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Thread: 2023 Australian Grand Prix - Buildup, Practice & Qualifying Thread

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    2023 Australian Grand Prix - Buildup, Practice & Qualifying Thread




    Last year's result:



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    4 DRS zones
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    No sense in comparing last years times to this years time due to track design changes.
    It's not how start but how you finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greig View Post
    4 DRS zones
    not that it matters to red bulls....they are quick even without DRS
    but it will be an interesting show for the rest of the teams

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    Prediction:
    RB: an easy 1-2
    Ferrari: Somewhere between 5 and 8

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    Quote Originally Posted by tpe View Post
    Prediction:
    RB: an easy 1-2
    Ferrari: Somewhere between 5 and 8
    sadly, you are probably right

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    Very sadly...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greig View Post
    4 DRS zones
    Might as well let them use DRS the whole lap.

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    So the year is a write off,what do you think pull the trigger now and call it or wait until after Melbourne either way there will be pain.Ferrari got it all wrong and sources in Italy say its shambolic what happened in the design. The car is just to slow and the fix is a long arduous task.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paolo lalli View Post
    So the year is a write off,what do you think pull the trigger now and call it or wait until after Melbourne either way there will be pain.Ferrari got it all wrong and sources in Italy say its shambolic what happened in the design. The car is just to slow and the fix is a long arduous task.
    Absolutely! There is no point investing in this not working concept! And we lost 2 years for this!!! TO be not competitive from the first out of 23 races! great job!

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    I would say it's time to break the cost cap.
    It's time to develop the Indy car,the IMSA car, the Ferrari Schumacher or whatever and stop being the good guys. Find a trusted group of people and assign them with the task of developing the next F1 car under the umbrella of another project.

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    Am I the only one here thinking Ferrari podiums and even a win or two with the whole season ahead? Confusion up front with 3 teams can for sure help Ferrari use HP and come out on the podium! I never start a race thinking Ferrari has no chance. Our two top drivers need to do what they think is best provided their car is up for the it!

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    Thats just it mate our drivers are great but the car does not accommodate they push and tires get eaten the ride height is wrong lower it and ferrari gets the death shakes raise it no speed its just hit and miss,like watching children blindfolded hitting a piniata.

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    Is everyone asleep or just unwilling to continue to be whiteness to utter failure.

    Bueller? Bueller?

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    Yes sir looks like the care factor at this stage is Zippo duda. Will be are very difficult weekend in Melbourne baring a miracle score some points and lick the wounds until ferrari heal.

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    Charles seems to have Qualifying pace, not expecting Pole but P2-P3 is a good shot. Verstappen seems to be struggling with set-up for the time being

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    Anything can happen in f1 always expect the unexpected.

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    So we send both cars on a brand new set of Softs on a wet track? Who is making these calls?

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    Relax mate its called info gathering on how tires are reacting.This race will be very interesting cooler temp, possible rain ,no deserts or camels in Melbourne expect the unexpected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paolo lalli View Post
    Relax mate its called info gathering on how tires are reacting.This race will be very interesting cooler temp, possible rain ,no deserts or camels in Melbourne expect the unexpected.
    Why not used Softs then? Why waste a brand new set on a wet track?

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    Because the season is a huge test.
    Nothing more nothing less.

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    Today they ran the car lower than they did in both Bahrain and Jedda.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tpe View Post
    Because the season is a huge test.
    Nothing more nothing less.
    This is already 16th season for testing. Someone would get it by now!

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    Well, apparently they haven't. But to be fair, 2017, 2018 they where close. Very close.
    We all know what happen afterwards.

    We also know who was in charge back then

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    Quote Originally Posted by tifosi1993 View Post
    Today they ran the car lower than they did in both Bahrain and Jedda.
    Signs are positive. I guess they had good pace in FP3 & more to unlock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nani_s23 View Post
    Signs are positive. I guess they had good pace in FP3 & more to unlock.
    Yup. The upgrades they are planning to bring should be all about finding the perfect ride height and optimizing the ground effect floor to its maximum extent.
    Last edited by tifosi1993; 1st April 2023 at 05:09.

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    Perez in the bin
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    Red Flag, so now it will rain and we never got a lap in.....
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