Wow just heard the Vettel interview, he sounds really really disappointed when he says P3 was the maximum
Seb must also be worried about reliability.
+1....they have been ever since the introduction of this new formula(2014). They constantly innovate(aero, suspension, software, etc,) and are reliable at it.....plus they have a plan b
always at the ready. They are'nt perfect....but they do set the standard in F1 in this current formula.
I feel we are the rabbit in the race with respect to reliability. We pushed too hard on Vettels car with the turbo to maximize it. Kimi not far behind on turbo's. The overall chassis and
aero of the SF70-H is top-notch and would put it side-by-side with the W08. The Scuderia have their plate full as they look ahead at their rivals and look behind at their
competitors.
Was our long run pace yesterday not better than the Mercedes. It all to play for tomorrow I think.
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I am presuming the performance difference between merc and ferrari is down to pirelli's conservative tyre allocation for this weekend. Right from the first race mercs had problems with ultra softs and low tyre pressures and ferraris were flying. And also looking at the number of times pretty much all drivers ran off track struggling for grip during fp1 & fp2 i was expecting pirelli to reduce the tyre pressures for saturday, but they didn't. It's not like tyre degradation is high on this track, still expecting all teams to opt for one stop strategy for the race.
difficult to answer. They "might" due to their budget and resources. The question I think here is, do they invest more time than Ferrari does? They are always a step ahead or in
this case, a year ahead of everyone and they attract talent with regards to personel i.e. engineers(mechanical, electrical, structural, software, I.T.), dynamicists(fluid, thermo, aero),
strategists, and so on....not that Ferrari does'nt either but I guess its all due to location as in where the headquarters is at and nearby cities and countries.....Germany being one of
them.
It almost sounds impossible to beat them in a year , does RB have the same force as Mercs & Ferrari because they are close to us and usually get match better and closer to Mercs within the year. I guess you right the location is extremely important, devoting all your time etc , So much sources to get great heads into Merc HQ
Disappointing gap to Merc but Kimi & Seb did well do lock out 2nd row given where they stood before the red flag. Just hope for a clean start and first lap, anything can happen but reliability and Seb using an old engine is just another worry we can do without. And Max just behind is another danger. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow but refuse to lose faith.
No strong feeling for tomorrow race.
Expecting p3 at most. Anything above that is surprise.
Bottas will recollect Williams days n form a train behind him. He will protect hamster by all means.
Lewis on clean side of track, but outside of the turn 1.
Others starting top3 have a chance going into 1st corner but few will be on dirty side of track.
Yeah, location plays a huge role here. Merc F1 has the best talent from all around the world while Ferrari has the best talent maybe only from Italy. Having said that, Ferrari is more of an Italian national team, really. It's like Italy plays football against the greatest Football players in the world. I don't think budget is a problem. The budget difference between Ferrari, Merc, RB and McLaren is insignificant.
If Vettel is using this old low powered PU, does that mean he will be using it next *race as well or will he take a penalty then?
Whoever laid the foundation did a pretty good job. Not sure who did it though, maybe it was Alison before he left or maybe it was Binotto, i don't think it's official. Nevertheless, the SF70H is a great car but it needs to be further developed because Ferrari are in a brutal development race. It looks like the team sucks with upgrades. We'll know for sure in Austria though. If we don't go for the win there we are toast.
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