here - ie this track flatters Ferrari ala Melbourne - but there’s an ebb and flow. The upgrade won’t close the gap on tracks like Suzuka, no doubt, but might be close on tracks that already suit the Ferrari car.
Suzuka was not so bad at all in the end. The gap there was an accurate representation, it's a proper racing track. RB20 is running softer than Ferrari and it helps them a lot in slow speed, as we've seen today as well. We'll see how the car will change from Imola, they might be able to go softer too and not lose anything in medium and high speed.f1316 wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 19:46Right but very different track that was never going to be Ferrari’s best. The opposite may, of course, be true here - ie this track flatters Ferrari ala Melbourne - but there’s an ebb and flow. The upgrade won’t close the gap on tracks like Suzuka, no doubt, but might be close on tracks that already suit the Ferrari car.
I believe the upgrades for Red Bull far exceeded expectationsLetHimTrough wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:29And Red Bull brought upgrades in Suzuka.
Do we have an idea of how fast this new Red Bull is?
I think it is brilliant, and bodes well a Ferrari v1 vs Red Bull v1.5 and lose only 3sec in 19 laps. Even factoring other considerations.
Wasn't the expectation 1-1.5 tenths?scuderiabrandon wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:40I believe the upgrades for Red Bull far exceeded expectationsLetHimTrough wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 20:29And Red Bull brought upgrades in Suzuka.
Do we have an idea of how fast this new Red Bull is?
I think it is brilliant, and bodes well a Ferrari v1 vs Red Bull v1.5 and lose only 3sec in 19 laps. Even factoring other considerations.