Could be anything, long aero runs on Friday?NAPI10 wrote:Why FI choose 3 sets of Mediums?
It amazes me that we've just had Merc utterly dominant at the Hungaroring and that people still say this. The hungaroring is a circuit where your engine performance matters very very little. We even had qualifying in the wet, which makes the engine even less important, and Merc dominated more.PlatinumZealot wrote:The Mercedes should be able to run more downforce than other teams because of their engine's grunt. It always annoys me why Williams don't put on downforce just to see what happens. Perhaps their aero is just not efficient as Merc's.
Bang on.Moose wrote:It amazes me that we've just had Merc utterly dominant at the Hungaroring and that people still say this. The hungaroring is a circuit where your engine performance matters very very little. We even had qualifying in the wet, which makes the engine even less important, and Merc dominated more.PlatinumZealot wrote:The Mercedes should be able to run more downforce than other teams because of their engine's grunt. It always annoys me why Williams don't put on downforce just to see what happens. Perhaps their aero is just not efficient as Merc's.
Merc don't have a downforce advantage because of their engine, they have a downforce advantage because their car is designed better than anyone else's.
Yes. It's quite clear that on a high downforce track the chassis order isFoxHound wrote:Bang on.Moose wrote:It amazes me that we've just had Merc utterly dominant at the Hungaroring and that people still say this. The hungaroring is a circuit where your engine performance matters very very little. We even had qualifying in the wet, which makes the engine even less important, and Merc dominated more.PlatinumZealot wrote:The Mercedes should be able to run more downforce than other teams because of their engine's grunt. It always annoys me why Williams don't put on downforce just to see what happens. Perhaps their aero is just not efficient as Merc's.
Merc don't have a downforce advantage because of their engine, they have a downforce advantage because their car is designed better than anyone else's.
Its part of the hyperbole that at one point forced the FIA into the alternative engine rubbish.
And we see them running less wing than teams with so called "crap" engines.
I think the reason for this, is that RBR has been spreading the "we have the best chassis, but aren't winning because of our crappy PU " propaganda for so long & prolifically that simple minded F1 fans now take it as gospel.Moose wrote:It amazes me that we've just had Merc utterly dominant at the Hungaroring and that people still say this. The hungaroring is a circuit where your engine performance matters very very little. We even had qualifying in the wet, which makes the engine even less important, and Merc dominated more.PlatinumZealot wrote:The Mercedes should be able to run more downforce than other teams because of their engine's grunt. It always annoys me why Williams don't put on downforce just to see what happens. Perhaps their aero is just not efficient as Merc's.
Merc don't have a downforce advantage because of their engine, they have a downforce advantage because their car is designed better than anyone else's.
This. It's so irritating to see here and other forums dense people coming to the conclusion that the Merc PU is the only reason for their dominance. If that were the case, why aren't Williams, Force India, and Manor doing better? It's a fallacy in their logic. Never mind the fact that Merc have out-developed everyone on the grid.dans79 wrote:I think the reason for this, is that RBR has been spreading the "we have the best chassis, but aren't winning because of our crappy PU " propaganda for so long & prolifically that simple minded F1 fans now take it as gospel.Moose wrote:It amazes me that we've just had Merc utterly dominant at the Hungaroring and that people still say this. The hungaroring is a circuit where your engine performance matters very very little. We even had qualifying in the wet, which makes the engine even less important, and Merc dominated more.PlatinumZealot wrote:The Mercedes should be able to run more downforce than other teams because of their engine's grunt. It always annoys me why Williams don't put on downforce just to see what happens. Perhaps their aero is just not efficient as Merc's.
Merc don't have a downforce advantage because of their engine, they have a downforce advantage because their car is designed better than anyone else's.