How did the season end for racing point? Two PU related DNFs in the closing races to lose them P3 in constructors. I don't think they're a great example...
Wouter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 09:5721.2 Race
a) The track limits at the exit of Turn 4 will not be monitored with regard to setting a lap time, as
the defining limits are the artificial grass and the gravel trap in that location.
>>>> b)In all cases during the race, Drivers are reminded of the provisions of Article 27.3 of the Sporting Regulations.
>>>> 27.3 Drivers must make every reasonable effort to use the track at all times and may not deliberately leave the track without a justifiable reason.Drivers will be judged to have left the track if no part of the car remains in contact with it and, for the avoidance of doubt, any white lines defining the track edges are considered to be part of the track but the kerbs are not.
Should a car leave the track the driver may re-join, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so
and without gaining any lasting advantage. At the absolute discretion of the Race Director a driver may be given the opportunity to give back the whole of any advantage he gained by leaving the track.
Max and Lewis inT4.
Max drives how it should be and Lewis does it deliberately not, because that gives him a 0.2 sec time gain advantage each round = gaining any lasting advantage.
And I'm only talking about the gain by driving the ideal line, not even the lesser deterioration of the tire because it wears less because of the wider curve.
https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/3115 ... -round-oneMarko reveals Red Bull's update plan
Helmut Marko on F1-Insider.com: “With Max and the car we had the strongest package in Bahrain, but unlike Mercedes we did not operate at our top level. We made small mistakes, for example in the choice of racing tires. The fact that Max had problems with the differential at the beginning didn't help either. So he couldn't get the lead we expected. In the end we have to accept that our performance was not enough to beat an outstanding Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes. "
Ralf Schumacher on F1-Insider.com: “Before the next race in Imola, Mercedes has two weeks to remedy its weaknesses and to further improve the car significantly. We know from the past that Mercedes is capable of this. "
Marko sees it similarly: “The question is who has more room for improvement. As for us, in Imola we will more or less drive the car that started in Bahrain. There we have to put an end to the mistakes we made in Bahrain. Then we are very well positioned.
The first major update will come with us at the third race in Portugal. "
Red Bull will not be standing still and will be keen to make up for its mistakes in Bahrain by hammering home its performance advantage.
"What we take away from Bahrain is that we have a quick car and 22 races left," Paul Monaghan, Chief Engineer, Car Engineering RBR said. "It's not won and lost here. "
"We have some developments in the pipeline for Imola, more for subsequent races. It's now a two-pronged fight.
"We need to put this car down on the ground and run so that it gives us no hiccups.
We will put as much performance onto the car as we possibly can by Imola.
"Our destiny is in our control and we can't influence what Mercedes and everybody else wants to do. We've got to remain focused.
"We've identified some areas where the car can be improved and we will concentrate on those.
This year we have Imola before Barcelona, might give us an early peak at that benchmark with it's high speed corners.
Wouter wrote: ↑31 Mar 2021, 10:44Wouter wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 09:5721.2 Race
a) The track limits at the exit of Turn 4 will not be monitored with regard to setting a lap time, as
the defining limits are the artificial grass and the gravel trap in that location.
>>>> b)In all cases during the race, Drivers are reminded of the provisions of Article 27.3 of the Sporting Regulations.
>>>> 27.3 Drivers must make every reasonable effort to use the track at all times and may not deliberately leave the track without a justifiable reason.Drivers will be judged to have left the track if no part of the car remains in contact with it and, for the avoidance of doubt, any white lines defining the track edges are considered to be part of the track but the kerbs are not.
Should a car leave the track the driver may re-join, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so
and without gaining any lasting advantage. At the absolute discretion of the Race Director a driver may be given the opportunity to give back the whole of any advantage he gained by leaving the track.
Max and Lewis inT4.
Max drives how it should be and Lewis does it deliberately not, because that gives him a 0.2 sec time gain advantage each round = gaining any lasting advantage.
And I'm only talking about the gain by driving the ideal line, not even the lesser deterioration of the tire because it wears less because of the wider curve.
Downvote: "Irrelevant considering the directive from Masi regarding this specific corner and how it would be monitored during the race."
It would be mature if this argument were just given in response to my post on the forum, rather than as a downvote. Now I can't comment on it, but hey, that's not what a forum is meant for, right?
Yeah excelent recovery. Albon didn’t get passed the midfield once an unfaithful event dropped him behind.
how often did max and perez complain of unstable balance in the car like max and albon used to complain last year? if it's not like for like, it's better to stop comparing.
Yep I agree. Albon had good natural speed, but suffered when he didn't have confidence in the RB16. In the RB15 he did rather well against Verstappen. RB16 was really just a car that only Max could drive.
