Tyler wrote:All this negative speculation but absolutely NOTHING to back it up!
It's just as likely they are playing their cards close to their chest and protecting a new innovation or that they simply believe they can optimize the car with more time in the windtunnel as anything else.
They're doing everything they should be in terms of an action plan to get back to the top - why call them a failure without giving them a chance and why all the negativity surrounding a car that we know nothing about at this point?
If they have something good fair enough. I have been shouting about this. If you have got a good car or an innovation fair.
Maximising few hours in the windtunnel means ---. I want a Sound concept. How much can they get out of few hours of windtunnel. At best 1 or 2 tenths,pretty horrible. Over a 60 lap race they can atleast gain 30-40 seconds purely due to just maximizing the set-up with more running of the car.
It is no secret that during the 2nd half of the season Mercedes found an optimum compromise between full & light fuel loads & came close to a sweet spot. And all that takes time. More mileage means more understanding of the car. Pure 4000-5000 kms which they run in a 4 day test is Precious & no virtual ridiculous simulation or wind-tunnel can even compare this.
If they have a great innovation,ride hide control,F-duct whatever which can give them a SOLID 0.4-0.5 of a second atleast then fair enough. Missing the test is worth it then.