Arrivabene believes one victory could be enough

Hmm... I'm not sure a single victory would be enough given the dominance of the Mercedes car and the fact that the overwhelming majority of the races will be won by one of their drivers. He's being a bit optimistic there.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Thats an amazing plan for success. From multiple race victory plan to, well, we will take one and hope we win a drivers title. Thats is not an idea that should be published. I do not feel anymore hopeful for the team at all

 

It's ''possible'' with 1. But we need ****loads of luck, and we can't bet on that.

Lets wait how the coming upgrade packs out before we start discussing an actual chance for the title.

And ignore the many tokens Mercedes has left...

 

And you people call me crazy, lol.

From aiming for race wins to this...if this still doesn't mean Ferrari sucks, then I don't know what does...

Time to focus on next season...

 

maybe they could use the tokens to teach hammy how to operate the steering wheel controls.

seriously these upgrades better be earth-shattering in terms of aero/chassis performance. don't think they are too far off in terms of engine power.

 

I thought this was one of those complete the sentence threads. If it were,

....to save his job.

The only way they can win WDC with one win, is if you have Kimi take out Ham and Nico in each race via racing incidents.

 

I immediately thought of a subtle jab against a certain Mr. Rosberg.

Not the one currently leading the championship, the one who took home the title without ever winning a race that year.

Perhaps it's just my very odd brain that thinks these things.

Edit: Link finally opened. I guess it wasn't a subtle jab after all - Arrivabene specifically called it out. Odd, though, he says Keke won one race, but I seem to have it firmly in my mind that he did not. Ah, the fallibility of the human memory.

 

I could have sworn that Keke didn't win a race in '82 either - turns out he won the Swiss GP.

Bless the interwebs lol.

Best,
Sammy

 

Mercedes is running the table, they show a calculated advantage to create the illusion of competition. When other teams increase their performance, so will Mercedes. WDC and Constructors this year and probably next.

 

From winning 3 last year...? Then that means a win-less 2017, he'll still have his job...lol

 

The last thing Ferrari needs to do is sack more team principals. He's doing well. He's a good motivator for the team. Let him run at it, having another team principal brought in now only means we'll be writing of another season. Just because we're not winning now doesn't mean it's his fault or that wins won't come anymore. Where would Ferrari be if they sacked Todt before end of 95? Probably known as those cars that used to drive in F1, got impatient when their new principal didn't turn their team into title contenders when the competition was very strong...Todt then went to Williams and they won 10 consecutive titles...I believe the cars where red!

 

It doesn't matter what Arrivabene thinks...what does sweater boy think?

 

DNFs were allowed back in the day, and although there were only 12 finishers on average, at least the outcome was unpredictable. Ban the limiters!

 

I love my team, but it seems like Ferrari are just as bad at math as they are at determining race strategy.

 

+1

Now it looks like Arrivabene has written his suicide note ...

 

LOL

 

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Yes, but with others development, just how far CAN they increase their performance?
Sgotta be a ceiling there somewhere..

 

That's a good article and it's hard to disagree. It seems true that RB and Merc are always pushing the boundaries while Ferrari's changes are never anything revolutionary... or at least it doesn't ever seem so since no one ever mentions anything. I think the risk of doing something cool that will give 2 tenths or fail is a lot better than simply making a known change that'll give you a fraction of that.

 

I think everyone's been hoping for the diminishing return scenario... that the big gains just weren't going to continue to be there. It just doesn't seem the case. It seems more like they're managing the gap narrowly on purpose since the threat of the second PU was introduced. Instead of the runaway success of both cars at every track, there's subtle jumps whenever they need that extra little bit. Then again, Nico pretty much made everyone look stupid at Baku.

I'm convince Merc discovered something fundamentally design-wise that has yet to be understood. They are so far ahead and I just believe at this point they have far more in reserve than anyone thinks.. or wants to believe.

 

Well, they had a principal tire guy. That Japanese fellow whom I can't remember the name of at this moment. They sacked him. wonk, wonk.