Soldato
Call it what you like. They're not setting lap times as fast as they could. So I don't think it's likely that Mercedes is a dog.
Poll: F1 2022 - Pre-season testing and discussion
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Caporegime
It's not the times so much as the way the car looks on track. It just doesn't look good. Subjective impressions can be wrong, of course, and I'm just a long time fan not anyone with special knowledge but - usually - cars that are fast look fast as they go around the track.
Lando is also suffering from ill fitting shoes, when paddle boarding, that have taken a layer of skin off both feet, so not having the best of tests.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.es...l-ricciardo-lando-norris-face-discomfort/amp/
Soldato
Wow, sounds like a silly error.
I would have thought that like other top professional sportsmen they would have their shoes built for them based on an actual mould of their feet.
I would have thought that like other top professional sportsmen they would have their shoes built for them based on an actual mould of their feet.
Soldato
Maybe worth getting a reserve driver sorted sooner rather than later.
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Ferrari have (Sainz I think) commented that they’ve seen Mercedes on the GPS and the tricks they are up to.
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/c...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
It does suggest some sandbagging. Or following their program, whatever you want to call it. I’m mighty curious to see the first quali times.
Soldato
Is GPS even accurate enough for that? Even 1.5m out is a decent difference when at speed.
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No idea, you’d have to ask ferrari.
Hm, ,i'm not so sure. I mean Sainz said recently that he knows what they are up to so it sounds like Ferrari are expecting the Merc to be fast.
Apparenetly they have been lifting and coasting a lot/taking wide racing lines etc.
Soldato
I'm on a bit of a delay on F1TV. Damn that Mercedes is porpoising like crazy. Hamilton's having to back off on the straights now. I'm sure it's just them testing the limits. They're going to have to increase the ride height / stiffen the rear a bit.
Caporegime
I imagine the ones they wear when racing are, these were some shoes he was using for paddleboarding. Not really the biggest of McLaren's problems: apparently they have serious break issues that are stopping them doing long runs and they're not sure they can get the replacements out in time to use them during this test. With that an DR's illness, it's a miserable tests for them. Still, at least their car looks good.
Edit: And now Norris has ground to a halt. It just gets better for them.
Kind of gloomy and dusty on track now, not sure Haas will get much out of their extra running time today.
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Personally, really loving the way the cars seem to be a serious handfull to keep under control.
Should make for some very exciting racing i think.
Again personally one of the things i hated most about recent years, was the cars driving around as if on rails.
Far more beautiful to watch them oversteer, understeer, sliding out of corners.
Really hope that continues throughout the year, if not longer.
Makes the driver work for a living
Should make for some very exciting racing i think.
Again personally one of the things i hated most about recent years, was the cars driving around as if on rails.
Far more beautiful to watch them oversteer, understeer, sliding out of corners.
Really hope that continues throughout the year, if not longer.
Makes the driver work for a living
Caporegime
Agreed. I think we're in for some great races.
Soldato
I know it’s only testing but it Looks like my feeling for Ferrari could have some legs
everyone seems to be talking them up sooo they will prob be 3rd/4th best when it comes to the first race.
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And just to prove me wrong, there goes KMag setting the fastest time of the day with a 1'33.207.
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That's not too bad of a price, I believe the f1 channel with sky is £20p/m for just the f1 channel. Issue is does now tv still only stream in 720p or have they finally upgraded?
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