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[gearboxtrouble]

Mekies said 3 of the 5 areas that they identified in the launch spec car have been corrected. There is a rumor about a suspension update for Canada. The final issue is probably the rest of the weight.

Do we know what were the 3 areas that have been corrected?

Also I wonder how they rate their engine and deployment etc. Merc seems to be ahead, but it is hard to estimate the magnitude.

I think the engine isn't an issue at all - they seemed to be able to monster the Ferrari engined cars down the straights and they didn't seem to be that different to the Mercedes engined cars around Miami. I know Meikes likes to throw out the 2-3 tenth stat but from all the telemetry I've seen so far the engine is extremely close to Mercedes - certainly more in line with the media claims of a 7-9hp deficit. There's definitely some work to be done on drivability and calibration (the starts for example) but I doubt they will be allowed any hardware upgrades until 2027.

[f1isgood]

Mekies said 3 of the 5 areas that they identified in the launch spec car have been corrected. There is a rumor about a suspension update for Canada. The final issue is probably the rest of the weight.

Do we know what were the 3 areas that have been corrected?

Also I wonder how they rate their engine and deployment etc. Merc seems to be ahead, but it is hard to estimate the magnitude.

I think the engine isn't an issue at all - they seemed to be able to monster the Ferrari engined cars down the straights and they didn't seem to be that different to the Mercedes engined cars around Miami. I know Meikes likes to throw out the 2-3 tenth stat but from all the telemetry I've seen so far the engine is extremely close to Mercedes - certainly more in line with the media claims of a 7-9hp deficit. There's definitely some work to be done on drivability and calibration (the starts for example) but I doubt they will be allowed any hardware upgrades until 2027.

Bro you don't need to repeat the same thing like a parrot.

[TNTHead]

Really promising to see how the car is much more raceable now. Incidentful race for both cars, Max was good off the line but his first lap...that was not good.

Regarding engine power: hard to determine since drag levels will be quite different among the teams.
I wonder how much extra deployment comes from the flipflop wing, because of drag reduction. Does anyone has statistics of the speed differential with coventional drs vs new rearwing?

[FNTC]

5s for max on pit exit... But I guess he keeps the position due to Leclercs 20s.