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F1 2022 Season
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They have an interim solution for their debilitating brakes issue. So i wouldnt expect to see Mclaren anywhere near their limits this weekend. They will have to do ALOT of brake management to keep the temps down and stop the brakes from melting completely.
Have to disagree, Norris has the potential to be a future world champion. Wiped the floor with danny ric last year and i expect the same again this season.
The McLaren and Mercedes look off the pace. I can’t imagine sandbagging being why, there has been so much change in the rules that all teams need as much real data as they can.
I know the Haas there just did that lap on softs, but it certainly doesn’t look like a cellar dweller of a car this year does it.
Hamilton was over half a second off the pace in Bahrain practice last year too.
Sandbagging cant be the reason the merc keeps swirving around.
Its so different to last year. This is such a basic level of analysis. I guess we will find out tomorrow anyway. I will genuinely be shocked if they’re competitive.
It looks so unbalanced it’s incredible.
That Ferrari car really is pure sex
Quite possibly one of the best looking F1 cars of all time.
Can’t wait for a leclerc vs Max season. And hopefully Ferrari wakes up their mind this time round
Doesn’t seem anyone else is quite having this bouncing issue at anywhere near the same level as Mercedes.
Gasly 
the feck man
the feck manStill the 92 williams for me
Pretty incredible Mercedes haven't got on top of the issue like most other teams, you can tell until they fix that they don't really know what they have.
I really think so
The graphic using driver number rather than team is so dumb. Also why isn't it transparent?
Its proposing that the problem, they just cant solve it , well that what it looks like.
Lewis having brake problems now .
Sky Sports F1 Karun Chandhok reacts to Hamilton's noting problems with his front-right brakes:
"We've seen this bouncing as Mercedes heads towards turn one, and that again will create an issue with front-locking. The frequency of the bumps carries on with the Mercedes and combine that with off-setting temperature.
"Ever since go-karts, Lewis Hamilton has been a driver who needs a lot of confidence on the brakes, that's one of his key strengths on the braking, if he doesn't have that it doesn't set him up well heading into the entry."
Ferrari and Red Bull in Q3 tomorrow should be tasty. Apparently Ferrari are quicker than RB in the slow corners and RB quicker than Ferrari in the medium corners.
Sky F1 said Mercedes are 0.7 off the pace on average.
Sky F1 said Mercedes are 0.7 off the pace on average.
Cars only a second slower than last year.
And as teams build up understanding of these cars it’s safe to assume they may well be quicker.
Sure, but the surprsing thing is they are not much slower from the get go.
True. But the technology these days means there’s probably so much they can do and know now without actually putting the car on the track.
And I suspect even less when we get to the last 5 mins of quali 3
I wonder if Merc will ditch the hide pods for a more conventional solution if they don’t fix it quick.
Mclaren my biggest disappointment so far.
And the car was poor in the race. The red bull dominated Mercedes that race and good strategy and amazing defensive driving plus some luck gave Hamilton the win. Hamilton himself admitted after the race they were well off the pace
I don't think they will, I'm pretty sure they'll push the floor for more of the solution.
Is that their problem ? The car bouncing around like does is not good.
Unless the do something Lewis will start the season with a DNF, cant do a whole rave like that, it will rip his spine to bits.
Bahrain GP FP2 Time sheet
Bahrain GP Practice Two Timesheet
| Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.936 |
| 2) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.087 |
| 3) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.584 |
| 4) George Russell | Mercedes | +0.593 |
| 5) Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +0.941 |
| 6) Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.015 |
| 7) Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +1.022 |
| 8) Mick Schumacher | Haas | +1.149 |
| 9) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.208 |
| 10) Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.247 |
| 11) Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.344 |
| 12) Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.424 |
| 13) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.685 |
| 14) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.853 |
| 15) Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +2.017 |
| 16) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +2.022 |
| 17) Nico Hulkenburg | Aston Martin | +2.125 |
| 18) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +2.230 |
| 19) Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +2.550 |
| 20) Alex Albon | Williams | +2.799 |
On the Merc porpoising problem, Alonso said a few weeks ago his team had figured it out and were able to switch it on/off at will which they confirmed through testing. I wonder if Mercedes can also do the same, and are making it look like it's happening but when it gets to quali will just switch it off through whatever engineering Alonso says just eliminates the problem.
Nah I don’t think they’re sandbagging this time, they’re actually fecked.
no that would be dumb. Imagine purposely making your car shit for 4 days testing in Bahrain and jolting the shit out of your drivers and not make them feel the true nature of the car all to do what? It's one thing turning the engine down. But what you are suggesting sounds absolutely counter intuitive
Probably not at this stage, certainly not for this race or probably any time soon.
Maybe, we'll see. Sainz replied to Russel saying they're struggling by saying they've seen Mercs GPS data and don't believe them for a second. If they were struggling so hard, that comment would also make no sense because the data Ferrari have seen that we cannot see, would also indicate issues. If Alpine can figure it out, then so can the top teams. Unless Mercs engineers are asleep, I'm not sure how the team that's won every constructors in a row since Noahs Ark have been unable to figure out what the shitter teams did weeks ago.
Sainz is commenting on their straight line speed... I'm commenting on what the car looks like on track. Engine mode isn't their problem. It's not just about the times. It doesn't pass the eye test currently
My spidey-sense is telling me red bull are miles ahead. Think they have plenty of pace left in the bank.
I agree that it looks bad on track, I just have this niggling thought that their problem is one that lesser teams have claimed they figured out weeks ago and can turn on/off very easily. Having the best engineers in F1 it doesn't pass the smell test that they couldn't have figured it out yet.
This post is another level of ridiculousness.