A result of running with a suboptimal ride height due to design flaws discussed several pages back.
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Thank god.. now we wait for 3 more races then we will have a magic fix that will win us wcc...................yea its crazy, they have 18 more points than Ferrari and Merc combined
More than that, the pace... Spain doesn't lie. They have the best car by a colossal margin... The first stint was absolutely insane how they could keep their tyres alive.
Yea their ability to both fire up their tires in quali and keep them in great condition during the race is whats making them so strong, both Ferraris could only keep up with them for 6 laps then they just pulled away from both of them, even after Leclerc and Ham swapped positions
Agreed. If you look at the laptimes you can see Leclerc hitting a cliff and starting to lose like 0.5s per lap compared to Norris. Crazy.Luscion wrote: ↑01 Jun 2025, 19:39Yea their ability to both fire up their tires in quali and keep them in great condition during the race is whats making them so strong, both Ferraris could only keep up with them for 6 laps then they just pulled away from both of them, even after Leclerc and Ham swapped positions
In the second stint, it was also quite impressive. They were asked to "gently introduce" the tires so it looked like Charles was matching them for a bit. After a couple of stable laps, they put the hammer down. Compare it to Leclerc's second stint :
From Fred -“We got on the podium because we were lucky with the Safety Car. So, I don't think I have much more confidence to get on the podium regularly. But yes, we are getting there. I guess we're starting to understand the car, how can we set it to get the most out of it. However, we have to take rather extreme directions, which doesn't make it so pleasant to drive. So unless there are updates very soon, I think it will be difficult to fight regularly for the podium. I am very happy with our weekend, but I am not happy with our overall performance. And on this, we must take a step forward soon“.
"In this regard, it should be noted that Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur declared that both cars had a problem in the final stint, without specifying its nature: "We also had a problem with Charles, not just with Lewis, but not something related to oil. I don't know anything about this, maybe it's something from someone who was ahead." When asked if Leclerc and Hamilton suffered from the same problem, the Team Principal was clear: "No" without going further into the explanation."
What? So both cars had problems but they were two different problems? Lol...Luscion wrote: ↑01 Jun 2025, 19:48Some interesting quotes - https://autoracer.it/it/leclerc-podio-n ... -gp-spagna
Charles -From Fred -“We got on the podium because we were lucky with the Safety Car. So, I don't think I have much more confidence to get on the podium regularly. But yes, we are getting there. I guess we're starting to understand the car, how can we set it to get the most out of it. However, we have to take rather extreme directions, which doesn't make it so pleasant to drive. So unless there are updates very soon, I think it will be difficult to fight regularly for the podium. I am very happy with our weekend, but I am not happy with our overall performance. And on this, we must take a step forward soon“."In this regard, it should be noted that Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur declared that both cars had a problem in the final stint, without specifying its nature: "We also had a problem with Charles, not just with Lewis, but not something related to oil. I don't know anything about this, maybe it's something from someone who was ahead." When asked if Leclerc and Hamilton suffered from the same problem, the Team Principal was clear: "No" without going further into the explanation."
