dtro wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 18:20I'm pretty perplexed with this decision especially because of how hard it is to pass on this track. Unless they're confident in a front row lockout I don't see how a more powerful/reliably powerful engine would give them more passing opportunities if they don't qualify very well. Last sector of Barcelona takes away so much of the flow of the circuit in my opinion.Carl Mccoy wrote: ↑07 May 2019, 17:42Maybe the new specification solved the problem with reliability.
But in Barcelona even a much more powerful engine will not make you catch up with Mercedes.
Fingers crossed.nemanja wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 19:57dtro wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 18:20I'm pretty perplexed with this decision especially because of how hard it is to pass on this track. Unless they're confident in a front row lockout I don't see how a more powerful/reliably powerful engine would give them more passing opportunities if they don't qualify very well. Last sector of Barcelona takes away so much of the flow of the circuit in my opinion.Carl Mccoy wrote: ↑07 May 2019, 17:42
Maybe the new specification solved the problem with reliability.
But in Barcelona even a much more powerful engine will not make you catch up with Mercedes.
It's because new PU has better thermal efficiency and lower consumption, something that was a big problem with Spec1 PU.
New in which way? The hydraulic suspension they started the season with or is there anything new I’ve missed?p910iFrank wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 20:08Has someone news and/or info about new hydraulic front suspension?
I think that it could help a lot.
They are not going to introduce new engine to give them more passing opportunities on this track. They do it because they want to outqualify mercedes. Also if this pu is stronger it can give them more opportunities with pit stop strategies.dtro wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 18:20I'm pretty perplexed with this decision especially because of how hard it is to pass on this track. Unless they're confident in a front row lockout I don't see how a more powerful/reliably powerful engine would give them more passing opportunities if they don't qualify very well. Last sector of Barcelona takes away so much of the flow of the circuit in my opinion.Carl Mccoy wrote: ↑07 May 2019, 17:42Maybe the new specification solved the problem with reliability.
But in Barcelona even a much more powerful engine will not make you catch up with Mercedes.
I guess they need to gamble a bit if they're to come out ahead of Mercedes at any point. Rather this than the Williams shamble back during the Austrian GP in 2014 when they locked out the front-row but decided to play it safe and avoid going for the win.Harvester wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 21:24They are not going to introduce new engine to give them more passing opportunities on this track. They do it because they want to outqualify mercedes. Also if this pu is stronger it can give them more opportunities with pit stop strategies.dtro wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 18:20I'm pretty perplexed with this decision especially because of how hard it is to pass on this track. Unless they're confident in a front row lockout I don't see how a more powerful/reliably powerful engine would give them more passing opportunities if they don't qualify very well. Last sector of Barcelona takes away so much of the flow of the circuit in my opinion.Carl Mccoy wrote: ↑07 May 2019, 17:42
Maybe the new specification solved the problem with reliability.
But in Barcelona even a much more powerful engine will not make you catch up with Mercedes.
I meant if Ferrari is thinking or not to introduce the hydraulic front suspension in 2019.LM10 wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 21:11New in which way? The hydraulic suspension they started the season with or is there anything new I’ve missed?p910iFrank wrote: ↑08 May 2019, 20:08Has someone news and/or info about new hydraulic front suspension?
I think that it could help a lot.
https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/statu ... 1927213056jumpingfish wrote: ↑09 May 2019, 11:06Haas and Ferrari won't run the upgraded Ferrari engine in Barcelona. - @AlbertFabrega
I think he meant Haas and Alfa won't use it.jumpingfish wrote: ↑09 May 2019, 11:06Haas and Ferrari won't run the upgraded Ferrari engine in Barcelona. - @AlbertFabrega
yeah his translated version was incorrectfrtq wrote: ↑09 May 2019, 11:11https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/statu ... 1927213056jumpingfish wrote: ↑09 May 2019, 11:06Haas and Ferrari won't run the upgraded Ferrari engine in Barcelona. - @AlbertFabrega
Here's the tweet. The Spanish version says haas and ALFA won't run the new engine.