2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Lusail, Oct 06 - 08

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2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Lusail, Oct 06 - 08

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Double Podium for Mclaren Again... :D :D

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The gaps in '21 were shocking.
A lion must kill its prey.

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AR3-GP wrote:
01 Oct 2023, 16:32
The gaps in '21 were shocking.
Because it's a "real" track which really test how good a car actually is.

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Ferrari Vs McLaren for this weekend I think. Believe Ferrari will surprise and be quick here :D

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This one's a tyre killer, and downforce measurer. Expecting RB to be good, McLaren too (at least over one lap).

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organic wrote:
01 Oct 2023, 16:37
Ferrari Vs McLaren for this weekend I think. Believe Ferrari will surprise and be quick here :D
Not sure I agree, shouldn't this track be even worse for Ferrari compared to Suzuka? Even more medium/high speed corners, and not many slow ones. I think they'll be behind both McLaren en Mercedes.

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SirBastianVettel wrote:
01 Oct 2023, 20:10
organic wrote:
01 Oct 2023, 16:37
Ferrari Vs McLaren for this weekend I think. Believe Ferrari will surprise and be quick here :D
Not sure I agree, shouldn't this track be even worse for Ferrari compared to Suzuka? Even more medium/high speed corners, and not many slow ones. I think they'll be behind both McLaren en Mercedes.
Leclerc's comments hinted towards something when asked about where he expects them to be this weekend, you kind of have to read between the lines it is not directly said.

Either they are confused or we are in for a nice surprise.

The fast corners are all either flat or small lift in qualifying with short durations. You aren't spending as much time in the corner as lets say the esses at Suzuka since they have longer radii and with partial and off throttle phases, so less time to be gained/lost.

I predict RB to make the difference in the medium speed sections here. T1,T2,T7,T16. I'll come back to this because I have a good feeling of it. I think Ferrari will be better than they've historically been at these types of circuits this season. It also has a long straight and too 'slower' corners for them to make time up.

RB>MCL>FER=MER


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Tad toasty.

Which cars struggle with the heat?
Mess with the Bull - you get the horns.

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chrisc90 wrote:
01 Oct 2023, 23:34
Tad toasty.

Which cars struggle with the heat?
Fortunately the race and sprint is ran after dusk

Renault I would imagine, Singapore and Baku had failures. We haven't had too many blistering hot weekends to draw any patterns from though.

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I think Ferrari usuallys runs well but degrade quickly in the heat. Mercedes need the heat to switch on the tyres and they do run well on the hards. Mclarens quick switch on may not be so advantageous here and I am not sure how good their deg is. But this track looks like it will suit mclaren chassis well.
I do not know where to put Aston. Somewhere between Alpine and Alpha Tauri.
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Would not surprise me to see Max DNF in the sprint race

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DGP123 wrote:
02 Oct 2023, 10:59
Would not surprise me to see Max DNF in the sprint race
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Why?
The Power of Dreams!

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Wait i forgot this was going to be a sprint weekend.

Ferrari's engineers have a + 10 in all stats in this scenario.