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the biggest problem is at the track you can see the speed difference very well.bonjon1979 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2026, 12:17F1 has always been about Drivers pushing cars to the limit, and in doing so you separate the best from the rest. It sounds like these cars won't be driven anywhere near the edge. They've created an energy management championship. It's really sad to see.
I dont think anybody are expecting Ferrari wont be fast. Yes, Ferrari will likely be up there somewhere at the front. But there's a difference between a 'regular podium contender' type of fast, and a 'regular race win contender' type of fast.f1316 wrote: ↑12 Feb 2026, 23:34Maybe but the previous evidence is actually that Ferrari are nearly always competitive - it’s been a while since they had a period of dominance but other teams don’t generally have periods of dominance that regularly either. Which team has had more than one such period in the 21st century? Only Red Bull and arguably the second one was short lived (just two years).Seanspeed wrote: ↑12 Feb 2026, 22:04People judge differently based on previous evidence, really.f1316 wrote: ↑12 Feb 2026, 21:24I can only imagine the reaction on this forum if any other team than Ferrari was running this consistently whilst setting the fastest laps and in no danger of having an 'exploit' loopholes closed. AND only running with a spec A car. People would be using words like 'ominous' and going crazy about dominance etc.
I'm not saying Ferrari are going to be dominant or even competitive necessarily - I don't have enough information - but I do know that people judge different teams differently based on limited information (the Aston was clearly some stroke of genius before it even turned a wheel...).
And while yes, Ferrari actually have done quite well with the last two regulation changes, they failed to capitalize on the opportunities and eventually fell back for one reason or another. And Ferrari just in general seems to have not got that aggressive confidence of a team in true top form.
So I think people not getting overexcited about Ferrari's testing program so far is pretty reasonable. Red Bull, Mercedes and Mclaren all have more recent top form for people to point to and see them more likely to be the top dogs.
And it hurts to say that all cuz I'm a Ferrari fan too, but the team really needs to prove more before people start seeing them in the same conversation as those above.
On the other side, which other team has been there or thereabouts more often than Ferrari in the same time period? Arguably no one. So the idea that it’s somehow a ‘joke’ that Ferrari will be fast is ludicrous and detached from reality.
here is some of 2024, but don't know if tracklayout the run ist he same now... ?!?
Something like this:
The entire Pirelli era has been all about tyre management. That's not in defence of this by any means, but let's not pretend F1 has suddenly given up being a flat out sprint between pit stops at the end of 2025.bonjon1979 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2026, 12:17F1 has always been about Drivers pushing cars to the limit, and in doing so you separate the best from the rest. It sounds like these cars won't be driven anywhere near the edge. They've created an energy management championship. It's really sad to see.
