I don't understand how this hypothesis works.
The valve ban will only appear in Zandvoort, and RB problems supposedly started in Miami because of it.
It looks pretty smelly though, right?
What would he be doing with the brakes?The vast majority of Calum’s job focuses on the systems that integrate the power unit into the chassis including the cooling systems, pipe work for oil, water and ERS, exhaust systems and the coolers themselves, as well as any other pipe work or other things that integrate the power unit into the chassis.
Not sure I was clear.
Might be a little bit of both the McLaren upgrade and Red Bull being slowed down. That's just my opinion.deadhead wrote: ↑16 Aug 2024, 12:53How much of an outlier is the Chinese GP circuit because the race pace gaps there were like this:
1 - Red Bull: 0.000s
2 - McLaren: 0.770s
3 - Ferrari: 1.279s
4 - Mercedes: 1.479s
https://x.com/f1bigdata/status/18241385 ... 2n8am2mMAg
And that gap basically vanished from the following race and it has been missing since.
I just assumed that McLaren’s upgrade package was the main culprit.
I'm pretty sure he also talks to his colleagues in the garage, especially about the technical parts of the car and the rumors about other teams cheating.Quantum wrote: ↑16 Aug 2024, 12:47Not sure I was clear.
Yes, he's a mechanic in the garage every weekend. We established this fact by way of the citations I provided.
Specifically, prepping the PU and checking it's fluids.
Not responsible for the brakes or any lines associated to the brake function. This would be a role for someone else. Maybe that's clearer.
Not sure if you were trying to be condescending, but it's not helpful to constructive discussion and not appreciated.Quantum wrote: ↑16 Aug 2024, 12:47Not sure I was clear.
Yes, he's a mechanic in the garage every weekend. We established this fact by way of the citations I provided.
Specifically, prepping the PU and checking it's fluids.
Not responsible for the brakes or any lines associated to the brake function. This would be a role for someone else. Maybe that's clearer.
How do you know they have chosen to aim for WDC? At the end of last year they were convinced the could sort out the weaknesses of 2023, last years they already put a lot of effort to give the car a wider set-up window in order to have Perez be more comfortable with the car, and for this year they changed some concepts in order to bring more room for development. This doesn't sound like a team that will design a car just for Max. Also, Max has been complaining a lot about not having a strong front-end and having difficulties to rotate the car.Jurgen von Diaz wrote: ↑15 Aug 2024, 14:25Yes, you design the car for the full year. They have chosen their aim for the WDC, and if Max will be champion, how can we doubt their design path? They clearly haven't got such dominant tools like the hybrid-Mercedes that they can run their cars underpowered, so Red Bull has chosen this design path so Max can push it to the limit and towards the championship. If they had chosen a different design path, could they even fight either championship and Perez would be happier? We'll never know.Curbstone wrote:You design the car for a full year, not just half a year. Let's have a look at the points tally and number of wins at the end of the year before we state Red Bull did a great job with it's car design.Jurgen von Diaz wrote: ↑15 Aug 2024, 06:36Max is 78 points ahead and moving towards the championship. We can say Red Bull has done a great job with its car design...
I have some strong doubts. Looking at the steps others have made it doesn't seem they are close to the performance ceiling, so I don't believe RB should be either.
There can not be a brake line valve. The relevant rules and technical infos are quoted in the thread for this topic.Quantum wrote: ↑16 Aug 2024, 12:17Calum Nicholas denying it.
https://twitter.com/F1mech/status/1824323335410290773
But, the odd thing is he's powertrain integration.
https://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/red- ... journey-f1
What would he be doing with the brakes?The vast majority of Calum’s job focuses on the systems that integrate the power unit into the chassis including the cooling systems, pipe work for oil, water and ERS, exhaust systems and the coolers themselves, as well as any other pipe work or other things that integrate the power unit into the chassis.
If there was a brake line valve, it would be fully independent of the powertrain and it's auxiliaries.
ie. Not his department
This isn't splitting hairs, it's correcting the concept of a drivers preferred style. You are turning a 'necessary evil' into a 'preference'. If you don't care about the accuracy of this then there isn't much point in discussing it either.Henk_v wrote: ↑15 Aug 2024, 23:32At a given grip level, a more pointy front equals a looser tail, but yes, let's split that hair and make this place fun!Curbstone wrote: ↑15 Aug 2024, 13:08I have never heard such a thing, and I don't think any F1 driver really likes a loose tail.Henk_v wrote: ↑15 Aug 2024, 00:12Well, if you have only one specially talented driver, or better a driver with some special talents only one of your drives possesses, then designing a car that requires those talents to be driven to its full extend is the same as designing the car for one (of) your drivers.
But then again, we are all spectators here. We know Max likes a looser tail. But how much? It would be great fun to have all drivers on the grid do a lap in the RB19, set up just how Max likes it and see how they cope. Would most struggle or may we assume any driver worth F1 can manage and we are talking minor differences?
I do know Max prefers a very pointy front end, and can handle the loose tail which is sometimes a result of setting up a pointy front.
I think we have a pretty
Ok but no driver actually wants the rear itself to be loose. So it's always an undesired characteristic.Curbstone wrote: ↑16 Aug 2024, 15:27This isn't splitting hairs, it's correcting the concept of a drivers preferred style. You are turning a 'necessary evil' into a 'preference'. If you don't care about the accuracy of this then there isn't much point in discussing it either.