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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    After summer break, we got our upgrade merc did the same too.
    Come Singapore GP, merc thrashed it’s rivals. From then for the next 4 races too.
    Ferrari upgrades aren’t working as expected, so they did revert back to old spec. Even though that’s enough for merc, you can literally see S3 in Mexico, Abu Dhabi merc were just killing it.
    As you said ,the 1st upgrade after summer break put us slightly in front of Mercs(Ham took pole in Spa just because the rain came in q3(till then on the dry we where fastest, and in the race we where slightly fastest).In Monza we took 1-2 on q and in the race we lost it due to Vets crash and Kimi destroying his tires and loosing time behind Bot.
    THEN from Singapore we lost it completely on th upgrades so you cant realy compare it. From Austin we convert back to older spec and we where on par again with Merc. So the fully upgraded Merc wears on par with us who where 3-4 months behind on the upgrades.
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    I have said this before so here I go again mercedes had a 2 year advantage in developing this phase of f1 they were already planning it then they called wolf and threatened to leave imagine if Ferrari started at the same time sneaky mercedes just an over rated badge do not even rate in the super car world and yes Hamilton's titles are mercedes engineered and he knows it and he Hamilton has the odasety to say that Ferrari have 1 month of development advantage this year over mercedes and are favorites please give me a break and all of the suffering f1 fans globally with this hyprocosy.

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    I am really confident that Mercedes won't be as dominant as it was in Melbourne.
    1) Ferrari made a strategy error that cost a lot and they did have some issues with the engine. Rumors had it that the engine was turned
    2) RBR admitted they had a bit of a problem with setting up the car and it didn't quite respond to the changes the way they expected. Max had a chassis change and didn't have the feel for the car and changed back to an older setup. And also rumor has it their engine was turned down as well. They could follow Mercedes and Ferrari quite nicely. Stayed within 2 seconds from Vettel. And Hamilton was just a little ahead.
    3) Ferrari has always been strong here, even back in 2015. If the car wasn't really great in 2017& 2018 they wouldn't have won it the way they did.

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    Our Bahrain GP poster first time featuring Leclerc


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    Nice, you made that or?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Formula 1 fan View Post
    Nice, you made that or?
    The team makes them for every race
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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE PASSION View Post
    As you said ,the 1st upgrade after summer break put us slightly in front of Mercs(Ham took pole in Spa just because the rain came in q3(till then on the dry we where fastest, and in the race we where slightly fastest).In Monza we took 1-2 on q and in the race we lost it due to Vets crash and Kimi destroying his tires and loosing time behind Bot.
    THEN from Singapore we lost it completely on th upgrades so you cant realy compare it. From Austin we convert back to older spec and we where on par again with Merc. So the fully upgraded Merc wears on par with us who where 3-4 months behind on the upgrades.
    Partially agree with your points.
    Hungary, Germany, baku, China, Monza Ferrari should have won it. Bad luck & driver mistakes did cost the win.
    Else championship would have been in different stage even we did realize after 4races that upgrades became downgrades.
    Above race gp wins would have balanced it out

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    Partially agree with your points.
    Hungary, Germany, baku, China, Monza Ferrari should have won it. Bad luck & driver mistakes did cost the win.
    Else championship would have been in different stage even we did realize after 4races that upgrades became downgrades.
    Above race gp wins would have balanced it out
    that terrible luck in hungary, baku, china were insane lol, it just screwed us the most, though merc car was still the best by far but it meant no chance later in the year either way even with kimi coming stronger in the later half.

    RIP Legendary Sergio M his passing was a big part of having no chance at the championships too. Development went to sleep after his passing. Hopefully they can develop a solution before bahrainGP to atleast give Charles and the Seb a chance to fight for 3rd and 4th
    hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
    Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
    lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE PASSION View Post
    The team makes them for every race
    Nice, very impressive. And it is a team from this site?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Formula 1 fan View Post
    Nice, very impressive. And it is a team from this site?
    Ferrari "hires" an artist every year to do every GP poster. The best one IMO was Shanghai 2017. Anyways, enjoy all of 2017 & 2018

    https://imgur.com/a/UkF7N (all of 2017)

    https://imgur.com/a/Lq0JDu3 (all of 2018)



    Stewards for the race. Max's "favorite" is here.

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2rgh2_WwAAfxAw.jpg
    It's not how start but how you finish.

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    It looks like #Ferrari has a weakness in slow speed corners. Was the same in Barcelona testing (last sector) and Melbourne. Bahrain will show the truth. #AMuS
    https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...ri-so-schwach/
    hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
    Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
    lol ignore the bitter old cows ;-)

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    If it’s true, then it’s the same weakness last year too...!! Singapore, Mexico S3, Abu Dhabi S3 etc..

