2022 British Grand Prix - Buildup, Practice & Qualifying Thread

[elnano14]

The softs are trash

[458 Italia]

The cars are so heavy now it takes multiple guys to use the old style jacks to lift the back of the car up.

[458 Italia]

The softs are trash

Everyone else seems to be doing alright on them. My guess is that we're running a different program in this session.

[PURE PASSION]

CL seems to be out of sync at the moment

He did almost the same time on mediums ,in with he was by far the fastest.
We are the ones witch gained so little with softs so probably we tried something different

[458 Italia]

Some sad people out there wearing a shirt covered with Ted kravitz faces and another covered with toto wolf faces.

[458 Italia]

I don't know of any other racing series that use tyre blankets in this day and age. Indy car don't warm the tyres at all and in WEC/Sports car racing they use ovens to keep the tyres in.

[Tifoso Svedese]

They were running that green aero paint on the rear wing on the soft runs and we know from Canada that the Friday engine is massively tuned down as well.

The medium runs make me feel rather calm about it.

[faloupas]

Some sad people out there wearing a shirt covered with Ted kravitz faces and another covered with toto wolf faces.

Its only Friday...Mercedes is far away and they are not going to recover this year.
Our problem is Sundays...

[458 Italia]

They were running that green paint on the rear wing on the soft runs and we know from Canada that the Friday engine is massively tuned down as well.

Yes I don't think there's anything to be too concerned about ATM.

[faloupas]

4 factors are important for Ferrari this season
1.Engine reliability
2.Board desicions and strategy
3.Tyre degradation
4.Driver Mistakes
When these things are ok Ferrari wins...
I also expect just for one time to use Cainz in order to help Charles...

[tifosi1993]

[Aziz]

Yes I don't think there's anything to be too concerned about ATM.

I'm concerned about possible rain

[PURE PASSION]

Lec made the best S2 on mediums. Because on his soft tire lap he only managed a better S3.

[wisepie]

The soft tyres were apparently equivalent to the hards in a previous race (Canada, I think) which may explain Charles not setting PBs, also cooler temps. Not happy to see HAM up in P2, though. It's only FP2, and hopefully not wet for quali or race.

[stasera]

any prediction of weather for tomorrow and sunday?

[Tifoso Svedese]

There's a diagonal rain system of modest showers between Exeter and Lincoln with possible extensions to Plymouth and Hull that will go west of the circuit until most of it has cleared out in the afternoon. This weather system will pass over Northamptonshire on its way to obsolescence. So drizzle looks probable, but then again in Northern Europe these kind of showers are often split up in multiple portions with gaps in between due to lower convection than in subtropical climates.

Rain is less likely but possible as drizzle on Sunday. It doesn't look like a sustained rain front is passing over England that day but it's much more split up and lighter amounts if happening.

[gump1480]

any prediction of weather for tomorrow and sunday?

Google says it's going to rain tomorrow and then cloudy the next day... Can't predict though afterall it's UK.

[ferrari1.8t]

The soft tyres were apparently equivalent to the hards in a previous race (Canada, I think) which may explain Charles not setting PBs, also cooler temps. Not happy to see HAM up in P2, though. It's only FP2, and hopefully not wet for quali or race.

If Mercedes’ suddenly have pace and have a real chance at a podium or win (no RedBull and Ferrari DNF freebies), I will smash every tv in my house and won’t watch another race this year.

[jgonzalesm6]

Northamptonshire Police are saying intel is pointing to protestors storming the Grand Prix on Sunday. These protestors want to boycott the Grand Prix.

Local police is beefing up security around the track.

[ferrari1.8t]

Northamptonshire Police are saying intel is pointing to protestors storming the Grand Prix on Sunday. These protestors want to boycott the Grand Prix.

Local police is beefing up security around the track.

What do they want? Justice for Hamilton? lol

Joking aside, what is their issue?

[chinmay]

The soft tyres were apparently equivalent to the hards in a previous race

which is why the old naming was better of softs, mediums, hards, supersofts, ultrasofts and hypersofts. The different colors looked great too.

[jgonzalesm6]

Joking aside, what is their issue?

Probably an "antifa" group. This group hates anything and everything capitalistic and government. They want to dismantle everything...... and yet......local police does nothing to them.... at least here in the Oregon area.

[458 Italia]

Looks like it could be Xtension Rebellion although that's pure speculation on my part. I don't know if they've disrupted events before?

[Tifoso Svedese]

Yeah probably some green loonies. Probably went to the same uni as one of our more woke-al members here though

[paolo lalli]

The formula is easy to get Charles back in the game, firstly no engine issues for either driver, secondly any one else other than max to win the race and finally Charles must finish in front of max no if and no buts.Sainz looking strong so a 1 and 2 in any order would be perfect with merc filling in the podium position again 3rd and 4th would be the icing on the cake we can live in hope, we are due for our share of good fortune.

[Toothlessrage*]

Guess what?

Charles Leclerc reveals problems with Ferrari power unit in FP2 at Silverstone

URL: https://scuderiafans.com/charles-lec...t-silverstone/

[Aziz]

Guess what?

Charles Leclerc reveals problems with Ferrari power unit in FP2 at Silverstone

URL: https://scuderiafans.com/charles-lec...t-silverstone/

Was it Canada PU?

[stefa]

The formula is easy to get Charles back in the game, firstly no engine issues for either driver, secondly any one else other than max to win the race and finally Charles must finish in front of max no if and no buts.Sainz looking strong so a 1 and 2 in any order would be perfect with merc filling in the podium position again 3rd and 4th would be the icing on the cake we can live in hope, we are due for our share of good fortune.

Regarding pace

https://twitter.com/FanaticsFerrari/...eOWlsMLCQ&s=19

[nani_s23]

#AMus reports that the Mercedes engineers predict a Ferrari front-row. In the longrun it looks close between Ferrari, RB & Mercedes. Ferrari looked consistent, Mercedes struggles in S1, while Red Bull in S3. RB are the fastest on the straights but Ferrari is just 4 km/h behind.

Mercedes engineers: "If we take the fuel level & the power mode into account, Ferrari is half a second faster than us [one lap]. But Lewis on the mediums and George on the hard tyres are on a par with Ferrari in the longrun."

Mercedes engineer say that the softs are not a race tyre. Pirelli has pumped them up to record levels of 26 PSI at the front & 23 PSI at the rear. Teams fear punctures & prefer to choose the two harder compounds for safety reasons.

[Greig]

Cold and rainy at the track currently.