2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Race Thread

**brucewayne** · 19th March 2023, 17:54

Why did they use the hards anyway? Medium was the way to go.

**JPMFerrari** · 19th March 2023, 17:54

Originally Posted by stefa

Or beyond

Exactly.

**stefa** · 19th March 2023, 17:55

Originally Posted by Schumiklub

So we're 2s slower than RB now, just wow.

There is always new low

**tifosi1993** · 19th March 2023, 17:55

Originally Posted by ferrari1.8t

On to 2026 friends

Or beyond. RB's pace is reminiscent of 2014 Mercedes. Nearly 1-1.7 seconds per lap faster.

**elnano14** · 19th March 2023, 17:55

Originally Posted by brucewayne

Why did they use the hards anyway? Medium was the way to go.

Sainz used medium at the start
Medium for Leclerc was too soon for his stop

**458 Italia** · 19th March 2023, 17:56

I have to admit I haven't been watching live video of this, the live timing has been all I've needed to see.

**ferrari1.8t** · 19th March 2023, 17:56

Originally Posted by JacKy

Leclerc gave up already..

Wouldn’t you? You’re not only fighting 19 other drivers, you’re fighting your entire team. They are complete against Leclerc. Sickening

**tifosi1993** · 19th March 2023, 17:56

Even the Merc is faster. Not sure if I'm gonna cry or laugh

**brucewayne** · 19th March 2023, 17:57

Originally Posted by ferrari1.8t

Wouldn’t you? You’re not only fighting 19 other drivers, you’re fighting your entire team. They are complete against Leclerc. Sickening

Everyone is laughing at Ferrari.

**jgonzalesm6** · 19th March 2023, 17:58

Originally Posted by tifosi1993

Even the Merc is faster. Not sure if I'm gonna cry or laugh

And in 6 more races, Mercedes will introduce a completely different car........with sidepods.

**tifosi1993** · 19th March 2023, 17:59

Oh well. Today I got my answers. No matter what upgrades they are planning to bring, it's not going to work

**ferrari1.8t** · 19th March 2023, 17:59

Leclerc complaining that he’s behind. Ferrari hasn’t learned from their mistakes. Always backing their slower driver

**drax** · 19th March 2023, 18:00

Only a Saftey Car can save us now, we have absolutely no pace with these hards, just wondering why didn’t we test them if we where gonna use them

**Cheeseman** · 19th March 2023, 18:00

If we can't sort this car out we shouldn't be surprised if Charles starts ooking elsewhere for his future

**tifosi1993** · 19th March 2023, 18:00

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

And in 4 more races, Mercedes will introduce a completely different car........with sidepods.

Yup, the way this one is looking, Ferrari will end up as the 4th fastest team this year.

**ferrari1.8t** · 19th March 2023, 18:01

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

And in 6 more races, Mercedes will introduce a completely different car........with sidepods.

Yup, teams like RedBull, Aston and Mercedes don’t care about budget caps. They care about winning.

**PURE PASSION** · 19th March 2023, 18:01

Ths track would suit us. We set up the car for race pace !!!
Result : CLEARLY 4th fastest team
Next excuse: we will bring updates!!!
next result: fightng with Alpine for 5th fastest team !!!!
AND we abandoned last year from French GP to built this car , and everybody responsible fleed to not have to answer for this mess!!!!
Honestly not a single hope left for many years to come !!!

**patrese86** · 19th March 2023, 18:01

Leclerc just frustrated how slow he is. Unless we get another SC then we will finish in these positions. Clearly we still have problems with performance on different compounds.

The engine might be the best but it's not as effective as Red Bulls DRS which is an issue in qualy and even if you find yourself ahead of RB they will just fly past with the DRS.

That DRS has truly broken any other team competing this season.

**jgonzalesm6** · 19th March 2023, 18:01

Given the current situation, Ferrari looks to finish P4 in the constructors for the whole season.

**Cheeseman** · 19th March 2023, 18:03

The pit wall reckons they have a plan for Sainz

**tifosi1993** · 19th March 2023, 18:03

Can't believe how they messed this one up. This car doesn't have any of the strong points of last year's F1-75.

**stefa** · 19th March 2023, 18:04

And there are 21 more races!!!!!

**KimiBot** · 19th March 2023, 18:04

well we had bad luck today with safety car

**brucewayne** · 19th March 2023, 18:04

Originally Posted by ferrari1.8t

Leclerc complaining that he’s behind. Ferrari hasn’t learned from their mistakes. Always backing their slower driver

They will never learn. Useless.

**ferrari1.8t** · 19th March 2023, 18:05

Originally Posted by Cheeseman

The pit wall reckons they have a plan for Sainz

Completely delusional. Carlos lost positions, is slower and can’t keep up. Leclerc gained 6 places and would have gained more if the saftey car didn’t screw him. Yet Ferrari still back their ‘smooth operator’. Unbelievable

**stefa** · 19th March 2023, 18:06

Originally Posted by Cheeseman

The pit wall reckons they have a plan for Sainz

If it is not sad, it could be funny!

**brucewayne** · 19th March 2023, 18:06

Originally Posted by ferrari1.8t

Completely delusional. Carlos lost positions, is slower and can’t keep up. Leclerc gained 6 places and would have gained more if the saftey car handed screwed him. Yet Ferrari still back their ‘smooth operator’. Unbelievable

They live in a parallel universe.