2022 Mexican Grand Prix - Race Thread

[tifosi1993]

[wisepie]

I hope I'm wrong but this could be hard to watch, hoping that the gremilins affecting Charles in quali can be fixed, but starting where he and Carlos are doesn't bode well. We live in hope, as ever.

[WS6TransAm01]

Time for Carlos to pay back the favor to George. It’s only a 5 second penalty, so who cares. Right?

[nani_s23]

Time for Carlos to pay back the favor to George. It’s only a 5 second penalty, so who cares. Right?

It’s time for Mattia as well to payback. Just some amount of fine & 10% wind tunnel reduction for RB.

Hence you can bend the rules & play politics. That’s it.

[WS6TransAm01]

It’s time for Mattia as well to payback. Just some amount of fine & 10% wind tunnel reduction for RB.

Hence you can bend the rules & play politics. That’s it.

Horner is saying 10% time deduction in the wind runner is .25s to .50s in lap time. Wonder if that’s true.

[nani_s23]

Horner is saying 10% time deduction in the wind runner is .25s to .50s in lap time. Wonder if that’s true.

He speaks a lot …!!

Now he’s projecting to other teams that this penalty is very harsh. Nothing more than that.

[aroutis]

Horner is saying 10% time deduction in the wind runner is .25s to .50s in lap time. Wonder if that’s true.

In his place, would you tell the truth to the other teams?
There 's your answer.

[WS6TransAm01]

In his place, would you tell the truth to the other teams?
There 's your answer.

Obviously not, I would also be figuring out a way to create RedBull side projects to run the wind tunnel 24/7

[Smintlemon]

I hope I'm wrong but this could be hard to watch, hoping that the gremilins affecting Charles in quali can be fixed, but starting where he and Carlos are doesn't bode well. We live in hope, as ever.

From AMuS
So, this will be a very disappointing race.

Trainingskönig Ferrari qualifizierte sich in Mexiko nur für die Startplätze fünf und sieben. Auf die Spitze fehlte eine halbe Sekunde. Ferrari muss in der dünnen Höhenluft die Leistung herunterdrehen, um die Turbolader zu schonen. Das hat dann auch Konsequenzen für das Auto.

[nani_s23]

Obviously not, I would also be figuring out a way to create RedBull side projects to run the wind tunnel 24/7

The way I look at it is… this year Mattia was very vocal about FIA policing.
He says there are loop holes/grey areas.

When there are such things, why don’t you utilise & come out on top?

Merc did it & RB has done it too. At the end title matters.

All this scrap of cheating/Fair game talks doesn’t last long in the current world.

[brucewayne]

Less engine modes, DRS broken, TD039 - the list goes on and on. We are loosing more than 0.5 seconds on the straights. It always affects Ferrari and no other team, no surprise to me anymore. This team is average, always finds a way to screw things up. No drivability after TD039 anymore, it is a shame to the legacy of Enzo Ferrari. All they do is to put their focus on to the next year, only to find theirselves in the same situation at the end of the year again. RB has an outdated wind tunnel and are still delivering year after year. We have a state of the art wind tunnel, only to have correlation problems again. No accountability at all, no political power.

Only Ferrari finds a way to develop a car towards the preferences of their second driver. We never had a chance against RB in the first place. And we won't have a chance in the following years. To compete with RB and Max, you have to match their approach. This nonsense of Ferrari is the best way to loose again. Imagine rejecting Jean Todt as an consultant. No strategic thinking in the first place. Disasterclass!

[jgonzalesm6]

Max Verstappen, Christian Horner and the whole RedBull team are boycotting to speaking to SkySports after Kravitz's "denial" of the 2021 WDC title to Max Verstappen at COTA 2022 in Kravitz's notebook.

Good for them(team RedBull).

[JPZ]

Horner is saying 10% time deduction in the wind runner is .25s to .50s in lap time. Wonder if that’s true.

Doubt it would really make a difference in performance next year if their car design is excellent from the start.

[jgonzalesm6]

Horner is saying 10% time deduction in the wind runner is .25s to .50s in lap time. Wonder if that’s true.

He speaks a lot …!!

Now he’s projecting to other teams that this penalty is very harsh. Nothing more than that.

In his place, would you tell the truth to the other teams?
There 's your answer.

Obviously not, I would also be figuring out a way to create RedBull side projects to run the wind tunnel 24/7

It's not a flat 10% value, its a 10% reduction of Coefficient C used in the calculation metrics.

As they won this years Championships, they are on 70% of the allocation.

10% of that, leaves them on 63%

So its a 7% reduction in CFD and wind tunnel time.

[nani_s23]

It's not a flat 10% value, its a 10% reduction of Coefficient C used in the calculation metrics.

As they won this years Championships, they are on 70% of the allocation.

10% of that, leaves them on 63%

So its a 7% reduction in CFD and wind tunnel time.

Then it doesn’t matter even more.

Already RB are ahead & they have light weight chassis under their belt. This is going to be RB era once again.

[nani_s23]

After the failure of the LEC DRS in qualifying, the movable flaps were replaced as a precaution for both drivers

@Formu1a_uno

[Cheeseman]

Lewis is talking victimy stuff on the pre-show so had to change the channel for 10 mins to not hear his whining

[brucewayne]

Max Verstappen, Christian Horner and the whole RedBull team are boycotting to speaking to SkySports after Kravitz's "denial" of the 2021 WDC title to Max Verstappen at COTA 2022 in Kravitz's notebook.

Good for them(team RedBull).

Good for the viewers. RB is trying to manipulate the narrative, but this time things don’t go their way. Very sensitive and unprofessional behavior. They cheated and got caught. That’s the truth.

[brucewayne]

Then it doesn’t matter even more.

Already RB are ahead & they have light weight chassis under their belt. This is going to be RB era once again.

There will be changes to the floor next year, so we will see. I wouldn’t be suprised if Mercedes would be very competitive next year.

[stefa]

Going into this race with ZERO expectations...

[drax]

Hopefully not as painful as we expect … good luck to your boys on the start

[nani_s23]

Sainz is a big idiot. He’s racing against his own team mate.

[stefa]

Ferrari cannot keep up with mercedes?!?!?

[brucewayne]

No pace at all, as expected

[stefa]

Slow as a rock!

[elnano14]

Nearly 1s slower per lap...

[stefa]

I fear LH can win this

[brucewayne]

Detuned engine

[brucewayne]

I fear LH can win this

Would be great actually

[stefa]

Would be great actually

?!?!??