F1 2022

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Turns out Horner said nothing about the Mercedes sidepods either...bad journalism all round.
 
The porpoising on the highlights looks crazy, I can't imagine a car lasting an entire race with that kind of abuse.
 
I feel for Williams, they deserve a good season.

Hope they can figure out what this issue is and get it fixed rapidly. Good to see Albon in there with the extinguisher, not sure why the other Marshall wasn't on it though.
 
UrBaN963 said:
I feel for Williams, they deserve a good season.

Hope they can figure out what this issue is and get it fixed rapidly. Good to see Albon in there with the extinguisher, not sure why the other Marshall wasn't on it though.
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It was Latifi. He probably took a leaf out of Seb's book from last year when the marshall didn't have a clue on what to do.
 
Hmm... my first look at the 2022 cars in action and what strikes me is how much the cars are bumping around and bottoming out at times. The Merc looks damn good though, Aston Martin looked ok as well. Still trying to get used to the mudguards and high front wing, Merc's controversial side pods actually look pretty good, I like. It's also good to see Kmag back in F1.
 
chromedome said:
Hmm... my first look at the 2022 cars in action and what strikes me is how much the cars are bumping around and bottoming out at times. The Merc looks damn good though, Aston Martin looked ok as well. Still trying to get used to the mudguards and high front wing, Merc's controversial side pods actually look pretty good, I like. It's also good to see Kmag back in F1.
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They've dubbed that bouncing as "porpoising", and they mostly all have it. the Alpine doesn't seem to do it as much, nor does the AMR. Ferrari looks pretty stable.
That Merc, along with the RBR, is not showing its true pace. Or it is and they're both going to be slower this year due to not really developing the car due to them fighting for both championships last year. Certainly it wasn't 100% focus for both teams last year.
 
OhYeah84 said:
They've dubbed that bouncing as "porpoising", and they mostly all have it. the Alpine doesn't seem to do it as much, nor does the AMR. Ferrari looks pretty stable.
That Merc, along with the RBR, is not showing its true pace. Or it is and they're both going to be slower this year due to not really developing the car due to them fighting for both championships last year. Certainly it wasn't 100% focus for both teams last year.
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I read about the porpoising, I'm talking mainly about the car handling through slow corners and bumpy parts of the circuit, the cars look very stiff and unsettled compared to previous years, the Haas particularly looked to be a handful.
 
OhYeah84 said:
They've dubbed that bouncing as "porpoising", and they mostly all have it. the Alpine doesn't seem to do it as much, nor does the AMR. Ferrari looks pretty stable.
That Merc, along with the RBR, is not showing its true pace. Or it is and they're both going to be slower this year due to not really developing the car due to them fighting for both championships last year. Certainly it wasn't 100% focus for both teams last year.
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I'm to stupid for these things. Few of the other cars looks good, but read somewhere on F1.com that in race simulation the Merc and RB still seems to have the edge. They even had times, don't know what race simulation means and where they get that.
 
chromedome said:
I read about the porpoising, I'm talking mainly about the car handling through slow corners and bumpy parts of the circuit, the cars look very stiff and unsettled compared to previous years, the Haas particularly looked to be a handful.
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Most, if not all of the teams seem to have some form of issue. There have been a lot of lockups today in this morning/afternoon session for every single team. It looks like it happens when the DRS flap snaps shut.
The team to solve the porpoising issue first will have a major advantage.
 
OhYeah84 said:
They've dubbed that bouncing as "porpoising", and they mostly all have it. the Alpine doesn't seem to do it as much, nor does the AMR. Ferrari looks pretty stable.
That Merc, along with the RBR, is not showing its true pace. Or it is and they're both going to be slower this year due to not really developing the car due to them fighting for both championships last year. Certainly it wasn't 100% focus for both teams last year.
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Well the commentators on F1tv did say this morning that this track is much rougher than the previous testing track, combined with extreme heat and big crosswinds today, that the cars will very difficult to drive today.
And also the new tires are not finely sculpted like previous tires(for cost reasons) so they unsettle the cars way more. You can see how the drivers try to avoid the curbs.
 
OhYeah84 said:
That Merc, along with the RBR, is not showing its true pace.
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I'd agree with that, I haven't been able to watch all the testing due to work but all the bits I have seen I've noticed the Merc seems to be short shifting most of the time.
 
Dave said:
I'd agree with that, I haven't been able to watch all the testing due to work but all the bits I have seen I've noticed the Merc seems to be short shifting most of the time.
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I check the live stream every now and again.
Watch the static times mostly. Either both teams are being careful and holding all their cards close, or they're not as competitive as people might have thought.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Well the commentators on F1tv did say this morning that this track is much rougher than the previous testing track, combined with extreme heat and big crosswinds today, that the cars will very difficult to drive today.
And also the new tires are not finely sculpted like previous tires(for cost reasons) so they unsettle the cars way more. You can see how the drivers try to avoid the curbs.
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I think you're right, those fat gumballs used to absorb quite a bit of the shock.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Well the commentators on F1tv did say this morning that this track is much rougher than the previous testing track, combined with extreme heat and big crosswinds today, that the cars will very difficult to drive today.
And also the new tires are not finely sculpted like previous tires(for cost reasons) so they unsettle the cars way more. You can see how the drivers try to avoid the curbs.
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I'll be glad to see less curb climbing with these low profile tyres.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
I'm to stupid for these things. Few of the other cars looks good, but read somewhere on F1.com that in race simulation the Merc and RB still seems to have the edge. They even had times, don't know what race simulation means and where they get that.
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Race simulation is usually long runs on the hardier compounds. Lap times will be slower but consistent for a sustained period.
 
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