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    Leclerc's Bahrain Front Wing:

    https://ibb.co/0MR7CGc

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    Quote Originally Posted by WRX202 View Post
    Leclerc's Bahrain Front Wing:

    https://ibb.co/0MR7CGc
    The same one as in test + Aus
    FERRARI FOR EVER !!!!!!!

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    Last edited by jgonzalesm6; 28th March 2019 at 13:47.
    It's not how start but how you finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE PASSION View Post
    The same one as in test + Aus
    well, we only had 2 weeks until Bahrain....no time to do an update wing....what did you expect?? a wing similar to red fools and Merc???
    So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WRX202 View Post
    Leclerc's Bahrain Front Wing:

    https://ibb.co/0MR7CGc
    Quote Originally Posted by PURE PASSION View Post
    The same one as in test + Aus
    Quote Originally Posted by FerrariF60 View Post
    well, we only had 2 weeks until Bahrain....no time to do an update wing....what did you expect?? a wing similar to red fools and Merc???
    It's "eye candy" for the moment. Wait till testing. Maybe, just maybe, we have another one waiting in the back somewhere or in route.
    It's not how start but how you finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FerrariF60 View Post
    well, we only had 2 weeks until Bahrain....no time to do an update wing....what did you expect?? a wing similar to red fools and Merc???
    Of course NOT. Maybe something different in the flaps /mainplate .AND it was just an observation, didnt judge anything.
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    Vettel: We've done a great analysis. We have some answers, but not all of them. There were things from the setup, things from the configuration. We hope that in the next races it will be much closer. Merc was more competitive than expected and we less than we thought

    #BahrainGP
    Don't now how to take it!!!
    Good??
    Bad???
    Specially the part "we have some answers BUT not all of them" ???
    FERRARI FOR EVER !!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE PASSION View Post
    Don't now how to take it!!!
    Good??
    Bad???
    Specially the part "we have some answers BUT not all of them" ???
    I sense like, they want to find some answers from this weekend hence can conclude Aus performance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    I sense like, they want to find some answers from this weekend hence can conclude Aus performance.
    Damage limitation...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefa View Post
    Damage limitation...?
    Hey Stefa, you think that they are hiding something? I mean, what Vet said is kind of contradictory, great analysis, but still missing things. If it was great, it should have answered everything?? no?
    Maybe he is saying they are not yet where they want to be, but .............
    I dont know, when I read that quote, I just felt depressed.

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    Any upgrades for ferrari yet? Saw lots of modifications on other cars including smaller teams like TR.

    Hope we arent using the same Reveal car.


    Saw on Twitter seb supposedly also saying they arent favorites after the analysis they did. in some German interview today
    hockenheim 2018 / China 2018 : Never forget how quick Ferrari can lose it all, be humble.
    Positivity doesn't win you championships, whining about people being negative makes you blind!
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    [AMuS] The rival teams found out that in Melbourne Ferrari deliberately turned the performance of their engine down dramatically. Around 30 to 40 hp. There were only 2 laps in which Vettel had full power available. The lap before and after the pit stop...

    #F1 #BahrainGP
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    Quote Originally Posted by mwk360 View Post
    Any upgrades for ferrari yet? Saw lots of modifications on other cars including smaller teams like TR.

    Hope we arent using the same Reveal car.


    Saw on Twitter seb supposedly also saying they arent favorites after the analysis they did. in some German interview today


    I see more "cooling" features added in other teams. The RS19 really opened up the back end of the engine covers to allow for more heat to flow out the back end.
    It's not how start but how you finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE PASSION View Post
    [AMuS] The rival teams found out that in Melbourne Ferrari deliberately turned the performance of their engine down dramatically. Around 30 to 40 hp. There were only 2 laps in which Vettel had full power available. The lap before and after the pit stop...
    Basically so the engine would'nt overheat they put the SF90 into "safe mode".
    It's not how start but how you finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6 View Post
    Basically so the engine would'nt overheat they put the SF90 into "safe mode".
    If the cooling is one of the big issues we have, surely there are fairly basic ways to allow the heat to disperse, it may affect the aero to some degree but we need to finish races rather than risk engine failures and penalties at this early stage.

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    30-40 HP deficit and still managed to take P4 and P5? Lets hope that they solved the cooling issues and that they can use the car to its full capacity this weekend.
    ~FORZA FERRARI~

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    Quote Originally Posted by stefa View Post
    Damage limitation...?
    Don’t think So, ferrari should be at full power this weekend & check themselves where they stand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mwk360 View Post
    Any upgrades for ferrari yet? Saw lots of modifications on other cars including smaller teams like TR.

    Hope we arent using the same Reveal car.


    Saw on Twitter seb supposedly also saying they arent favorites after the analysis they did. in some German interview today
    If u follow Twitter daily ... toto said even Williams are a threat pre-season.

    During & after testing he said Ferrari are favourites this season

    After 1st race he said RB are favourites.

    After Bahrain GP he will say ..... even “safety Car” & “virtual safety car” are favourites.

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