Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said after the bittersweet Monaco GP that his team won’t give up on this year’s championship as the season is still in its early phase. The team is preparing developments for the forthcoming race in Canada.
He said a gut feeling. A gut feeling doesn't have to be based on any logical fact.... It's just a feeling.
I have gut feelings sometimes and sometimes my gut is right.
No reason it should be, just things shake out to make come right.
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss
bill shoe wrote:Do you think McLaren could have a go at pitting after the first lap, taking on SS tires, then going the rest of the way with no more stops? All they need is a safety car after lap 1 and they're in business with this strategy.
then they will be at the back of the pack on a track thats next to impossible to pass on.....in about 20 laps the front runners would have created enough of a gap to pit and come back out ahead of mclaren.... thats my guess anyway
tracks where track position is paramount... barcelona.. Monaco.. singapore
And let's not forget...
McHonda have 5 sets of SS (Merc: 2; ScF: 2, RB: 2)
The US tyre has only been tested at Montmelo (BCN).
I’d be surprised a Merc, Ferarri, Red Bull (or any other fast car) on SS wouldn’t keep competitors on US behind if the SS cars have good traction out of the last corner, and into the tunnel. How much work can the US withstand, before equalling the SS, and falling off dramatically afterwards? We don't really know, do we?
I’d have guessed that Merc would have more confidence in this respect. Let’s see what happens.
Edit; sorry for my double post. I got a browser screw-up in the way somewhere
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Seeing the tire degradation is going to be crucial. I think you can do an aggressive two stop with US US SS as a plan b, or you can be sensible and try US SS, the soft tire is too hard for this track and most teams will stay away from it. The SS is going to be the ideal race tire, but the key question is when to switch onto it. I don't think the US can make it half race distance.