graniteharbor502 said:Why would they even care about a fastest lap during testing? 🤷
Didn't they just go public?
And I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that their stock is looking a little shaky right now, too...
It’s pretty easy to see what's going on here. Sergio is probably just pushing that hype about how incredible the Ferrari is just to drive up their price tag.
Should probably ask Brutus about that; he’s always deep in those spikes.
The more I wrap my head around this whole situation, the more it looks like Ferrari's chances are basically zero.
Mercedes isn't just insanely fast; they're also ridiculously reliable.
Good grief, those guys managed to pull off enough laps in just eight days with a single Power Unit to cover basically nineteen entire races. Seriously, that’s almost the whole damn season.
So, here’s the deal with their setup: they’re planning on getting by with just two engines and two gearboxes per car for the season. That's it.
On the other hand, Ferrari looked okay, but you can't trust them as far as you can throw them.
He looked fast, sure, but only on the Softs and Mediums. It felt totally artificial.
That was just one stint on Softs. You could blame anything—weather conditions, running an empty tank, who knows? But on the Mediums? He was getting absolutely smoked by the Mečko.
While the Mercedes-Benz guys were out there absolutely shredding the track on Mediums and Softs, putting up blistering times every single time they rolled out for a decent run...
Honestly, that stupid theory isn't even funny to me. If anything, it’s actually pretty plausible.
I’m honestly expecting some massive shock from the FIA before I see anything unexpected from Ferrari.
Even with Red Bull Racing—a team you can never really count out—they looked better this time around than they did during any of the previous V6 era tests.
Even McDhon shouldn't be written off just yet. It wouldn't be a total shock if they somehow stumbled their way right into the top tier.
As for Ferrari, nothing about them looks good right now.
Reliability was a joke, the pace was non-existent, and everything else? Not exactly impressive either.
And the best part? Total radio silence. No one from Alison’s camp is out here claiming the car is top-tier, Ariverbene isn't bragging about anything, and nobody’s even whispering a word about the Power Unit.
Sergio's out there feeding the press all this hype about how amazing Ferrari is, while Vettel and Kimi are keeping it real—saying it's a decent step forward, but definitely not enough.
