Swampy442 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Im still staggered no team (affected with it) has managed to figure out the bouncing. Id have thought 4 races in it would be understood and controlled. I think Merc's issue is with the amount of unsupported floor, but maybe its more fundamental than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 11 hours ago, Swampy442 said: Im still staggered no team (affected with it) has managed to figure out the bouncing. Id have thought 4 races in it would be understood and controlled. I think Merc's issue is with the amount of unsupported floor, but maybe its more fundamental than that I think you could be right about it being even more fundamental than that...to the point where they simply can't fix it and have to resort to combatting it instead of eliminating it and making the car even slower. Maybe all they can do for now is toe the line of porpoising against speed loss. It's a shame really, all these changes to create a more competitive field with closer racing and all that's really come out of it so far is different teams doing well and the drivers being physically injured during racing. I wouldn't be surprised if George/Lewis miss a race or 2 this year (double weekender maybe) as they're just so beat up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 5 hours ago, Style said: I think you could be right about it being even more fundamental than that...to the point where they simply can't fix it and have to resort to combatting it instead of eliminating it and making the car even slower. Maybe all they can do for now is toe the line of porpoising against speed loss. It's a shame really, all these changes to create a more competitive field with closer racing and all that's really come out of it so far is different teams doing well and the drivers being physically injured during racing. I wouldn't be surprised if George/Lewis miss a race or 2 this year (double weekender maybe) as they're just so beat up. How do you homogenise the cars in a way that allows innovation without allowing a team to get a disproportionate advantage? This is the million dollar question. The pack has tightened up but there are still a few teams who are just uncatchable up the front. The leading few cars lapping the entire field should just not happen in modern Formula 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycm Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Merc don’t seem to know how to adjust/adapt where others have been chasing them making changes for years. Fingers crossed they find something soon, I don’t like the idea mentioned on sky of raising the car, it would ruin any stability they had in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Tyson said: How do you homogenise the cars in a way that allows innovation without allowing a team to get a disproportionate advantage? This is the million dollar question. The pack has tightened up but there are still a few teams who are just uncatchable up the front. The leading few cars lapping the entire field should just not happen in modern Formula 1. Thats always the way in top level motorsport, one team always lucks in on the correct formula. RBs luck is Adrian Newey, they were on the pace with wing derived downforce, they are clear leaders in floor derived downforce, thats not luck. Mercedes lucked in on the previous designs, and constantly tweaked it subtly through the years, allied with the best powertrain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Pit lane exit could throw up some moments 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Strange they would put the pit lane exit at the apex of the corner, who has right of way in that scenario? What I mean is those on the racing line will be approaching that corner significantly faster than those exiting the pits on cold tyres. Agree with you @Dnk, I'd be hugely surprised if we didn't see some sort of incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Cars on track have the right of way, that wont change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 That last sector before turn 16 and the back straight looks like a lot of fun. Its a far better looking track than I expected. No kerbs means track limits warnings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Looks good, Merc look a lot better in FP.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Swampy442 said: Cars on track have the right of way, that wont change. Yes but it'll still create some moments FP2 with K Mag and Danny Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Its so violent! Ferrari have the same problem but they somehow make it work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycm Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 That video though, Jesus Christ that’s bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugello Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 21 hours ago, Swampy442 said: Its so violent! Ferrari have the same problem but they somehow make it work It seems like it hurts Mercedes more in the higher speed corners and down the straights, whereas Ferrari only really see it at the end of the straights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Can just imagine in the cockpit, " Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Oops !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 50 minutes ago, Dnk said: Oops !!! Yeah saw that, he must be feeling really bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Annabella said: Yeah saw that, he must be feeling really bad! Brake disc failure on left front from what i'm reading. About the best place for it to happen and suffer minimal damage Edited May 16, 2022 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I know its only Practice 2 but have Merc fixed the car ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Same in FP3, watching quali now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 The Mercs look better but still a chunk of time away from LeClercs pole time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 And it's wide open again Go George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Dnk said: And it's wide open again Go George George did a fab job keeping the Bulls behind for as long as he did. Max's frustration was fun to listen/watch. As per Merc finding the solution to straight line bouncing, will they be able to make up the rest of the gap to the others? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Annabella said: George did a fab job keeping the Bulls behind for as long as he did. Max's frustration was fun to listen/watch. As per Merc finding the solution to straight line bouncing, will they be able to make up the rest of the gap to the others? So many points up for grabs in 16 races. A couple of bad weekends for the front two and George could be right up there, bit harder for Hamilton but it's still do able Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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