F1 2022 Season

Mark Hughes anticipates a significant update to the Mercedes W13 for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix as the Silver Arrows attempt to claw back performance. Giorgio Piola provides technical illustrations.

Mercedes are set to make the first major hardware change to their car this weekend in Melbourne. We expect to see an all-new rear wing at the very least and possibly some accompanying changes to the floor.

These are the first of what the team hope will be a development programme that can access the potential they believe is within their W13 design. But it is only a sticking plaster-type mitigation of the underlying aerodynamic problems, for which a deeper solution is required, and which the team is researching.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...kU1kCua1X6PetANQTU-UFjO0W4eRHxMOXemZXOlarP_ts
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Mark Hughes anticipates a significant update to the Mercedes W13 for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix as the Silver Arrows attempt to claw back performance. Giorgio Piola provides technical illustrations.

Mercedes are set to make the first major hardware change to their car this weekend in Melbourne. We expect to see an all-new rear wing at the very least and possibly some accompanying changes to the floor.

These are the first of what the team hope will be a development programme that can access the potential they believe is within their W13 design. But it is only a sticking plaster-type mitigation of the underlying aerodynamic problems, for which a deeper solution is required, and which the team is researching.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...kU1kCua1X6PetANQTU-UFjO0W4eRHxMOXemZXOlarP_ts
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That new complete floor redesign cant come soon enough for Mercedes. They will get around the porposing issue eventually and unlock the potential in the car. I wxpect Aston Martin and Mclaren to similarly have a performance jump when they get over their porposing issues.
 
christy87 said:
4 drs zones it's pretty much just going to be flat out this weekend
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Crazy isnt it? RB got to be the favourites this weekend. They have the least draggy car, though ferrari have the best power delivery across the corners and straights. Hopefully another epic leclerc and max battle and hopefully sainz and perez can keep in touch andnget involved as well.
 
christy87 said:
4 drs zones it's pretty much just going to be flat out this weekend
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Crazy isnt it? RB got to be the favourites this weekend. They have the least draggy car, though ferrari have the best power delivery across the corners and straights. Hopefully another epic leclerc and max battle and hopefully sainz and perez can keep in touch andnget involved as well.
 
Crazy isnt it? RB got to be the favourites this weekend. They have the least draggy car, though ferrari have the best power delivery across the corners and straights. Hopefully another epic leclerc and max battle and hopefully sainz and perez can keep in touch andnget involved as well.
 
Just on the Monaco point, I know a famous corner but after the tunnel they have that chicane. Couldn’t they just eliminate that so it’s a straight run to that currently fast but could be made to be slower left hander? Longer straight and with DRS would give at least some overtaking chance?
 
YzWayne said:
Why do people like Monaco apart from its history? Literally not much overtaking and action. Just following around all race long till the pitstops.
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The drivers don't even like Monaco, they like winning there, but the actual racing is a different matter.
 
pauldyson1uk said:


The Australian GP selection sees a twist where Pirelli has selected C2, C3 and C5 where they have skipped the C4 compound owing to the revised layout at Albert Park.
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So thats C5 - Softest, C3 - Medium and C2 - Hard.

Do they normally skip a compound like this? I cant recall the last time they did. The delta between C5 and C3 could be huge, never mind delta between C5 and C2.

Cant watch video till i get home from work.
 
dinostar77 said:
So thats C5 - Softest, C3 - Medium and C2 - Hard.

Do they normally skip a compound like this? I cant recall the last time they did. The delta between C5 and C3 could be huge, never mind delta between C5 and C2.

Cant watch video till i get home from work.
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Usually, the choices is straight three compounds, but it is for the first time in many years that they have skipped one compound in between. Pirelli reckons it is the best solution as per the simulation numbers they have received from the FIA and the F1 teams.

Full read here.
https://formularapida.net/pirelli-shares-compounds-for-first-3-2022-events-f1-managers-details-out/
 
4 DRS zone for Australia, could make for an exciting race.
There should be plenty of overtakes.
This should favour Red Bull, over Ferrari.
Dont discount the Mercedes, no dont laugh, but if they have got upgrades and solved their porpoising , they could be up there.
 
Ahmer Baig said:
Alpine: F1 rivals helped out "massively" by floor stay concession
Alpine thinks that rival Formula 1 teams gained "massively" from the FIA's pre-season concession in allowing floor stays to help alleviate porpoising problems.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alpine-f1-rivals-helped-out-massively-by-floor-stay-concession/9631148/?utm_source=English Newsletter Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_MS_20220405_WeeklyNewsletter (VVzik2)&_kx=q42uLyVvxymueQRW1d3fUcm8aAB0LeHvtygu27U2P7w=.WA7V6T
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Interesting read. They have been unlucky it look like with FIA allowing stays to stiffen the floors
 
pauldyson1uk said:
4 DRS zone for Australia, could make for an exciting race.
There should be plenty of overtakes.
This should favour Red Bull, over Ferrari.
Dont discount the Mercedes, no dont laugh, but if they have got upgrades and solved their porpoising , they could be up there.
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Apparently the reason for 4 DRS zones is that unlike jeddah and bahrain, the nature of the circuit means that a car that has been overtaken cannot re-take its position back almost immediately. So 4 DRS zones have been added to compensate according to a The Race article.
 
