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[Paa]

The first day in Bahrain was the only day that they were happy with the car, and that was the only day that Max had the launch spec floor.

Anyway, I watched Max's 2 runs so far in FP1. Nothing terrible in them but too soon to tell.

And Saudi Race where Red Bull seemed really competitive in long run pace.

[Sergej]

according to Monaghan this is the planned floor upgrade, nothing more to come

[AR3-GP]

Into the race sim.

[Rikhart]

How much has Verstappen complained so far? That is the best barometer imo. If he starts swearing they're in the deep end.

[Sergej]

This session didn't make me say "wow", but let's see how it proceeds.

[f1isgood]

Is it looking as bad as Bahrain?

[Bill]

wait for the temperature to drop

[Sergej]

Is it looking as bad as Bahrain?

I would say much better, but the picture is not clear, we may eventually be end up as being 4th force anyway. Difficult to judge in Friday sprint weekend.

[f1isgood]

Is it looking as bad as Bahrain?

I would say much better, but the picture is not clear, we may eventually be end up as being 4th force anyway. Difficult to judge in Friday sprint weekend.

Thanks!

[Emag]

Lower engine mode for Max compared to Oscar. There’s at least 2 tenths lost on straights.

[Cs98]

Lower engine mode for Max compared to Oscar. There’s at least 2 tenths lost on straights.

Not sure that's engine mode in the final run. McLaren are running less wing and have new engines.

[Emag]

Lower engine mode for Max compared to Oscar. There’s at least 2 tenths lost on straights.

Not sure that's engine mode in the final run. McLaren are running less wing and have new engines.

I am just assuming based on past performances. McLaren aren’t exactly efficient on a straight line. If it doesn’t change for sprint quali then we can take that as a data point for the rest of the weekend.

[Cs98]

Lower engine mode for Max compared to Oscar. There’s at least 2 tenths lost on straights.

Not sure that's engine mode in the final run. McLaren are running less wing and have new engines.

I am just assuming based on past performances. McLaren aren’t exactly efficient on a straight line. If it doesn’t change for sprint quali then we can take that as a data point for the rest of the weekend.

Neither are RB at this point. Their DRS advantage is pretty much gone and RB are actually quite draggy without it, and on this track DRS comes late on the straights.

[AR3-GP]

How much has Verstappen complained so far? That is the best barometer imo. If he starts swearing they're in the deep end.

Not complaining too much. He was fast out of the box. Went to the top on both runs on the medium. He only complained about edginess in low speed. Car looks solid in the high speed. He has not mentioned tire overheating. T16 needs improvement, but not too bad otherwise.

All things considered, it's the daytime and track is very hot and it's not way off like Bahrain. It will only improve as it cools down for qualifying. I don't think they have the brake cooling developments on the car.

[f1isgood]

Okay, so we may be in position to fight for a possible Top 3 or top 4 then I guess behind the Maccas.

Norris was cooking hard that last run before it got red flagged. Dropped 2 tenths on Piastri in S2 if I am not mistaken.