Asaki did not say that in the Japanese article. He was only talking about the engine:godlameroso wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 16:31They're almost sure they can match Mercedes in the race. We will see.
Verstappen still has a chance to get another win this year.
I think COTA will be better for RBR than they themselves think. Their car rotates really well, maybe doesn't have the best traction out of slow corners, but you don't need that in COTA. You just need to carry good speed in the middle speed corners, and a pointy car to navigate the slow stuff. You do need traction out of the last corner though.Wouter wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 16:54Asaki did not say that in the Japanese article. He was only talking about the engine:godlameroso wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 16:31They're almost sure they can match Mercedes in the race. We will see.
Verstappen still has a chance to get another win this year.
" The development goal this season was to catch up with Mercedes and we've managed to reach that target
to catch up with Mercedes later this year, " commented Yasuaki Asaki.
"I don't think there will be one circuit during the rest of this season where we can really do well,"
tells Max Verstappen during a Tag Heuer event in Amsterdam.
"If we can finish close to the stage, or maybe even on stage every weekend from now on,
is that the best we can get out of it right now, I think. "
The Honda engine is good enough for a win, but the RBR15 is not as good as last season.
Sorry, one sentence? Bit unreadable. Could you explaine yourself better? Thanks.Bill wrote: ↑19 Oct 2019, 09:1430% where do you pull these number are u for real when Honda and Marko say have an engine that could match Mercedes even at the start of the season Honda had a competitive pu that could win races Redbull chassis was lacking behind by up to 1 second as for Rbr they have a budget that could match Ferrari and Mercedes they don't even build engines the difference is in the numbers of engineers so you got to wonder were the money is spent on perhaps marketing because that's what they are about.
I'm saying there is still an engine deficit. Out of the few tenths the are behind, it is mostly the chassis. RBR f1 team budget is less than Ferrari or Mercedes, they are not similar.Bill wrote: ↑19 Oct 2019, 09:1430% where do you pull these number are u for real when Honda and Marko say have an engine that could match Mercedes even at the start of the season Honda had a competitive pu that could win races Redbull chassis was lacking behind by up to 1 second as for Rbr they have a budget that could match Ferrari and Mercedes they don't even build engines the difference is in the numbers of engineers so you got to wonder were the money is spent on perhaps marketing because that's what they are about.
Mercedes F1 team budget is separate from HPP budget, the 400 million was for the F1 team alone. This is a similar budget to Ferrari, and that 100 million gap is hard to overcome just by being smarter. Honda is now outspending everyone else on the power unit side, and the hope is that will be enough to make up for the F1 team budget. In theory it could work that way, as I've said, both Honda and Red Bull need to take a good step forward over the winter if they want to challenge for the title. I don't think either team wants to throw endless funds at the program and not see any return on that investment. They are not like Ferrari in the sense that neither need F1 to survive. I applaud their commitment, and next year is very important, especially considering the 2021 revamp is on hold for the time being. If next year there is good competition between 3 teams capable of winning then a complete rethink of the formula would essentially be trying to fix something that isn't broken.Bill wrote: ↑19 Oct 2019, 16:09Mercedes budget in 2018 400 million 150 million went to hpp ,Redbull budget was 310 mill and they don't build pu so they has similar levels of resources. As for the pu Mercedes and Honda in race are a match only Ferrari stands over one lap but over race all four engines manufacturers have converged.Rbr boosted that these car is the most expensive in the history so no excuse
That doesn't say clearly if the budgets of the power trains and F1 teams are combined in the budget.Bill wrote: ↑20 Oct 2019, 09:14https://m.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/the ... s-20190311
Don't dispute the facts just because you don't like what you hear you not the oracle. The 400 budget is a total of engine and chassis division at brackley which is not solely about f1 and also includes formula e and road cars
To the mods: I know this is actually off topic and belongs to the RBR team Topic.Bill wrote: ↑20 Oct 2019, 09:14https://m.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/the ... s-20190311
Don't dispute the facts just because you don't like what you hear you not the oracle.
The 400 budget is a total of engine and chassis division at brackley which is not solely about f1 and also includes formula e and road cars