F1 2022

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Craig_ said:
What's going on in Aus at the moment? Haven't had a chance to check on any news, is the red donkeys still on their roll or have the fallen off the ox wagon?
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Managed to get up at 4:25am. Was on the couch with liquified Nespresso pod nr 1 in hand and in time for the SkyF1 theme to start at 4:29am.

Johnny Herbert was as irritating AF as he always is/was.
 
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F1 tecnica | Ferrari F1-75 con una novità al diffusore posteriore

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"Ferrari has introduced, somewhat surprisingly in Australia, a modification to the bottom of the F1-75: at the rear of the red car, in fact, a change has been noticed in the central part of the extractor of Charles Leclerc's car.

The intention of the Prancing Horse technicians is to reduce the drag of the single-seater with a slimming of the keel area that connects to the rear deformable structure to improve aerodynamic efficiency on a track like Albert Park, which has been speeded up and has four DRS zones.

Associated with the novelty in the extractor, the team of the Cavallino has introduced another small change: on the movable flap of the rear wing spoon well known has been mounted a nolder, but in spite of the usual that you see mounted in the upper trailing edge frontally, this time has been placed cantilevered in the rear side. And according to the experts it would be a useful solution to unload the rear profile.

Technicians have sprinkled floz paint on the rear wing of the F1-75 to see what changes to the flows would have produced this modification designed specifically for Australia."

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5 things we learned from Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...ralian-grand-prix.65v1yIL0tNyV3ROgiQBI6w.html

"1. Ferrari set impressive pace
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2. Red Bull chasing balance
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3. McLaren quicker than anticipated
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4. Alpine quick in fast middle sector
... And that encouraging pace continued into Melbourne, with the blue and pink cars – reverting to their permanent inverted livery for the rest of the season – particularly quick on the straights, which explains why they were so potent in the new high-speed middle sector.

In qualifying trim, Alpine were third in the pecking order, 0.69s adrift of Ferrari and Red Bull but a quarter of a second clear of Mercedes. Our ideal lap data, which compiles a driver’s best mini sectors, shows Fernando Alonso got pretty much everything out of the car – 0.004s off his ultimate best – with team mate Esteban Ocon only leaving 0.043s on the table. There could be more to come, too, with Sporting Director Alan Permane saying they have work to do in extracting the most from the soft tyre on the first timed lap in qualifying. ...


5. Mercedes suffering once more
Mercedes’ painful start to the 2022 campaign looks set to continue in Melbourne, with the reigning world champions nearly a second off the pace on low fuel as they struggle in the high-speed stuff.

Their race pace is marginally better, as they push above Alpine into third, but it’s still 0.8s per lap slower than Ferrari and Red Bull, which means challenging for the podium looks like it will be a step too far.

Lewis Hamilton was downbeat after practice, the Briton saying that “nothing you change on the car makes a difference at the moment”, while his team mate George Russell admitted he’s suffering the “most severe” porpoising he’s experienced.

With no updates this weekend, it’s perhaps no surprise Mercedes are no closer to the front of the pack – but they’ve shown impressive resilience in adversity so far this season, and there’s little to suggest that won’t continue here."
 
FlashSA said:
There is definitely a power disadvantage with the Merc engines across the field as you say.

With regards to the porposing, Red Bull's swiss army knife, Adrian Newey, has vast experience from the past issues relating to this and I am sure this has helped design out the issue. Ferrari too have been around through previous similiar issues.

Could it be that Merc just don't have the past experience with this issue to overcome the problems quickly?
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It is simple; no team in the history of F1 has consistently been at the top, not even Ferrari. As it is, Mercedes' period of dominance was unparalleled. Not even Schumacher and Ferrari stood atop the pile for as long as Mercedes did.

We are just seeing the completely normal peak and trough of an F1 team as F1 cycles through a new set of regulations.
 
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The Jam said:
It's a lekker time to race IMO. I don't like waiting for the late ones.
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I agree. Added bonus of not having SWAMBO and the 2 things moan that it is race weekend.

This weekend I can be left alone while they sleep in and then I can be dragged around to eat and shop thereafter PLUS I can have people over for a braai tomorrow evening (I like to watch F1 alone, with headphones on - don't talk to me!)
 
thestaggy said:
It is simple; no team in the history of F1 have consistently been at the top, not even Ferrari. As it is, Mercedes' period of dominance was unparalleled. Not even Schumacher and Ferrari stood atop the pile for as long as Mercedes did.

We are just seeing the completely normal peak and trough of an F1 team as F1 cycles through a new set of regulations.
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This is also why it's difficult to compare across eras. Different cars, different rules...
 
thestaggy said:
It is simple; no team in the history of F1 have consistently been at the top, not even Ferrari. As it is, Mercedes' period of dominance was unparalleled. Not even Schumacher and Ferrari stood atop the pile for as long as Mercedes did.

We are just seeing the completely normal peak and trough of an F1 team as F1 cycles through a new set of regulations.
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I definitely get what you are saying - makes perfect sense. I hope Ferrari and Red Bull stay neck and neck this season and we never see a team have the dominance that Merc had over the last 7-8 years again.
 
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