Paul Ricard (France) 2022 Pre-Race Thread | FerrariChat

Paul Ricard (France) 2022 Pre-Race Thread

Discussion in 'F1' started by jgonzalesm6, Jul 18, 2022.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. jgonzalesm6

    jgonzalesm6 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed

    Oct 31, 2016
    24,301
    Corpus Christi, Tx.
    Full Name:
    Joe R Gonzales
  2. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

    Nov 4, 2003
    9,727
    Even a bicycle is faster than a car with a blown engine.........
     
  3. 635CSI

    635CSI F1 Rookie

    Jun 26, 2013
    3,046
    London UK
    Full Name:
    Graham
    Was it last year we had awful deg at PR ?
    Let's hope it's Red Bull's turn this year.
    Big race for Merc , are they back, or not?
    Anyway, Chuck for the win !
     
    20000rpm, jpalmito, DF1 and 1 other person like this.
  4. maha

    maha F1 Rookie

    Mar 17, 2014
    3,705
    dinajpur, bangladesh
    Full Name:
    mahmud
    F1 | Ferrari: Sainz 4 engine more reliable and with the new hybrid?
    Even though the Spaniard has a still fresh 3 engine, the Scuderia intends to homologate the fourth power unit by paying the inevitable penalty. The intention is to deliberate a unit with some changes in the parts that have yielded, perhaps even introducing the evolved hybrid capable of giving a few more horses. In the meantime, the engineers are working on other interventions in favor of reliability that will have to be ready for the next replacement of the Leclerc engine.

    https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-ferrari-motore-4-di-sainz-piu-affidabile-e-col-nuovo-ibrido/10339796/
     
    20000rpm, freshmeat and 635CSI like this.
  5. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Good questions to be answered!
     
  6. jpalmito

    jpalmito F1 Veteran

    Jun 5, 2009
    8,273
    Le caylar (France)
    Full Name:
    mathieu Jeantet
  7. jgonzalesm6

    jgonzalesm6 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed

    Oct 31, 2016
    24,301
    Corpus Christi, Tx.
    Full Name:
    Joe R Gonzales
  8. DeSoto

    DeSoto F1 Veteran

    Nov 26, 2003
    7,794
    The Ferrari is front limited so it should suffer here. But Silverstone was also front limited and they did quite well, so who knows. I guess it's also very dependant on weather and track rubbering.
     
  9. trumpet77

    trumpet77 Formula 3

    Jun 13, 2011
    2,181
    Great Neck, NY
    Full Name:
    Robert Nixon
    I'm enjoying the season, bring it on!
    Haas goes for their first ever three in a row of double-points.
     
    pilotoCS likes this.
  10. jpalmito

    jpalmito F1 Veteran

    Jun 5, 2009
    8,273
    Le caylar (France)
    Full Name:
    mathieu Jeantet
    Front limited or rear limited means nothing with the SF-75.
    Car is fast everywhere.
    Difference is all about track rubbering as you said.
     
    Bas and ingegnere like this.
  11. maha

    maha F1 Rookie

    Mar 17, 2014
    3,705
    dinajpur, bangladesh
    Full Name:
    mahmud
  12. LVP488

    LVP488 F1 Veteran

    Jan 21, 2017
    5,887
    France
    I won't be there this time... but I remember the first F1 GP I attended was at this place 40 (!) years ago.
    Access to the track location was already a pity, I went early on the Sunday so did not have much problem then but it took me more than 3 hours to go back to Marseilles after the race.
     
  13. jpalmito

    jpalmito F1 Veteran

    Jun 5, 2009
    8,273
    Le caylar (France)
    Full Name:
    mathieu Jeantet
    Same for me.
    It was in 1990
    Fortunately Prost won the same day!
     
    of2worlds and Bas like this.
  14. pilotoCS

    pilotoCS F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    May 19, 2019
    13,384
    The Capital of The United States of America
    Full Name:
    Willis
    Good observation. It is easily the most enjoyable season in many years because of Ferrari's competitiveness from the get-go.
     
  15. pilotoCS

    pilotoCS F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    May 19, 2019
    13,384
    The Capital of The United States of America
    Full Name:
    Willis
  16. Nembo1777

    Nembo1777 F1 World Champ

    Nov 4, 2006
    11,573
    opposite lock
    Full Name:
    Marc Sonnery
    #19 Nembo1777, Jul 20, 2022
    Last edited: Jul 20, 2022
    I understand many here dislike the blue paint but imagine the track without any paint it would be pretty bleak due to its unique nature...then consider that light blue is just about the most gentle color.

    I have tested several cars there for articles and the paint was not at all a distraction.

    The difficulty is the fact that as it is flat and featureless you lack reference points for where to brake and apex. They put cones but they soon get knocked out though I was alone almost every time.

    Yannick Dalmas, 4 time Le Mans winner ex F1 driver who lives minutes away and knows it better than anyone says there are lots of subtleties many top drivers miss.

    Finally consider that it is statistically the safest track with only a handful of fatalities ever, only Dijon has less. The price to pay for the the safety, for the huge runoffs is that, yes, it feels a bit like a desert plain.
     
    of2worlds, trumpet77 and DF1 like this.
  17. pilotoCS

    pilotoCS F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    May 19, 2019
    13,384
    The Capital of The United States of America
    Full Name:
    Willis
    mcimino, 20000rpm and Nembo1777 like this.
  18. jgonzalesm6

    jgonzalesm6 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed

    Oct 31, 2016
    24,301
    Corpus Christi, Tx.
    Full Name:
    Joe R Gonzales
  19. jgonzalesm6

    jgonzalesm6 Two Time F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed

    Oct 31, 2016
    24,301
    Corpus Christi, Tx.
    Full Name:
    Joe R Gonzales
     
  20. tifosi12

    tifosi12 Four Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Oct 3, 2002
    49,624
    @ the wheel
    Full Name:
    Andreas
    Well, there's Dijon (epic battle of Arnoux vs Villeneuve) and then there's Le Mans.
     
    Jeronimo GTO likes this.
  21. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Jun 3, 2006
    27,649
    #24 william, Jul 20, 2022
    Last edited: Jul 20, 2022
    Bring back Charade !! That circuit used to be really challenging. It would need to be upgraded though.

    Maybe Marko would object to that ... :D
     
    LVP488 likes this.
  22. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Jun 3, 2006
    27,649
    Dijon has never been completed to its original design, and was left with a circuit which is now considered too short for F1, apparently.

    Circuit Bugatti has good installations, but isn't favoured by F1.
     
    tifosi12 likes this.

Share This Page