Not necessarily. The wing itself is quite large and (seemingly) significantly more loaded compared to what Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari have brought.
Or they expect there is more DF needed because of the changed layout.Emag wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:14 pmNot necessarily. The wing itself is quite large and (seemingly) significantly more loaded compared to what Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari have brought.
It just doesn't look like something you would bring to Monza intentionally. More akin to what Williams was running when they had financial struggles.
This could be just part of their experimental program. Probably they'll test different configurations on Friday, not for Monza specifically, but to nail down their generic issues. Then fit a proper Monza wing on Saturday or something.
Do you mean car layout, or has their been a change to the circuit??TNTHead wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:58 pmOr they expect there is more DF needed because of the changed layout.Emag wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:14 pmNot necessarily. The wing itself is quite large and (seemingly) significantly more loaded compared to what Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari have brought.
It just doesn't look like something you would bring to Monza intentionally. More akin to what Williams was running when they had financial struggles.
Surely not the track layout, if anything it's faster now because the Ascari chicane has almost zero curb to unsettle the car.PapayaFan481 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:29 amDo you mean car layout, or has their been a change to the circuit??TNTHead wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:58 pmOr they expect there is more DF needed because of the changed layout.Emag wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:14 pm
Not necessarily. The wing itself is quite large and (seemingly) significantly more loaded compared to what Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari have brought.
It just doesn't look like something you would bring to Monza intentionally. More akin to what Williams was running when they had financial struggles.
Are they trying to keep the rear wing interacting with the two strong vortices coming off the diffuser maybe?
They developed the RB20 and the upgrades have simply failed. It is not because they were holding back to focus on '25 or '26.ing. wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:22 pmInteresting to hear Max in post-race interviews say the team will NOW—I emphasize the NOW part—have to develop the car.
Could it be that based on the large performance advantage RBR had at the beginning of the year, they miscalculated that they could slow down development on the ‘24 car and focus on the ‘25 car—if not the ‘26 (whatever is allowed)—and so now they have too few things in the development pipeline and have been overtaken in the development race and on track?
This could definitely be the case. Budget allocation (which is primarily done by Horner) could have been wrongly defined from a wrong perception of the seasons start. That will take time and politics to get adjusted.ing. wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:22 pmInteresting to hear Max in post-race interviews say the team will NOW—I emphasize the NOW part—have to develop the car.
Could it be that based on the large performance advantage RBR had at the beginning of the year, they miscalculated that they could slow down development on the ‘24 car and focus on the ‘25 car—if not the ‘26 (whatever is allowed)—and so now they have too few things in the development pipeline and have been overtaken in the development race and on track?