If williams knows what is good for them, they spend their tokens on a Mercedes suspension. It is clear their suspension and steering is archaic.zibby43 wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 21:35Single Lap Pace
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Cornering Performance (Merc dominant in the low-speed corners)
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When I see slow-speed cornering performance like that from the W11, it makes it readily apparent to me that the car is extremely adaptable on set-up, and that while they may have stopped developing the car a while ago, they also started adhering to the “only win by as much as you need to” philosophy after the FIA tried to clip their wings with the quail mode ban.
It surprised me that it went under the radar a bit at the beginning of the season, but Merc's rear suspension design for this season was a masterstroke on 2 fronts: 1) it provided a pointier car that was easier to rotate (coupled with the upstream changes that were made to accommodate placing the inboard section of the lower wishbone in the crash structure, rather than the gearbox); and 2) it helped boost diffuser performance, which obviously helps overall efficiency.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑12 Dec 2020, 03:38If williams knows what is good for them, they spend their tokens on a Mercedes suspension. It is clear their suspension and steering is archaic.zibby43 wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 21:35Single Lap Pace
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Cornering Performance (Merc dominant in the low-speed corners)
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Race Pace
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When I see slow-speed cornering performance like that from the W11, it makes it readily apparent to me that the car is extremely adaptable on set-up, and that while they may have stopped developing the car a while ago, they also started adhering to the “only win by as much as you need to” philosophy after the FIA tried to clip their wings with the quail mode ban.
Isn't this blown out of proportion?NathanOlder wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 12:11Surprised that Sky are talking about Mazepin's video. Its definitely now a big issue if its being talked about live during sky's broadcast. I wonder how Haas is feeling right now knowing they are signing this moron.
I don't know, also AMuS was pretty clear back then that also team mates had to use the same modes - but it never made any sense to be, and the full ruleset was not published accessible for the public. It may have been just a misunderstanding, which was then copied by different outlets.Racer X wrote: ↑11 Dec 2020, 20:46It's my understanding that when you set YOUR engine it must stay in THAT mode during Qualifying and Race. Which is why it makes it interesting because you've got to set it up right. If you set it too high and burn out like Racing Point did in Bahrain you will look fast for a minute but then boom. Or you could miscalculate and be too slow.
But the engine modes are each teams to lock in during Qualifying and Race.
After starting to watch F1 in the 80s with the wide 220cm cars I never liked the look of the tall narrow cars, they reminded me of F3/F2. I agree the current cars are too long but 2m width and the wide tyres is about right for F1. Indycar and Superformula are just under 2m wide.