Why are we so slow?

90% of Ferrari fans on here said they wont be watching this year after Saturday's qualifying. Also some said they would stop supporting Ferrari if they hired Hamilton. So not many real supporters here

 

Heating issues..................

 

packaged too tight?

 

Yep

 

You meant the name giving sponsor is German [emoji6]

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oh boy.

Are we talking simple modifications or a major redesign? I wonder if the stacked exhausts will stay.

 

Correct. Barcelona was, at times 3 degrees C in the morning to 17 degrees C at noon. So it was cold.

Melbourne's temp at the start of the race was 26 degrees C...so hot.

Putting slats on the engine cover for cooling disrupts the airflow.

I will say this, I saw pics of MB changing the cooling duct (behind the driver) when compared from testing to Melbourne.

I believe Honda/Redbull picked up on this as well-->package being too tight prior to the Melbourne GP.

 

The dawn will take you all...

 

Simple, go faster --> more cooling

 

Red Bull did, and got to work. They are saying that currently their chassis and aero isn't up to par but the engine is brilliant...I'm not 100% if I buy that but they did modify their car before Melbourne, so could well be the reason why they have some aero/chassis issues. Still, Red Bull sees an issue and directly works at it, instead of the Italians who seem to go completely into disarray at the mere sight of a problem.

 

And so why are you on here ?

 

To discuss about F1 in general, and analyse the racing.

Does that answer your question?

 

Although I don't recall Vettel moaning when cruising past Hamilton without DRS at Spa

 

Yes, although you're not really in the "We" are you, so you are on the cusp of being a Troll in this particular thread

 

Exactly !!

And Mercedes was not afraid to relocate its F1 effort in UK where the best conditions to build a successful team exist.

 

Relocate?

They bought Brawn, which was Honda, which was BAR...which was Tyrrell. It always was UK based.

 

So you would be a Ferrari fan if Hamilton was in the seat?

 

You couldn't be further from the truth.
I have been following F1 in a non-partisan way since 1961: Hamilton wasn't even born then!
I don't support any particular team or driver; I am only interested in the racing.
I have admired many drivers in that period, like Clark or Lauda, or Prost and Hakkinen, etc ...
I like to "give to Ceasar what belongs to Ceasar" to quote the Bible, and give recognition to whoever deserves it.
If Hamilton was to leave tomorrow, someone else would replace him, and I will have no problem with that.

 

They relocated their management from Germany to Britain when they decided to form their own team, didn't they?

Mercedes is still a German company, isn't it?

 

I think you should report my post, and let the moderator decide if I am a Troll.

I only need to make one personal casual observation about Ferrari, and suddenly people feel hot under the collar and think it's sacrilege.

I have read many Ferrari fans criticising their team too...

 

[MelbourneGP] So here's the cooling duct behind the driver, behind the AMG logo and behind the HALO support. It's larger in this pic.

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Here's testing.....no duct on this one.

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here's another one during testing....different cooling duct config.

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Not sure I see relocating some management really is comparable saying they relocated their F1 effort, the latter really implies they moved the whole lot.

 

Love the way Mercedes flaunts it's apparent Sliver Arrows heritage.

Mercedes F1 is certainly no longer a German company using German talent

 

Yes, but you appear to have made criticizing Ferrari one of your lifetime missions.

There are plenty of other F1 Forums where your views would be welcome with open arms.