Data collection which helps understand the car better and can help optimize race strategy.
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Hamilton has a new chassis, so damage must have been worse than it initially seemed. Theres 15 odd mechanics working on his car simultaneously. Impressive coordination.
I can see your point about this FP2, but Mercedes would say it was very important.
You can tweak some things, one thing that can be done, front wing can be adjusted using existing parts but no parts can be added, removed or replaced.
Hamilton might struggle with this older chassis, doubt they will have had time to fully balance it and it wont handle the same has FP1 or qualifying.
They arent allowed to change the car after the sprint race anyway are they?
Apparently ferrari need a new floor for belgium to comply with the TD. RedBull arent confirming or denying they will also need a new floor for belgium. Mercedes dont. However it is supposed to be at most a loss of 3 tenths per lap so not a game changer.
So that confirms Ferrari were exploiting the rules, Horner was adamant yesterday that there was nothing wrong with their floor, we shall see.
Austrian GP FP2 Timesheet
This, he's a mindless waffler. Also constantly wrong.
As sky said they aren't breaking any rules. They passed every scrutineering test.
Rules just weren' adequate to uphold what was supposedly intended. That a rulemaker fault
Now I never said breaking the rules, I said exploiting the rules , using a loophole however you want to put it.
I fully agree its the rulemakers fault for allowing the said loopholes.
My view is that if you have to alter the rules mid-season because of team, interpreting the rules in a different way, the rule in the first place was wrongly constructed
Seeing as both RB and Ferrari pushed for this TD to be delayed till Belgium GP i think both have been exploiting it. Whether RB need a new floor is a different matter. Whether RB still have the development budget left for a new floor is again another matter.
If they don't have to change the floor, they will be OK, maybe this is why Horner was also pushing for a budget hike.
I have no idea how much a new floor cost, in development and building
He got me when he talked about Silverstone being a poor weekend for Ferrari... the same weekend they won the fecking race.
No but like I said it can help them improve their race strategy. They can get more data on tyre wear with their current setup for example.
There is no confirmation of that though.
Also it would usually take much more than
teams to push a TD out so you can be sure much more than just two teams!
It's like the extra money for inflation. Everyone was giving about about Horner wanting it yet in the end 9/10 teams wanted it.
I'm sure you'll find that a similar case is happening now!
Horner is only mentioned because , it is Horner that is going on about it most, I have no doubt all of the top team want more money.
3.1% is not even inflation, the rate at the moment is 9.1%, so the token 3.1% is not enough really.
Sprint race needs to be a seperate championship. Apparently tyre mgmt will be key to the sprint race and not taking too many risks because of consequences for tomorrow. So why bother?
Its only ferrari and RB who petitioned for the delay to the TD for the plank wear, ergo they have something to lose performance wise. The current interpretation allows the front of the plank to wear down more than the rest of the plank, which is idea when you are running some rake on the rear.
Austrian GP Sprint Race
WOW Russell's floor looks like Stevie Wonder has been at it, but they have limited time to repair.
Massive effort by 2 sets of mechanics to get Russell and Hamilton out.
Massive effort by 2 sets of mechanics to get Russell and Hamilton out.
nothing wrong with black people being mechanics, mate.
is there even a question of tyre choice for the sprint ?
Surely soft has to be the choice.
Surely soft has to be the choice.
I have never seen that before wow
OK so maybe not, only 3 on the softs.
Weird alpine
Alonso's car still on its jacks and tyre blankets.
What a cock up
What a cock up
Alonso taking his blocking tactics to new extremes
What the feck Zhou
Zhou engine stopped.
Start aborted , another formation lap.
Start aborted , another formation lap.
Alonso out, back of the grid tomorrow for him
so that's the sprint race , now even shorter.
good clean start
Ferraris fecked it for each other.
Well that was an entertaining start
Perez making it up a few places
Hamilton got sandwiched, nothing he could do there
did not know there was a collision.
nothing, lucky to get away with no damage.
Albon naughty there