Zynerji wrote: ↑09 Sep 2023, 01:32
continuum16 wrote: ↑08 Sep 2023, 22:52
Most years the Haas looks like a b-spec of the last year’s Ferrari. Maybe it will be the other way round this time. Can’t wait to see what the SF-24 beta is going to look like
Joking aside I’m surprised to see them willing to bring a radical concept change so late in the season. McLaren found a lot of pace and arguably leapfrogged their engine supplier by doing so. I’m interested to see if Haas is able to make the same gains, although I would not be so confident. I’m assuming the goal is to beat Williams to P7 in WCC
It's so close in the midfield, so any concept adding a small performance % could be a big deal.
HAAS has wasted good cars before, however. Steiner is awful, and cannot lead a team to extract the maximum from the car. He could have the RB19 itself, and it would finish 9 and 10.
They really don’t seem to be able to solve problems mid-season. Whether it be setup-related or whether they need upgrades they never seem to be able to course-correct.
In 2016 they endlessly toiled with brakes and suppliers.
In 2017-18 they could not really understand how to maximize tire performance.
In 2019 they brought one update at round 5 and couldn’t work out its effect by the end of the year.
In 2020 and 2021 they barely did anything.
In 2022 they brought one update and it didn’t seem to do anything.
There does seem to be a bit of a pattern…
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