There's no direct correlation between between downforce level and tyre wear is there so I don't see what your point is?
There's no direct correlation between between downforce level and tyre wear is there so I don't see what your point is?
That is a shocking thing to read after years of interviews that talk of how low downforce levels correlate specifically to tyre degradation due to sliding...Mchamilton wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:48 pmThere's no direct correlation between between downforce level and tyre wear is there so I don't see what your point is?
There absolutely isMchamilton wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:48 pmThere's no direct correlation between between downforce level and tyre wear is there so I don't see what your point is?
There absolutely is.Mchamilton wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:48 pm
There's no direct correlation between between downforce level and tyre wear is there so I don't see what your point is?
It makes no sense to lose something when you do not have to. I bet there were tests in free practise, but the full removal/update of the relevant parts will come at Spa.SuperCNJ wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 2:31 pmWell there's no need to implement a solution when the new rules have not kicked in. Reap the benefits of what you have already, until you're not allowed to. That way it gives them more time to finalise and develop the new solution.InsaneX_Badger wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:02 amHonestly I don't believe it. It has been a fair amount of time since this TD has been out. If the top two were really doing this, they would have found a solution by now if it was that important to their car performance.
There's no way he went "wet set up" in any way. You don't set fastest lap in a dry race (even if there is some light drizzle at the end) on a wet set up.
Just_a_fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:48 amThere's no way he went "wet set up" in any way. You don't set fastest lap in a dry race (even if there is some light drizzle at the end) on a wet set up.
What rain would do is effectively reduce any power deficit that Mercedes might be suffering. Also Hamilton has great self belief about his skill in the wet.
Yes, indeed so. But I think he was hoping it would be wet for the entire race.The_Engineer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:53 amJust_a_fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:48 amThere's no way he went "wet set up" in any way. You don't set fastest lap in a dry race (even if there is some light drizzle at the end) on a wet set up.
What rain would do is effectively reduce any power deficit that Mercedes might be suffering. Also Hamilton has great self belief about his skill in the wet.
Lewis wanted rain at the end because he was on a relatively fresh set of softs vs Max on a set of worn Mediums. The soft tyre would give a lot more grip in damp conditions in the final laps of the race.
On the basis of?Just_a_fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:20 amYes, indeed so. But I think he was hoping it would be wet for the entire race.The_Engineer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:53 amJust_a_fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:48 am
There's no way he went "wet set up" in any way. You don't set fastest lap in a dry race (even if there is some light drizzle at the end) on a wet set up.
What rain would do is effectively reduce any power deficit that Mercedes might be suffering. Also Hamilton has great self belief about his skill in the wet.
Lewis wanted rain at the end because he was on a relatively fresh set of softs vs Max on a set of worn Mediums. The soft tyre would give a lot more grip in damp conditions in the final laps of the race.
The Mercedes was disastrous on the wet tires in FP3.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:20 amYes, indeed so. But I think he was hoping it would be wet for the entire race.The_Engineer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:53 amJust_a_fan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:48 am
There's no way he went "wet set up" in any way. You don't set fastest lap in a dry race (even if there is some light drizzle at the end) on a wet set up.
What rain would do is effectively reduce any power deficit that Mercedes might be suffering. Also Hamilton has great self belief about his skill in the wet.
Lewis wanted rain at the end because he was on a relatively fresh set of softs vs Max on a set of worn Mediums. The soft tyre would give a lot more grip in damp conditions in the final laps of the race.