Some more observations from Autosport at Turns 1 and 2. The cars look difficult to drive and sound pretty good too.
"Pretty much all of the cars I've seen on track look a real handful through here. They're moving around a lot and you can see the drivers really having to work.
It seems like drivers are having a lot of little moments, just in the last few minutes:
"Vettel keeps running wide over the exit kerb at Turn 2 trying to keep his foot in." Alonso: "Just went in too deep and ran wide; tried to hold it but the car wobbled on him." "Hulk just had a big wobble getting on the power out of Turn 1."
Quote: WHATEVER wrote in post #197Thank you very much Boudica for the wonderful updates
I haven't managed to be happy about Ferrari yet... maybe when the season starts and my brain finally realizes that the red car is Kimi's.
The situation will properly become more real when you see Kimi in a Ferrari.
We still have to wait and see if there is actually much to cheer in the Ferrari camp, besides Kimi, I am not 100% convinced about their pace at this stage. But we'll see how it goes, it is difficult to tell.
Quote: WHATEVER wrote in post #197Thank you very much Boudica for the wonderful updates
I haven't managed to be happy about Ferrari yet... maybe when the season starts and my brain finally realizes that the red car is Kimi's.
The situation will properly become more real when you see Kimi in a Ferrari.
We still have to wait and see if there is actually much to cheer in the Ferrari camp, besides Kimi, I am not 100% convinced about their pace at this stage. But we'll see how it goes, it is difficult to tell.
yeah I think it's impossible to tell about pace right now. maybe we can compare it a bit better next week when they will put on updates and do race sims. For now that Ferrari is running more or less trouble free is a good sign
the new brake-by-wire system seems to cause problems for the teams but I'm not sure I really get it. Sutil is complaining he can change much himself anymore while driving and has to rely on engineers and the right maps but what I have read the drivers can still change brake bias, just the pedal is different, harder, as it's not hydraulic anymore and you have to get the feel for it.
Quote: WHATEVER wrote in post #197Thank you very much Boudica for the wonderful updates
I haven't managed to be happy about Ferrari yet... maybe when the season starts and my brain finally realizes that the red car is Kimi's.
The situation will properly become more real when you see Kimi in a Ferrari.
We still have to wait and see if there is actually much to cheer in the Ferrari camp, besides Kimi, I am not 100% convinced about their pace at this stage. But we'll see how it goes, it is difficult to tell.
yeah I think it's impossible to tell about pace right now. maybe we can compare it a bit better next week when they will put on updates and do race sims. For now that Ferrari is running more or less trouble free is a good sign
the new brake-by-wire system seems to cause problems for the teams but I'm not sure I really get it. Sutil is complaining he can change much himself anymore while driving and has to rely on engineers and the right maps but what I have read the drivers can still change brake bias, just the pedal is different, harder, as it's not hydraulic anymore and you have to get the feel for it.
Yes the new brake by system seems to quite tricky, but as usual it appears to be more tricky for some then for others. It might yet become a bigger talking point once the season starts. That said, Sutil has binned it a lot in these tests, I guess he might also be looking for a slight excuse. lol
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