Zarlak said:
Dunno if this was posted previously but I only just came across it - a gravel run off at turn 1 is going to be interesting.

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Eau Rouge has been neutered which is a shame for spectators but understandable from a safety perspective. Gravel for turn 1, will catch drivers out for sure.
 
The Haas F1 team heads into the Australian Grand Prix weekend without a spare chassis as a result of Mick Schumacher's crash in Saudi Arabia last time out.

They young German's off in qualifying in Jeddah forced Haas to rebuild a new VF-22 from a spare tub, an arduous task that the team completed this week in Melbourne.

However, with Schumacher's damaged chassis on its way back to Europe where it will undergo a thorough examination, Haas drivers are now left without a safety net for this weekend should anything go wrong on Friday o Saturday.

"The situation with spare parts is expected on race number two after a big crash," explained Haas team boss Guenther Steiner.

"We have everything, but we have no abundance of spare parts. The next question is how is the spare chassis? We haven’t got one because we have sent it back to Europe at the beginning of the week, so we’ll get it ready for Imola.

"We had to bring it here because of custom formalities, it had to enter here and then it could be shipped back to Europe from here and it’s on its way back now."

https://f1i.com/news/437422-haas-sh...8-ZkgnP0J5HPKxqUo6svYFOwCObhuFQRrNEDHrML_Yl7U
 
Zarlak said:
Dunno if this was posted previously but I only just came across it - a gravel run off at turn 1 is going to be interesting.

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Honestly it doesn't look as extreme as I expected. I still forsee f1 cars going flat out around there if they nail it.

Saying that though it looks like the walls have definitely been pushed back which was the most dangerous part. Cars should have a decent run off now to scrub some speed even if they do spin.

Hopefully that'll stop them being spat back into on coming traffic.
 
Australian GP FP1 Timesheet
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https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-upgrades-have-f1-teams-brought-to-the-australian-gp/
Formula 1
WHAT UPGRADES HAVE F1 TEAMS BROUGHT TO THE AUSTRALIAN GP?
4 hours ago
By Mark Hughes



Formula 1 teams have declared their Australian Grand Prix updates as part of the new ‘show and tell’ format introduced for the 2022 season.
Mark Hughes runs through the new parts and what they’re each intended to achieve.

MERCEDES
No changes declared. The rear wing is exactly as in Jeddah.

RED BULL
Has brought a tweaked front wing endplate for evaluation in practice.
The leading edge is moved back and the top edge has been lowered. The intention is to maintain the performance of the standard design but with a lower volume and weight.

FERRARI
A ‘packer’ has been added around the centre line of the diffuser. This reduces the expansion angle of that part of the diffuser and will spread energy of the exiting airflow more evenly across the full width of the diffuser.

McLAREN
There’s a flow-conditioning winglet at the rear corner, redirecting the airflow around that part of the car and increasing the effectiveness of the adjacent winglets.

ALPINE
A bigger floor outer fence and realigned forward fences in an effort at improving the airflow through the underbody tunnels to increase downforce.
At the back, a flick on the brake drum has been re-angled in attempt at giving a better airflow interaction between the wheel and diffuser.
It will be trialled in practice and a decision then made on whether it will stay on the car.

ALPHATAURI
No changes reported.

ASTON MARTIN
Higher downforce rear wing to be trialled in practice. The changes to the track may mean reverting to the wing used so far.

WILLIAMS
Slightly more aggressive-angled lower beam wing, which is circuit-specific.
A material change to the rear floor stays (which are there to control deflection and porpoising) after damage was found on the old-spec ones in Jeddah.
A bigger gurney flap on the front wing as a set-up option.
Front brake duct guide vane has been re-aligned, tweaking the airflow down the sides of the car.

ALFA ROMEO
No updates reported.

HAAS
Revised diffuser, seeking to have better flow-conditioning of the air coming off the skid plates.
 
No Mercedes upgrades, for me this does not change them being the 3rd team in the grid, but brings some of the others closer, Red Bull and Ferrari maybe a bit further ahead.
Bit shocked they have brought nothing here, maybe they have something big for Italy on 24th.
Todays FP1 times are not fantastic, but its only practice.
 
So, I have now finished all four seasons of Drive to Survive and now consider myself a die-hard F1 fan.

Here are my completely non-biased expert observations:
  • Mercedes are obviously the worst of the worst. George Russell seems like a massive cnut, and they are a bunch of cry-babies. Hamilton is presented as a saint, but regularly drives his opponents off track. They lost all likability with Bottas.
  • Red Bull are only a bit better. Chris Horner seems like a giant douche, but is married to a Spice Girl, which is of course mega cool. Verstappen is a good guy, who fully deserved his championship.
  • Ferrari are the most likable of the top teams. Coolest brand and drivers with good personalities (although maybe a bit boring).
  • McLaren will be one of the teams I root for. Lando and Ricciardo are great!
  • Haas is a bit of a circus, but I have to root for them as well with the return of K-Mag and the up and coming Schumacher. Gunther is also fun, in an awkward sort of way.
  • All other teams are irrelevant (especially Williams).
Can't wait for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday!
 
So are Mercedes still sandbagging or...?
 
As weeks go by, I am more and more baffled at how Merc have managed to feck up this badly :lol:
 
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