This forum contains threads to discuss teams themselves. Anything not technical about the cars, including restructuring, performances etc belongs here.
Kimi did a horrible S1, over one tenth slower than first Q3 run, could have been on pole. Anyway if they can finish ahead of Ferraris tomorrow it'll be a very good result. The car is still quick but desperately needs upgrades.
I did see a report from James Allison that said they found over 1 second of lap time, and I believe it since everyone has been gaining performance rapidly with even the smallest upgrades.
one package worth 1s ? well, hardly believable, but even half of that would be super for them. I read they are trying to bring it to Sepang, which means "damage limitations" for 4 races. In Monza Ferrari will have ADUO2 PU, and Kimi will get penalty for new PU (with ADUO ?), perfect execution will be a must for next GPs.
Kimi did a horrible S1, over one tenth slower than first Q3 run, could have been on pole. Anyway if they can finish ahead of Ferraris tomorrow it'll be a very good result. The car is still quick but desperately needs upgrades.
I did see a report from James Allison that said they found over 1 second of lap time, and I believe it since everyone has been gaining performance rapidly with even the smallest upgrades.
One second?! Send me that news report because I need hopium right now.
Kimi did a horrible S1, over one tenth slower than first Q3 run, could have been on pole. Anyway if they can finish ahead of Ferraris tomorrow it'll be a very good result. The car is still quick but desperately needs upgrades.
I did see a report from James Allison that said they found over 1 second of lap time, and I believe it since everyone has been gaining performance rapidly with even the smallest upgrades.
One second?! Send me that news report because I need hopium right now.
Allison estimates that rival teams are progressing at roughly the same extraordinary rate of half a second every two months. That means a single upgrade cycle can dramatically alter the competitive order.
5 tenths every 2 months and if you add it all up, that's 1 full second once we hit Sepang and that's not counting the ADUO.
They could gain an almost monumental 1.2 seconds of lap time in the next 2 months, which would really not go down well with the other teams.
If the package we talked about arrives in a few races’ time, the power unit upgrade — made possible by the first ADUO evaluations — will be introduced at Monza.
Wolff confirmed that Antonelli will get it and will therefore start from the back of the grid in front of his home fans. “The power unit upgrade, as we said, will arrive at Monza. And that’s exactly why Antonelli will start from the back. Of course, it’s an unpleasant situation.”
Huge result to finish with both cars ahead of Ferrari which were much faster, well done with the swap in the end, now it's time to back Kimi, and to upgrade this car. Rivals are faster now.
Weakest weekend of the year from the team so far in terms of main event performance (regardless of the successful "damage limitation")...
I mean... Monza will probably be alright just due to the base attributes of the car (+ADUO upgrade[?]), but... "damage limitation" work all the way through 3 more races, at the very least(?)
Is it really worth 100% value-optimizing every upgrade part in terms of CFD & wind tunnel work (and in waiting till old parts are all worn out anyway), at the cost of giving up such a massive starting advantage for the third quarter of the season, PLUS counting on pretty much immaculate correlation for multiple upgrade packages worth of parts rolled into a single kit?
They better pop ahead by 8 tenths in October again, and that 2027 launch-spec car better be something special, too...
Last edited by HungarianRacer on 23 Aug 2026, 18:21, edited 1 time in total.
Toto said they can't anticipate upgrade because of budget cap, probably it's a matter of material rotation, there's no money to afford changing material at this time. He confirmed upgrade in Malaysia btw.
