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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    By the way it’s raining heavy on the track...!!

    We have nothing to lose after a bad qualifying.

    Just hope for an exciting race.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hornet View Post

    We have nothing to lose after a bad qualifying.

    Just hope for an exciting race.
    Yeah, actually from one side I’m excited we can see good race starting from back.
    Lec & vettel charge, at the front Ham vs Max. So this gonna be exciting race.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    By the way it’s raining heavy on the track...!!
    so they got the forecast half right, no rain on Saturday but some on Sunday

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrarichamp View Post
    so they got the forecast half right, no rain on Saturday but some on Sunday
    Yeah... but they got it wrong on Friday.
    Also by race start time showers are not expected. Fingers crossed

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    Rumors saying that Vettel could start from pitlane due change of specification.
    Also mechanics work on Norris car for battery change.

    @Albert Fabrega


    Vettel will also get a new control electronics which also exceeds his limit for the season. So a penalty for him. But he’s at the back anyway, so rather academic.


    And Räikkönen has had a engine, turbo and MGU-H fitted, but stewards’ report says this is “in conformity with the regulations” (it’s within his allowance) so sounds like he keeps fifth on the grid

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greig View Post
    LOL he overseen the design as chief technical officer under Arrivabene leadership...you are saying we got worse due to Binotto being leader....not the same thing is it....in fact you could take your claim we got better and better under Arrivabene and say we got better and better when Binotto replaced Allison.....Binotto is not a car designer.
    Isn't the technical director's job the way the car develops? It literally is. Binotto screwed up the front wing design. What does Ferrari do? Promotes him in a role he has no experience in. The team principle is in charge of the team every race weekend assuring nothing goes wrong. How do we asses Binotto in his new role? Considering the cars are not even leaving the garage, it doesn't look that good, does it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    Isn't the technical director's job the way the car develops? It literally is. Binotto screwed up the front wing design. What does Ferrari do? Promotes him in a role he has no experience in. The team principle is in charge of the team every race weekend assuring nothing goes wrong. How do we asses Binotto in his new role? Considering the cars are not even leaving the garage, it doesn't look that good, does it?
    No he would not have designed the front wing, Arrivabene had no experience of leading a F1 team, neither did Todt etc etc not sure where you are going with this now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    If you are considering this one & calling Binotto incompetent ... then what about 2017 DNFs when MA took incharge ??? It was his first year ?

    Bad you are comparing ferrari with Williams..!! Ferrari is the only team that is consistently threatened mercs every year.
    Williams 4-5sec off top teams, financially bankrupt, poor management.
    Where was McLaren last 4-5years? Now they are getting Into groove, it’s the time & belief in the team. They too made lot of changes. Still they have DNFs.
    Do you believe we are threatening Mercedes this year? 10 races, 9 Mercs wins, 1 RBR win. We are getting close to maybe the most dominant season ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greig View Post
    No he would not have designed the front wing, Arrivabene had no experience of leading a F1 team, neither did Todt etc etc not sure where you are going with this now.
    He was risponsable for the front wing.
    "The technical director is king in modern Formula 1. Once, it was the designer who was given the credit, or blame, for the car's success or failure. Now, it is the technical director who is celebrated or denigrated for a team's on-track achievement."

    Of course you know better than the guys at autosport.

    https://www.autosport.com/f1/feature...nical-director

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    Do you believe we are threatening Mercedes this year? 10 races, 9 Mercs wins, 1 RBR win. We are getting close to maybe the most dominant season ever.
    Apart from 2014-16 season we were the only team to threaten Mercs.
    RB had lucky wins.

    This year, we were unlucky. Else we would have had 4wins by now

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    Apart from 2014-16 season we were the only team to threaten Mercs.
    RB had lucky wins.

    This year, we were unlucky. Else we would have had 4wins by now
    Do you call obvious team errors "unlucky"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    He was risponsable for the front wing.
    "The technical director is king in modern Formula 1. Once, it was the designer who was given the credit, or blame, for the car's success or failure. Now, it is the technical director who is celebrated or denigrated for a team's on-track achievement."

    Of course you know better than the guys at autosport.

    https://www.autosport.com/f1/feature...nical-director
    TD is reporting to Team principal. Along with TD, aero chief, Engine head these 3 are separate entities in Ferrari where they co-ordinate & report to TP. You are missing that point.

    According to your posted article. James Key TD for which everything was reported to him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bonzo View Post
    Do you call obvious team errors "unlucky"?

