He was falling off the cliff, his last lap on the mediums was something like mid 1:37. He had been running low 1:36s. So yeah, the car is kinder on it tires but let's now exagerate.
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He was falling off the cliff, his last lap on the mediums was something like mid 1:37. He had been running low 1:36s. So yeah, the car is kinder on it tires but let's now exagerate.
Don't know why you guys thinks is "kinder" with the tyres . Compare to Cadillac yeah,bit compare to others not really worth to talk about it when you run 2s slower /lap.zoroastar wrote: ↑04 May 2026, 06:17yeah i was about to mention that. until the changes in the rules this weekend, the tires have been dramatically under stressed for just about everybody. itll be interesting to see if aston continue to be that good on their tires, or if it was alonso. stroll pitted to cover the cadillac i guess. i dont know if he really needed to. i was wondering how much of alonsos race was testing tires and aero balance behind other cars. he seemed to be trying to entertain himself without a chance for points.
“I am at peace because I understand the situation. The team has explained to me that if we bring a tenth in each race, it does not change our position. We are in the position of P20 or P19 and a second of the front so even if we bring two tenths in each race we do not change our position. It’s stressing the system, the budget and stuff like that. Until we have a second improvement, it’s better not to press the production button because we spend money and resources.”
When he finally got rid of Perez in his first stint on mediums he definitely wasn't that much slower, not 1 sec per lap to midfield teams,maybe 0.4 or 0.5, when he switches to softs he keeps more or less same pace as TorroRosso and Ocon.
ADUO has NOT been granted to any team yet. They cannot work on a new car.
Teams know much more than us. Any motor upgrade takes months of development, so Honda must know since the beginning what can do and what not for ADUO.
Indeed, that’s correct. On the same note, they cannot wait indefinitely for the FIA to guarantee ADUO; they are acting within existing constraints which make the task harder.Petebass wrote: ↑04 May 2026, 16:13Teams know much more than us. Any motor upgrade takes months of development, so Honda must know since the beginning what can do and what not for ADUO.
hollus wrote: ↑04 May 2026, 17:09It is not like they are not developing… at the design stage. They just don’t bring any pieces to the car until race 14.
Because only hardware that actually goes on the car counts towards the cost cap, right?
Same idea with wind tunnel… now they are finally getting baseline performance data, even if XX HP down, so they can wait to only spend wind tunnel/CFD time on more mature, effective parts. Also they can wait and see what other teams bring, and then pick and copy.
But I am sure there is a lot of CAD and prototyping and packaging development going on. Just not coming to the wind tunnel or to the car, which is where resources are limited.
there is some talk going on between the teams to grant honda more ADUO and more cap space after the first 2 upgrades happen. i heard that it looked like all the teams were in agreement on it and then the vote got delayed. it may be hard for them to make any really meaningful upgrades in such a short time frame with the budget cap what it is. if they were still in the dark about how to deal with their last combustion system being illegal now, it may take some time (and money) to implement.etusch wrote: ↑04 May 2026, 19:07Perhaps the teams lagging behind should have some more spending rights, just like they have more CFD or wind tunnel use. Teams like Haas might not even come close to the budget cap, but for those willing to do more, allowing them to developing engine or car without sufficient funding don't make much sense. So, what can be done if development permission is given but no budget is provided?