Forza Ferrari F1 - Abu Dhabi *** Spoilers ***

evening gentlemen..... probably totally against their better judgement, the moderators have asked me to introduce a new concept to the F1 section..... the Ferrari tifosi formula one discussions thread.

No nastiness please, no arguments..... friendly discussions and lively banter only please, and that means Sid too!

Ideally, this should be the one thread where Ferrari, it’s drivers, it’s engineers and it’s cars are the main point of discussion. How are we preparing, what can be expected, what can’t (getting the bloody strategy calls right) and generally Ferrari focussed fun and games

IMPORTANT.
Please guys, take note, this thread is for tifosi to post as an alternative to the usual F1 race thread. The mods have approved this thread as a Ferrari fan zone where anti-Ferrari posts may be considered trolling with resultant mod action. Note that attacks on another user for trolling are still unacceptable, simply report posts for mod review and possible action.

This is clearly a really positive step in the forum, so I hope we can all get behind the idea and have some fun without the distractions that cause mayhem elsewhere. If it’s successful, I’d hope we can have a new safe-zone race thread each race next year which will be more engaging and informative for all of us

Forza Ferrari. Caio

 

So, despite their being very little in the way of silverware to go for at Abu D, what do you want to see from Ferrari at the last race?
Me, I’m hoping they can concentrate on providing a perfect race and perfect strategy for once, and that they turn up the engines, spool up the turbos, and let those engines whirr (sic) until they explode, they don’t need them for next year!

Sebastian needs to have a nice ice bath, drop that blood pressure, and let it ride. He has to find his confidence again before the off season, as otherwise his head won’t be in the right place for the start of next season. Kimi would likely love to leave with a win too before he goes testing our parts with Alfa.

Either way, I hope the car hits the ground running from P1 onwards, and we get at least the trophy for the win in the desert.

In the meantime, we may see Max in a slightly different shade of orange, his commmunity service jumpsuit, picking up the trash and cigarette butts around the circuit so he gets his sentence finished before Xmas, as Christian Horner told him that Santa won’t bring him any presents this year!

 

I think Vettel started well, started to believe Ferrari’s hype despite the reality that they were quick, but their wins were not all by their own doing, and then as the wheels started to come off and Mercedes found their starting point for set up he started to try to overcompensate. Some of his spins have been nothing more than trying too hard, wanting to be immediately at the front rather than a strategy to get there which may take a few laps but that would work. The more he overdrives, the more it goes wrong, and the harder he then overcompensates, it’s a self perpetuation problem. He has to sit back, let it wash over him, and go out at AD like it doesn’t matter, like it’s a fresh start to the season, and make the most of his undoubted abilities.

The team themselves in my opinion are just in disarray, for many of the same reasons Seb is all at odds. They need a firm hand on the rudder now, make AD count if not for anything else but as a reminder that they are capable of producing a winning strategy. The stupid issues have to be eradicated, if it takes an extra engineer drafted in as quality control, or just to hold an extra screwdriver, they need to get it sorted out. I believe the underperformance of Seb’s car was down to a sensor issue at the weekend, but given sensor warnings are two a penny in our road cars, someone should be on that and shortening the factory reset procedure on the racers, or learn how to unplug it!

Forza Ferrari, and thanks guys for helping me get this up and running

 

Hehehe, I would tell you where the electrodes went, and the evil smile on Neuro’s face, but I’m having my breakfast!

Last weekend Seb had the equivalent of the road going owners worst nightmare, a 50 cent sensor failure that effectively put him in limp mode! This weekend, we should hopefully see him going at it fully armed, instead of one arm behind his back. It would be great to see Kimi get another win, but I think for the team next year, we’d be better off if Seb wins, although if he’s second as a One-two, maybe that will be okay for his psyche. He needs a boost of belief in the team and himself

 

I’m looking forward to chuck joining, and to see how he adapts to the real ferrari from what is presumably a pared back version at Alfa.

The chap has a lot of promise, and he will be having the opportunity to liken the real thing to his simulator experience. As long as he races hard but fairly with seb and obeys team orders if and when given, it could be a dream pairing if seb comes back revitalised and on it


Forza Ferrari..... the only racing team and car marque that matters. Italia forever It’s easier to apologise than it is to ask permission

 

I think the pressure on Seb would be way too much to cope with that! Would be good to see it though

 

Not sure about that anymore! They coped pretty well in Mexico and Brazil despite the power deficit!


Forza Ferrari..... the only racing team and car marque that matters. Italia forever It’s easier to apologise than it is to ask permission

 

Uh oh, that puts around 15/16 potential road bollards out there for Max to negotiate.... I think there might be fireworks if it were to happen! However, on a serious note, I hope reverse and random grids don’t happen. Firstly, F1 is supposed to be the pinnacle of the sport, so it shouldn’t have gimmicks like reverse grids, secondly, we’ll just have the best teams not trying in qualifying trying to be last on the list.... you know how crafty the teams are. Anything you did along these lines would have to be unpredictable and therefore random, like pulling lots for the actual grid order, and that is just so childish and unprofessional for such a supposedly great sport

 

I can tell you from experience, the mark up to have a cavallino on the sensors box is a number of thousand percents!!!!!!!!

I bought a specialist racing radiator for the 599, it was only £1800, compared to the ferrari standard one at double that!!!


Forza Ferrari..... the only racing team and car marque that matters. Italia forever It’s easier to apologise than it is to ask permission