    Yes...!! Do you believe ferrari did DNFs wantedly?

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    If things just cannot get any worse - they will. My prediction for the second half of the 2019 season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    Apart from 2014-16 season we were the only team to threaten Mercs.
    RB had lucky wins.

    This year, we were unlucky. Else we would have had 4wins by now
    No we would have not. They were all Ferrari mistakes or driver mistakes. Bad luck is when you don't get the lottery numbers right or you lose the coin flip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    Yes...!! Do you believe ferrari did DNFs wantedly?
    That's like saying you got 7 at math not because of your calculation errors, but because you were unlucky...

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    No we would have not. They were all Ferrari mistakes or driver mistakes. Bad luck is when you don't get the lottery numbers right or you lose the coin flip.
    So you call Ham’s pole down to his own credit or luck ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    That's like saying you got 7 at math not because of your calculation errors, but because you were unlucky...

    Math calculation error it’s down to how you prep yourself & mentor/coach etc. when you should expected to get only 5 n got 7 or whatever above 5 it’s down to luck.
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    Well, the radar suggests rainfall will continue at least until the start of the race, by using Ventusky's global satellite radar with the tendencies added into it. Looks like there might be intermittent drizzle all throughout the race.

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    Vettel will start from pitlane with change of specification.
    Wet-set up ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vittorio View Post
    Stefa, I beat you by three years (a tifoso since 1977) - and you're 100% right. Those of us who've loved this team since the 80s know just how bad things can get at Ferrari. Why else do younger/newer Ferarri fans think nearly all of us older tifosi adore Michael Schumacher as we do? Because he and his 'Dream Team' were the ones who completely turned Ferrari around and made them into a winning powerhouse again. That's why we love Schumi so much. He took us right out of the dark, dark days of (most) of the 80s and 90s. But for a few positive blips with the likes of Villeneuve, Pironi, Mansell and Prost as our drivers, they were mostly heartbreaking times to be a tifoso.

    And you're also right about the knee-jerk reactionaries on this board who instantly pounce on those fans who want to criticize Ferrari. There's something almost cultish about the way they expect us to all just be constantly 'positive' and 'upbeat' about the team - a team which is undoubtedly in crisis. It's frankly infantile and annoying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    So you call Ham’s pole down to his own credit or luck ?
    They deserved it, Mercedes gave him speed and RELIABILITY.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    They deserved it, Mercedes gave him speed and RELIABILITY.
    So as per your equation if ham doesn’t take pole, then it’s down to mercs who they wantedly didn’t give speed & reliability.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IulianFerrari View Post
    He was risponsable for the front wing.
    "The technical director is king in modern Formula 1. Once, it was the designer who was given the credit, or blame, for the car's success or failure. Now, it is the technical director who is celebrated or denigrated for a team's on-track achievement."

    Of course you know better than the guys at autosport.

    https://www.autosport.com/f1/feature...nical-director
    LOL did you actually read it? Some bits that you might have missed

    If that sounds a lot like a management job rather than spending all day tinkering with racing cars, it is. It's impossible for one person to design the whole car, or even have nuts-and-bolts knowledge of every last millimetre of it.
    "I don't sit down and design the front wing; I wouldn't know where to start compared to the guy who does it as a day job.
    Binotto is not a car designer, once again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greig View Post
    LOL did you actually read it? Some bits that you might have missed





    Binotto is not a car designer, once again.
    That’s the point

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vittorio View Post
    And I doff my hat to you in deepest respect, Sir! You beat me by ten years and I know there are others on here who've been tifosi for even longer.

    Of course, there's always hope - and as tifosi that's what we do - ultimately. None of us would still be tifosi if we didn't have that, right?!

    But it's the persistent, militant Pollyannas on this board who get to be tiresome for critical (and longtime) fans like Stefa and myself.
    Grazie for your comment, we can all lose the sense of reason in the heat of the moment and when disappointment prevails time after time but most of us have learnt to accept that F1 goes in cycles and there's usually a dominant team or maybe two, we just seem to be able to make a hash of things lately when we have the best opportunities. But such is Ferrari and it gets into our veins! Seb has just managed a comeback and P2 in Germany, Charles was going great until he slid off, so a mixed day for us and the team but what's new?! Better than 2 DNFs anyway. Time for a an aperitivo to celebrate Seb's return to some sort of form. Salute!

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