JordanMugen wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 16:49
etusch wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 16:36
This is I don't expect from Redbull and Newey
There is nothing fundamentally wrong with RB16 IMO. It just has some issues that need to be corrected... it's a bit unclear if they are aerodynamic or mechanical or both, either way the car handling is obviously very poor with a combination of steady-state understeer and snap oversteer. Unfortunately these issues appeared during race weekend and not during the limited allocation of pre-season testing.
I'm sure RB16 will be very fast when it's corrected! However it's quite true that even in Austria it didn't make a huge gain compared to RB15, perhaps the concept is quite maximised already (pardon the pun)?
This type of at the limit instability is usually down to how toe changes as the suspension is loaded/unloaded. If the toe isn't correct it can lead to very inconsistent steering, where the car behaves a certain way on turn in, mid corner, and corner exit.
I wonder how much the pace deficit is down to not being able to use the tires properly.
If that's the issue then we can breathe a sigh of relief because all it takes is suspension geometry changes to get the toe curve in the right window.
It sort of makes sense, the track is green, so grip is naturally low, we saw the RB16 work better when track temperatures are higher, and today they were cool, as it was overcast. Perhaps they just can't turn the tires on with low ambient temperatures, but over a race distance the track rubbers in and the heat builds up in the tires where the pace comes back a bit.