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neonfox65 said:Still, Daniel Ricciardo is getting a fresh engine. It’s about time, too, because I honestly think he's outperforming Max right now. The real question is whether he can actually challenge Mercedes-Benz.
steelmaker83 said:I was honestly wondering what Dietrich would decide... turns out he made the right call.
stormybadger8 said:It’s not even worth wasting time thinking about it...
In all honesty, even the engineers at Red Bull Racing can't make a legitimate comparison between the old and new specs if they hand them to Max Verstappen. They simply can't be certain what his baseline would actually be using the old PU...
With Ricciardo, the situation is entirely different because they actually have the data on how Ricciardo performed on this exact same track last year...
neonfox65 said:Still, Daniel Ricciardo is getting that fresh engine upgrade. Honestly, he’d better get it too, because if you ask me, he’s actually looking faster than Max right now. The real kicker is whether he can even touch the Mercedes-Benz cars.
neonfox65 said:Looks like Daniel Ricciardo is getting a new Power Unit after all. Honestly, it’s about time—if you ask me, he's actually looking faster than Max right now... The real question is—can he actually pull a fast one on Mercedes?...
stormybadger8 said:Maybe focus on McLaren instead. They might actually give Mercedes a run for their money in Monaco...
jadeseal7 said:I find myself struggling to comprehend the current state of affairs regarding Ferrari. Honestly, what exactly are we witnessing? It is quite difficult to process how things have deteriorated to this level... 🤦
Bravo, Ricciardo! 🙏🙏
He finished just 0.2 seconds behind Schumacher's record... ☕
graniteharbor502 said:It’s all about how much work people put in, really. Though I have to admit, RB looks incredibly impressive out on the track right now.
There are whispers going around about some clever maneuvering regarding tire pressure involving one top-tier team and one mid-field team (and no, it isn't Ferrari or McLaren 😬 ).
Richard Ross11 said:It has been an open secret for quite some time that the culprits are Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso...
They supposedly discovered a clever little trick to pre-heat the wheel rim edges just before the official measurements are taken, ensuring they maintain that ideal, legal tire pressure; however, once the race actually gets underway, that pressure drops off slightly, granting them a distinct performance advantage...
If I recall correctly, McLaren was the one who raised this concern and requested some sort of official "guidance" from the stewards, because technically speaking, these teams haven't actually broken any rules; they have simply found a rather ingenious way to circumvent the spirit of them...
graniteharbor502 said:I completely missed that. When exactly did McLaren lodge a complaint?
