If true (new Redbull )The word/rumour is 1 second per lap quicker (based on simulator data).
I am not sure is it enough for podium
It's nice to have this downforce dependency back, isn't it?hollus wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 8:32 pmA prediction: For the first time we will see cars choosing to pit because they cannot get close enough to the car they are supposed to lap. In some conditions, people will lose pace to the extent that they will be unable to get within 1 second of the car they are trying to lap, and thus they'll get no blue flags.
And I think this (having to choose pitting to get out of lapped traffic) will happen more than once.
IMHO
I dont see so many complains thanks to the close fight between Ferrari and Mercedes. Just only imagine 2015´s season with these cars, it would be the epitom of boredom.BosF1 wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 10:12 amIt's nice to have this downforce dependency back, isn't it?hollus wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 8:32 pmA prediction: For the first time we will see cars choosing to pit because they cannot get close enough to the car they are supposed to lap. In some conditions, people will lose pace to the extent that they will be unable to get within 1 second of the car they are trying to lap, and thus they'll get no blue flags.
And I think this (having to choose pitting to get out of lapped traffic) will happen more than once.
IMHO
We got the best drivers in the world, in the fastest cornering cars ever build, yet they aren't able to closely follow each other because of that downforce. Indeed, it will be easier to overtake by going for the undercut, hence less overtaking on track and more via strategy / pit stops. It's 2004 all over again. How many races do you think we have before the average viewer starts noticing that races have become more dull because of lack of overtaking?
Renault's engine update is scheduled for Canada, so don't hold your breath expecting much from RB and we still have to wait to see how big that engine improvement will be because the gap to Mercedes' and Ferrari's PU is huge, atm.
As you know it, Barcelona's tarmac is much more rough than Sochi's and the corners are longer and faster so the tyres are gonna wear far more. Don't know if Hards will be necessary but even the Medium should wear some 2s after some 25 laps
They are (almost) equally fast and that is great! But I'm not talking about that, but overtaking in general. Because of the (increase in) downforce I think it will get a whole lot more difficult to overtake on almost any track, hence the reference to 2004, when many 'overtakes' where done by strategy.Vasconia wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 10:31 amI dont see so many complains thanks to the close fight between Ferrari and Mercedes. Just only imagine 2015´s season with these cars, it would be the epitom of boredom.BosF1 wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 10:12 amIt's nice to have this downforce dependency back, isn't it?hollus wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 8:32 pmA prediction: For the first time we will see cars choosing to pit because they cannot get close enough to the car they are supposed to lap. In some conditions, people will lose pace to the extent that they will be unable to get within 1 second of the car they are trying to lap, and thus they'll get no blue flags.
And I think this (having to choose pitting to get out of lapped traffic) will happen more than once.
IMHO
We got the best drivers in the world, in the fastest cornering cars ever build, yet they aren't able to closely follow each other because of that downforce. Indeed, it will be easier to overtake by going for the undercut, hence less overtaking on track and more via strategy / pit stops. It's 2004 all over again. How many races do you think we have before the average viewer starts noticing that races have become more dull because of lack of overtaking?
Yeah, I was refering to that. The lack of overtakes can make the races much more boring for some people but the close fight is masking the reality.BosF1 wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 10:37 amThey are (almost) equally fast and that is great! But I'm not talking about that, but overtaking in general. Because of the (increase in) downforce I think it will get a whole lot more difficult to overtake on almost any track, hence the reference to 2004, when many 'overtakes' where done by strategy.Vasconia wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 10:31 amI dont see so many complains thanks to the close fight between Ferrari and Mercedes. Just only imagine 2015´s season with these cars, it would be the epitom of boredom.BosF1 wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2017 10:12 am
It's nice to have this downforce dependency back, isn't it?
We got the best drivers in the world, in the fastest cornering cars ever build, yet they aren't able to closely follow each other because of that downforce. Indeed, it will be easier to overtake by going for the undercut, hence less overtaking on track and more via strategy / pit stops. It's 2004 all over again. How many races do you think we have before the average viewer starts noticing that races have become more dull because of lack of overtaking?
I almost hope they'd bring refuelling back so we could see that it doesn't work like that:
Timing one of Bottas' 1:19.XXX laps from testing, was around 67-69% full throttle, so the power sensitivity is not that different to Sochi? I can see the Mercedes doing well in sectors 1 & 2. I don't expect the Ferrari to dominate here. Would be good if they can come out on top.