Alonsismo wrote: ↑29 Aug 2022, 17:56
NAPI10 wrote: ↑29 Aug 2022, 16:17
Alonsismo wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 23:28
great race pace for vettel.
AM is now the 5th team in race pace just 1-2 tenths behind alpine
AM has a decent race pace; no idea why they are so pathetic in qualifying.
Car looks strong in P1 & P2; comes Qualifying, it looks the slowest car on the track.
Is it anything to do with tire warm-up when the car is set for the race?
its possible that they have the same problem as mercedes in qualy.
The weird part is that they can do good times relative to the field in FP2 or FP3 on low fuel.
Looking at Spa, for example:
STR did a 1:46.6 in FP2, a 1:46.9 in FP3, and a 1:46.2 in Q1.
VET did a 1:47.8 in FP2, a 1:46.1 in FP3, and a 1:46.3 in Q1.
If we take Alpine:
ALO did a 1:46.9 in FP2, a 1:46.0 in FP3, and a 1:46.0 in Q1.
Their weekend progression is all over the place. Is this down to the drivers not getting it right in Q? Maybe. If VET just did his FP3 time he would have been into Q2 no problem. Two tenths is worth about 6 places in Q1.
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