F1 2022: Bahrain GP - Sakhir (March 20)

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

F1-75 named after 75 years of Ferrari from 1947 to 2022..

Gasly's video is a re-post from me , because I re-watched the video today ...

IMO ..I really wonder who will be the first driver (with b@lls) to say : My car is 'NOT SAFE" to race with !

Imagine such a "Rollercoaster Boogie" at 300 km/h in overtaking situations ?
Imagine this in heavy rain ? Like last year at Franorchamps ?
I'm pretty sure this will cause micro-flat-spots in no time and increase tyre wear tremendously !

In short : This can't be safe in extreme race situations !!!
If I was the FIA , I would cancel next weekend the first race at Bahrain !!!

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 09:02 AM

[QUOTE=///M Power-Belgium;28679717]Gasly's video is a re-post from me , because I re-watched the video today ...

IMO ..I really wonder who will be the first driver (with b@lls) to say : My car is 'NOT SAFE" to race with !

Imagine such a "Rollercoaster Boogie" at 300 km/h in overtaking situations ?
Imagine this in heavy rain ? Like last year at Franorchamps ?
I'm pretty sure this will cause micro-flat-spots in no time and increase tyre wear tremendously !

In short : This can't be safe in extreme race situations !!!
If I was the FIA , I would cancel next weekend the first race at Bahrain !!!

* There is also the wear and tear on the driver with such a bouncing over practice,quali and race distance.

Blindside_137 · 03-12-2022, 09:27 AM

I can't with this guy man. Just a few weeks ago he absolutely shreds a reporter who asked what if Merc doesn't nail the new regs and says my team doesn't make mistakes.

Now, here he is with this crap. If there are challenges then sure you can say you and the team aren't happy with where the car is right now. But these types of things remind me of the kid who always complained how hard a test was but still gets a 100.

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Gasly's video is a re-post from me , because I re-watched the video today ...

IMO ..I really wonder who will be the first driver (with b@lls) to say : My car is 'NOT SAFE" to race with !

Imagine such a "Rollercoaster Boogie" at 300 km/h in overtaking situations ?
Imagine this in heavy rain ? Like last year at Franorchamps ?
I'm pretty sure this will cause micro-flat-spots in no time and increase tyre wear tremendously !

In short : This can't be safe in extreme race situations !!!
If I was the FIA , I would cancel next weekend the first race at Bahrain !!!

* There is also the wear and tear on the driver with such a bouncing over practice,quali and race distance.

Just wait ...Imagine when they have to deal with crosswind !

Again : These 2022 cars are NOT safe to race with !

Currently the FIA shows lack of responsibility...While they see what is going on !!!

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Blindside_137

I can't with this guy man. Just a few weeks ago he absolutely shreds a reporter who asked what if Merc doesn't nail the new regs and says my team doesn't make mistakes.

Now, here he is with this crap. If there are challenges then sure you can say you and the team aren't happy with where the car is right now. But these types of things remind me of the kid who always complained how hard a test was but still gets a 100.

Spot on !

I think that Mercedes made a huge mistake by removing the side-pods ..
While the body of the car is built around the PU with a extremely narrow rear , the new 2022 Mercedes PU is built to run without side-pods ..
That's why the 2022 Mercedes PU is developed to run with CCS cooling ...(chemical cooling system)

The issue is with the CCS cooling is that they can't go back with bigger side-pods to fix the porpoising ...

Currently the Red Bull RB18-B has the best handling and balance ..
Of course the Mercedes PU has as usual extreme power levels .
But power is nothing without control ....

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

Just wait ...Imagine when they have to deal with crosswind !

Again : These 2022 cars are NOT safe to race with !

Currently the FIA shows lack of responsibility...While they see what is going on !!!

Of course with a bouncy car at 300kph trying to change direction will be interesting at least.

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Spot on !

I think that Mercedes made a huge mistake by removing the side-pods ..
While the body of the car is built around the PU with a extremely narrow rear , the new 2022 Mercedes PU is built to run without side-pods ..
That's why the 2022 Mercedes PU is developed to run with CCS cooling ...(chemical cooling system)

The issue is with the CCS cooling is that they can't go back with bigger side-pods to fix the porpoising ...

Currently the Red Bull RB18-B has the best handling and balance ..
Of course the Mercedes PU has as usual extreme power levels .
But power is nothing without control ....

Pirelli

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

Pirelli

*****

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

*****

Whew some work gone into that, with a stable car also it going good for RBR especially with Checo quick also.

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 10:50 AM

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Whew some work gone into that, with a stable car also it going good for RBR especially with Checo quick also.

MAX pulled P1 with a 1.31.720 ! And that looks very promising !

MAX said : There's much more in the cars handling and HONDA PU .
The P1 was set at 90 % ... But the HONDA PU screamed already very aggressive !
Of course .This wasn't a race , so we are still storing a lot of data ..and try to understand the new car .

But MAX warned the other teams ! I didn't pushed the car at the limit => https://nl.motorsport.com/f1/news/ma...-tijd/8928764/

The Ferrari straight topspeed is very impressive , but it still lacks in the corner balance and handling .
And let us not forget as usual the Mercedes sandbagging ...

All the teams lost a lot of time during the testing regarding the porpoising...

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX pulled P1 with a 1.31.720 ! And that looks very promising !

MAX said : There's much more in the cars handling and HONDA PU .
The P1 was set at 90 % ... But the HONDA PU screamed already very aggressive !
Of course .This wasn't a race , so we are still storing a lot of data ..and try to understand the new car .

But MAX warned the other teams ! I didn't pushed the car at the limit => https://nl.motorsport.com/f1/news/ma...-tijd/8928764/

The Ferrari straight topspeed is very impressive , but it still lacks in the corner balance and handling .
And let us not forget as usual the Mercedes sandbagging ...

All the teams lost a lot of time during the testing regarding the porpoising...

Yeah if you gave the Mercs a lie detector test it would probably go off the scale

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

Yeah if you gave the Mercs a lie detector test it would probably go off the scale

Of course It's really hard to believe knowing that HAM's gap is 3 + sec. !

Meanwhile MAX's lap looked impressive and I didn't see any porpoising..
The RB18-B looked very well balanced and planted !

Killed by Death · 03-12-2022, 11:18 AM

Herta to test McLaren...Get super license points.

https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/...ormula-1-2022/

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Of course It's really hard to believe knowing that HAM's gap is 3 + sec. !

Meanwhile MAX's lap looked impressive and I didn't see any porpoising..
The RB18-B looked very well balanced and planted !

It's looking good for Max,as you say no bouncing (Newey magic) and that 18 looks stable as a rock. That time in the 1:31's is just mega and Max warned others he could go quicker.

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX pulled P1 with a 1.31.720 ! And that looks very promising !

MAX said : There's much more in the cars handling and HONDA PU .
The P1 was set at 90 % ... But the HONDA PU screamed already very aggressive !
Of course .This wasn't a race , so we are still storing a lot of data ..and try to understand the new car .

But MAX warned the other teams ! I didn't pushed the car at the limit => https://nl.motorsport.com/f1/news/ma...-tijd/8928764/

The Ferrari straight topspeed is very impressive , but it still lacks in the corner balance and handling .
And let us not forget as usual the Mercedes sandbagging ...

All the teams lost a lot of time during the testing regarding the porpoising...

HAM looked like he was on a Sunday drive taking it easy with the bucking 13, going off the track to avoid a slide with Russell sticking his neck out to get a quick time. After they collate all their data maybe they'll improve a bit.

Killed by Death · 03-12-2022, 12:03 PM

They can definitely follow closer!!!

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

HAM looked like he was on a Sunday drive taking it easy with the bucking 13, going off the track to avoid a slide with Russell sticking his neck out to get a quick time. After they collate all their data maybe they'll improve a bit.

Today MAX pulled a 1.31.720 in a winter test with a complete new car ...

And check out how it was in 2021 during the Bahrain QF sessions..

MAX was today very close while he didn't pushed the car at the limit ...

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 12:16 PM

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They can definitely follow closer!!!

Nice title ...

HAM : That's some dangerous driving man !!!

LMFAO !!!

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 12:27 PM

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Today MAX pulled a 1.31.720 in a winter test with a complete new car ...

And check out how it was in 2021 during the Bahrain QF sessions..

MAX was today very close while he didn't pushed the car at the limit ...

The 18 looked as if it was glued to the track from the cockpit.

M5Rick · 03-12-2022, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Killed by Death

They can definitely follow closer!!!

The aero's design rules are that the air goes up and over the following car, should be more enjoyable for the fans.

///M Power-Belgium · 03-12-2022, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

The 18 looked as if it was glued to the track from the cockpit.

That's correct my friend

But...

A. Newey knew already during the winter break , that the 2022 FIA design regulations will require track specific aero setups regarding the porpoising .

This means we'll see the cars change a lot and more than before in every race in this season ...

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