Toto qouted after the race, they seem to think its purely mechanical and not aero
“We’re not missing 20 points in downforce. That's not the thing. It's just literally on the mechanical side, what can we do to keep them in the sweet spot?
CrazyCarperF1 wrote: ↑17 Mar 2025, 18:17I was thinking a few years ago whether the regs allow you to open and close the cooling through the brake ducts, to allow for quicker tyre heat up, perhaps something like this is happening.
Do you have a link to that? It's nice to have it confirmed.
I think people are misinterpreting Lando’s comment. He isn’t saying him and Piastri are gods. He’s simply saying that, like both of their first Q3 laps, other drivers made mistakes in their last laps so didn’t extract the full potential out of their cars like Lando and Piastri did when it came down to it. Sometimes that’s how things go.mwillems wrote: ↑17 Mar 2025, 08:09You have to think he might be overplaying himself. But he's talking like a cocky F1 driver who believes in himself so I have no complaints.Emag wrote: ↑17 Mar 2025, 00:02I don't really like what he said, but whatever, it's not the first time Lando says random stuff on live interviews.mwillems wrote: ↑16 Mar 2025, 21:46https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-nor ... qualifying
Lando says the gap to the other drivers in Q was only in small part down to the car, but was largely down to the skills of Lando and Oscar and that others should look in the mirror and not at the 39.
Ouch.
Also says they will be very strong in China, because they are always stronger in China, and that at Bahrain he isn't confident of a win.
Unless they (the team) actually believes the margins will be tight. The only way for Lando not to look bad for what he said, is if they're really not in contention for the win at Bahrain.
Something tells me it isn’t only mechanical but also aero.