Its the tyres...
Would be nice to have some comparison with others.
I didn't see anyone else doing long running. Max just did a soft tire sim. It seems very slow. 1 second off the best time. No comments from Max after the lap. GP said to take care of the soft tire on the in lap so they might have been saving that tire for a qualy session. Max is now back out on the mediums for practice start on the grid.
Merc did long runsAR3-GP wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024, 16:31I didn't see anyone else doing long running. Max just did a soft tire sim. It seems very slow. 1 second off the best time. No comments from Max after the lap. GP said to take care of the soft tire on the in lap so they might have been saving that tire for a qualy session. Max is now back out on the mediums for practice start on the grid.
Thanks for that. That puts it into context. In that case Red Bull's sim is very slow. Maybe Merc is on sprint fuel?Luscion wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024, 16:33Merc did long runsAR3-GP wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024, 16:31I didn't see anyone else doing long running. Max just did a soft tire sim. It seems very slow. 1 second off the best time. No comments from Max after the lap. GP said to take care of the soft tire on the in lap so they might have been saving that tire for a qualy session. Max is now back out on the mediums for practice start on the grid.
RUS(M)
27.772, 27.195, 26.707, 26.390, 26.173, 26.449, 25.094, 24.822, 24.869, 25.349, BOX
HAM(M)
27.763, 27.653, 27.091, 26.746, 26.515, 26.301, 26.115, 26.666, BOX
They are doing sprint race sims, RB was on a race sim.Luscion wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024, 16:33Merc did long runsAR3-GP wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024, 16:31I didn't see anyone else doing long running. Max just did a soft tire sim. It seems very slow. 1 second off the best time. No comments from Max after the lap. GP said to take care of the soft tire on the in lap so they might have been saving that tire for a qualy session. Max is now back out on the mediums for practice start on the grid.
RUS(M)
27.772, 27.195, 26.707, 26.390, 26.173, 26.449, 25.094, 24.822, 24.869, 25.349, BOX
HAM(M)
27.763, 27.653, 27.091, 26.746, 26.515, 26.301, 26.115, 26.666, BOX
No one finds 1s with a floor. Calm down lol.venkyhere wrote: ↑29 Nov 2024, 17:53Ferrari is using the new floor and are damn fast. Looks like it's giving them 1s advantage in race pace over McLaren. SF-24 is on rails, even in T15 where everyone is going off. Of course its FP but I don't see any evidence of engine-mode sandbagging from anyone. Redbull is nowhere. I think this track with so many continuous high and medium speed corners, has finally 'exposed the full extent of the deficiency' of the RB20. There is no portion of the track to 'make up time' and hide behind a little bit.
Anyway, no pressure, WDC is over, but 'finishing the season on a high' I don't it's possible. Would love to be proven wrong, but not seeing any evidence that RB20 is competitive. It's way off, and didn't look like it was sandbagging with engine mode.
Leclerc did his soft tire run within 10 seconds of Max. Watched it live. They followed each other on the out lap. Max was a full second slower. It's baffling.