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In testing, yeah, they're only allowed one car.
Poll: F1 2022 - Pre-season testing and discussion
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In testing, yeah, they're only allowed one car.
Reason was cost cutting, was introduced a few years ago.
Can't remember exact year right at the moment.
Soldato
That is interesting. All cars bar the Alfa are overweight. 10kg works out at 0.4s a lap. So up to 20 odd seconds over a race. That could give Alfa a huge advantage over some other mid-field runners or heavier teams.
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Until Merc beats themhaha, teach them for what though? RB are happy the Merc car is legal.
End of last day of testing, many teams go for performance runs.
Single lap quali simulations.
Soldato
Merc look ****** TBH
Caporegime
Verstappen first to drop below the 1:32 mark. Looking good too, and attacking the kerbs much more than I've seen from other cars this test.
Am thinking the team might have problems in telling him to slow down, and stay away from kerbs, as it is not his style, untill after he has destroyed couple of floors and had a DNF or two.
Deja vu after testing last year maybe?
Will see come the end of next Sunday, that is only time we will be certain of the pecking order.
Soldato
They are struggling to keep their car attached to the track, don’t get me wrong I always want Lewis to win, but I don’t think he has a chance this year.
Feel free to bookmark this post if I’m wrong, but I can’t see it
Exactly Russell is only 7 tenths behind this year.
And you can be fairly sure in same car setup for speed, and not long run duration setup like he has been all test, Hamilton will be that much faster.
Caporegime
I don't see any chance for him in the first few races (the first race is a week tomorrow, so there's not time for big changes) but depending on how fundamental the problems are I wouldn't rule out Merc either making the concept work or abandoning it for a working sidepod plan later in the season.
I wouldn't underestimate their ability to bring upgrades. That new RB floor has transformed their car. Ferraris have looked good from the start. The Merc certainly does look tricky right now but I wouldn't be surprised to see plenty of new bits at that first race.
Soldato
Would be a terrible shame if Mercedes created an absolute pig of a car 
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I’ll be happy if any car is up there other than red bull. Ferrari looking strong, would be good to see them back at the top.
It’s mind blowing how obsessed with times people are. Even the most popular websites report them as if it’s a qualifying session.
It’s mind blowing how obsessed with times people are. Even the most popular websites report them as if it’s a qualifying session.
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