Alonso up to 13, fighting yuki. Need more rain now...
Passed by Bearman. Wet setup gamble not working if it stays dry.
I had no problem with pitting Alonso as he wasn't going anywhere in the back of the Gasly train. The bad pit stop was the frustrating part as it ensured him to be stuck in another DRS train.
Alonso seemed to be running the Silverstone floor and sidepods. I doudt he ran the new low DF front wing with the HIgh DF rear wing.Rikrikrik wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 17:53I really hope they messed up a lot this weekend and that this isn't our real pace. It seems like they didn't use any of the updates and everything was a test of them, if not we'll be better next week we can forget about 2026 because there's still something really broken in there.
Did alonso change specs? thought he was running imola floor and body with miami rear wing and the front that was used prior to the new one introduceddiffuser wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 21:52Alonso seemed to be running the Silverstone floor and sidepods. I doudt he ran the new low DF front wing with the HIgh DF rear wing.Rikrikrik wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 17:53I really hope they messed up a lot this weekend and that this isn't our real pace. It seems like they didn't use any of the updates and everything was a test of them, if not we'll be better next week we can forget about 2026 because there's still something really broken in there.
It was pretty obvious that Alonso was going nowhere when it dried up. With the big bucket in the rear he didn't accelerate as fast into eau rouge, Antman had this speed advantage from after turn 1 all the way to turn 5. Think this was a data gathering expedition by Alonso. Let's hope it's a it's a track specific issue but they just lacked DF from the floor in S2. Even with the Big bucket in the back, Alonso was slower out of slow corners that Antman
Why next year? The car for next year will be fully designed by Newey. The current car has an underlying problem that won’t be fixed with aerodynamic parts: front and rear suspension geometry, weight distribution, monocoque rigidity, etc. Even with the best wings and floor, it wouldn’t get close to the top 3 because the foundation is simply poor—it’s fundamentally flawed.Rikrikrik wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 23:43I think they used imola floor instead Silverstone, but, doesnt matter, they just change things this wekend. We finally will see "the Silverstone's package" complete in Hungary, and there they will FP to maximize perfomance and setup. If we dont move foward, its over, even next year. Because these pieces emerged from New Wind Tunnel, so, imagine. Neither these parts are working if they cant improve next wekend. Im starting to think similiar to Leclerc, but about AM ( hes thinking about Ferrari obvioulsy). I dont know if this team are capable to be a world champion, they have a Force India Aura.