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I think people are viewing a lot of what they see through the lens of Mercedes being a country mile ahead...and then adjudging it to be impressive probably because of Mercedes representation.
They are obviously at the sharp end, but I don't see any reason to be totally blown away in relation to their competitors, so far anyway
They are obviously at the sharp end, but I don't see any reason to be totally blown away in relation to their competitors, so far anyway
bobbo89 said:
One of the most experienced drivers on the grid against a young rookie in his first year! I somehow doubt it'll effect his career at all if Massa were to beat him!
well....Theres a few good rookies that did well against their experienced team mates....Hamilton, vettel, max...[quote=Vocal Minority]I think people are viewing a lot of what they see through the lens of Mercedes being a country mile ahead...and then adjudging it to be impressive probably because of Mercedes representation.
They are obviously at the sharp end, but I don't see any reason to be totally blown away in relation to their competitors, so far anyway[/quot]
I never said I was blown away by their pace its their testing program.
Merc normally don't run ultrasoft tyres until the very last days of testing. So why would they run them this early?
They are obviously at the sharp end, but I don't see any reason to be totally blown away in relation to their competitors, so far anyway[/quot]
I never said I was blown away by their pace its their testing program.
Merc normally don't run ultrasoft tyres until the very last days of testing. So why would they run them this early?
Oi_Oi_Savaloy said:
The trouble is - we don't know what fuel level the cars have or what power level the powertrain is set at. If the ferrari is on a 1/4 tank and the engine's turned up to 11 and the merc is on a full tank and 6 then we're all in for a booooorrrrrrrinnggggg season!
As Rob says - with Mercedes doing GP simulations, we can easily assume they are going from full down to near enough empty. They don't go into the garage at any point. So we can make an educated guess on fuel.
Equally to the fact they are running their own program, Ferrari appear to be as well. granted they have not done anything like the stints of the Mercedes - so fuel is more of a gamble.
However they are running conservative tyre choices. Draw what conclusions you will from that. Gary Anderson is purring about how it looks on the track.
However, many on here are basically saying 'they won last year, so they will be miles ahead this year' without much recourse to the evidence.
Granted it is one mans opinion but...
Anderson said:
15:07
As Hamilton's race stints progressed, Turn 3 has becoming increasingly like a hairpin for the Mercedes. He's having to take bigger and bigger lifts to get it to bite on turn-in.
AlternativelyAs Hamilton's race stints progressed, Turn 3 has becoming increasingly like a hairpin for the Mercedes. He's having to take bigger and bigger lifts to get it to bite on turn-in.
Anderson said:
Watching Vettel through Turn 1-3 is definitely my 'wow' factor of the day. The Ferrari is just planted and, even on used tyres, it doesn't budge one millimetre off line.
There is plenty of interest out there if you are willing to look beyond 'Mercedes will probably win because they're Mercedes.Things we do know for sure
- Mercedes and Ferrari out front so far (Red Bull have yet to show much of a hand at all)
- Stroll is struggling a little
- McLaren, sadly, looks poor again
fk1_6 said:
It looks like Stroll may be out of his depth going by his continual offs at testing, heres hoping he settles down and finds his feet before the season starts but Williams aren't like Red Bull/Torro Rosso so doubt he'd be dropped regardless especially with the funding he brings.
No point in bringing funding if it's all spent repairing the car, he's not even at racing speed and had three offs. Could just be the days of 18 yr old rookies jumping in f1 cars are over though.Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff