Re: Ferrari not happy with F1.. Hi anachronix
It’s funny to see how well you read statements.
When I said "We all can see that being a Ferrari fan you are desperately trying to defend them"
You read it as "Desperately trying to defend." Does your browser truncate the statements for you?
When you read Phil Prew's statement which by the way says "Red Bull Racing could be using a more extreme version of such engine mapping to dramatically increase exhaust flow in qualifying - but this would likely put a strain on its Renault power unit which could threaten reliability in the races"
You read it, as if he is saying that RB is using different setups for Qualifying and the Race.
Just to clarify the statement for you what he meant was that, the setup used by RB would be beneficial in Qualifying but may cause reliability issues during the length of the course.
And regarding the front wings:
As per the link provided by you,
McLaren had raised concerns because pictures taken of the RB6 at the first race this season in Australia, where Vettel won at a canter, showed the tips of the front wing once more practically scraping the ground
For which Honers explanation was this. “We run quite a high rake angle in our car so when the rear of the car is higher; the front of the car is going to be lower to the ground. It is simple mathematics. “
See the details of weather a team is running its cars with a rear suspension raised by say 5mm or 10mm, compared to the rest of the field would not be know by just looking at the outside when the cars are being driven.
Sorry I do not have the time now to search for the photos being referred to here
And everyone probably would agree when I say that, statistics tell you only as much as it hides.
Yes McLaren have not won the WCC after 1998, But how many times did they have a better car but missed out of wining championships as McLaren always had the policy to let both there drivers fight it out on track rather than deciding on who will be the winner on the pit wall.
During 2003, Kimi lost WDC to Michael by just 2 points where as DC could not even score half the points that Kimi did, WCC are won if both drivers score points,
In 2005, Kimi was so close but the rivalry between Montoya and Kimi killed McLarens chances of winning the WCC.
In 2008, Even though Hamilton won the WDC, Kovalainen was only able to score half of what Hamilton did score
Like wise, Alonso came second in WDC in 2010, but Ferrari could not clinch the second spot in WCC from McLaren as Massa was unable to match the performance of Alonso.
All, I am pointing out is that WCC can only be won if both drivers can score and the team uses a strategy which helps them score more points overall.
This is what I am referring to, Ferrari have won the Championships when they had better cars than the rest and also when they did not because of the strategy used by them, but now they are unable to get the cars to perform at their expected levels, when they do they lose out on strategy.
Hope you get it right this time. |