Posts by northerncobra31

I think this is actually a fair assessment. It’s logical that some tracks will see more variation than others depending on the lap length. Honestly, I wouldn't use last year's results as a benchmark anyway; Lewis Hamilton's lap time was a 26.3 last year. I don't really feel like digging through the archives to check last year's track temperature or if there was any rain, but I find it hard to believe the cars suddenly gained three full seconds. Maybe I just had my expectations set too high, I guess.

It’s all going to level out anyway; those were just winter tests, and they were clearly running on lighter fuel loads.

A 0.8 gap is just way too much. Even if Sebastian Vettel managed to bring it down to 0.6, it still wouldn't be enough to fight for the championship.

I’d love to see Ferrari make more progress, but I have to stay realistic. They’ll be faster during the race, but probably not enough to fight for the title—especially since everyone was predicting a gap of 0.2 seconds.

I'm talking about the season average, not just Australia or one specific race. That doesn't interest me; everyone else is still at the same level.

graniteharbor502 said:Man, we really got to see those cars out on the track, especially during Q3. 🙏
Yeah, I haven't really followed things closely for more than the last two and a half decades. 👍

We also caught a glimpse of the cars on track during Q3 last year. 👍 🙏

I've been following Formula 1 for 16 years now. 👍

graniteharbor502 said:They aren't exactly in the same boat. After the first stint in Q3 (which was the only one for Ferrari), Vettel was trailing by half a second. Last year, Vettel's gap at this track during qualifying was 1.4 seconds.

They are, though. I was thinking about the entire last season where they were constantly hovering around the 0.5 to 0.8 mark. It'll likely be the same this season, but as a Ferrari fan, I'm really hoping I'm wrong.

graniteharbor502 said:Did you actually watch what we just saw in qualifying, or are you just talking nonsense? ☕

It seems like you haven't been following Formula 1 for very long. The only real change is that results are released immediately now instead of waiting five minutes like they used to; everything else remains exactly the same. If you're struggling to be realistic and objective, that isn't my problem.

To be honest, I’m pretty disappointed with Ferrari's results. I wasn't expecting them to be within 0.2 seconds like some people claimed, but they haven't moved the needle at all. They'll likely just hover between 0.5 and 0.8 seconds throughout the season.

steelmaker83 said:Sure, but that doesn't apply here... because this situation thrives on reaching a peak and letting it all out.

Now it's up to Bernie Ecclestone. If I were in his shoes, I’d give those teams a serious piece of my mind, and more than once.

Still, you have to hand it to them—they pulled this off brilliantly.

This wasn't a boycott; they just didn't want to burn through their tires anymore.

What kind of disaster? It doesn't really matter if they waited five minutes before or gave up five minutes after; practically nothing changed anyway.

The highlight of the entire qualifying session was our two "commentators," who I feel repeated how stupid qualifying is and how much they dislike it way too many times. We got the point the first time; there's no need to act like you're being profound by boring us with the same thing every single minute.

It looks like Ferrari spent the most on development over the winter, while Renault did the least. If Renault actually managed to find 0.5 seconds, that’s pretty impressive considering they aren't expecting much from this first season.

haha

It’s surprising to see Ferrari and Red Bull testing out those supersoft and ultrasoft compounds this early in the session. Ferrari hasn't been putting in many laps yet, whereas Haas stayed out a bit longer after their pit stop, and Manor is barely running at all.

aha,thanks

It's good to see everyone racing without any major drama. It looks like we might actually have a great season ahead of us. The only real outliers were Haas struggling with their front wing and Renault dealing with software issues; as for Toro Rosso, I didn't even check why they finished so early yesterday.

So far, nobody has stepped up, and they've run into some issues too.

Here’s my top pick for following the testing updates

http://www.f1today.net/en/live/f1/20...from-barcelona

I'm not really a fan; it reminds me of that Midland team back in 2006.

I still find it a bit strange, honestly. I’m not saying it’s bad, just that I’ve grown used to seeing them with more red on them. No need to get worked up about it right away.