The F2003 era

As with the accident in USA, initial reports suggest mechanical failure (specifically during braking) might be what triggered the crash. The red car lost its line coming through the turn and slammed right into the tire barrier.

It feels like things are breaking far too often lately...
Is it actually possible that Ferrari is going to end up designing another dud of a car?
Or are we just seeing some "growing pains" with a new setup...

Don't you worry about a thing... the F2003-GA (by the way, "GA" is always capitalized 🙂) should be ready to go by the time the European leg of the season kicks off... 😛

Austin Evans quoting Sergio Marchionne:
Don't you worry about a thing... the F2003-GA (and yes, the "GA" is always capitalized 🙂) should be ready to go by the time the American leg of the season kicks off... 😛

Well, feel free to remind me of that for the rest of my life, then. 🙂

Austin Evans says regarding Sergio Marchionne:
Don't you worry about a thing... the F2003-GA (and yeah, "GA" should be capitalized 🙂) will be good to go by the time the American leg of the season kicks off... 😛

...ready to finish the race even earlier!😛

Mastermind said:...be ready to call it an early day and finish the race ahead of schedule!😛

If it makes you feel any better, go ahead and keep dreaming about that... 😉

Austin Evans says Sergio Marchionne:
If you want to live in a fantasy world, go right ahead... 😉

Well, hope is a powerful thing!😉 🙏 I spent all of last season hoping, too!😢

Mastermind said:I spent the whole last season holding my breath and hoping for the best!😢

That’s just how it goes, I suppose... you've got to back your own people, even when it feels completely delusional... 😉

Austin Evans on Sergio Marchionne said:That’s how it works... you've gotta believe in your own vision... even if it sounds totally insane... 😉

Just like Damson always does😉 , just like you're doing this season!🙏 😁

Mastermind said:Just like Damson always does😉 , just like you this season!🙏 😁

Forget about Damson...
And honestly, forget about me too... we’ve only got one race under our belts, and there’s an entire ocean of them still ahead of us. I have a feeling that when all is said and done, I’ll be the one with the last laugh. 😉

Austin Evans says Sergio Marchionne:
Forget about Damson...
And forget about me too... this was just the first race under our belts... we've still got an entire ocean of them ahead of us...

An entire ocean? There are 15 left!🙄 We already knocked one out of the park!

Austin Evans says Sergio Marchionne:

I have a feeling I'll be the one laughing last after all... 😉

Only if you're celebrating someone else's win or finally learn how to laugh at yourself!

🙏

Eh...
Here’s a bit of news relevant to this thread...

It looks like Ferrari has decided they'll be sticking with the old F2002 for the upcoming race in Indianapolis instead of bringing out the new gear...

"There are still a few problems," Todt remarked. "Our objective is to give the new car its debut in the States."

Apparently, Todt is perfectly fine riding around in last season's machine, even though it hasn't managed to snag a single win out of the three races we've seen so far this year.

"We know that the F2002 is still a very competitive car," he added.

Austin Evans quoting Sergio Marchionne:
Well...
here is a little something relevant to our discussion here...

It looks like Ferrari has decided they'll be sticking with the old F2002 for the upcoming race at Indianapolis...

"There are still a few problems," Todt said. "Our objective is to give the new car its debut in USA."

Todt mentioned he’s perfectly content staying with last year's chassis, even if it hasn't managed to snag a single victory in the three races we've had so far this season.

"We know that the F2002 is still a very competitive car," he added.

It seems like a sensible move, honestly; perhaps if they play it safe like this, they might actually manage to scrape together a few points...😛

Charles Martin78 said:Smart move. Maybe they can actually scrape together a point or two this way...😛

Ah... the eternal optimist... 😁

It honestly looks like Ferrari might only have a shot at an individual driver's championship this year... when you look at the constructors' standings, they are way, way behind right now...

mistybear87 said:it looks like Ferrari’s only real shot this year is in the drivers' championship... they are currently lightyears away from even sniffing the constructors' title...

Hmmm... Well, if they want to pull off that first one, they’re certainly going to need a world-class driver in the cockpit... though I find it hard to believe Williams is actually looking to sell...😁

Austin Evans regarding Sergio Marchionne said:Ah... the eternal optimist, I see... 😁

No, really, I’m just being a realist here...😁

Charles Martin78 said:Hmm... They’re going to need a seriously talented driver to pull this off... I find it hard to believe Williams would sell up...😁

Loooool, nice one. 😁

I highly doubt you're talking about Ralf. Poor guy, at the rate he's going, he might not even make it to the end of the season... unless Jean decides he actually wants two egos running the team at once. 😁 🙂

mistybear87 said:I highly doubt you’re talking about Ralf—poor guy, at this rate, he won't even see the end of the season... unless Jean suddenly decides there’s actually room for two oversized egos on the team. 😁 🙂

I wrote: He’s selling... Honestly, for Ralf, they’d probably have to pay someone just to take him off their hands...😁

Austin Evans regarding Sergio Marchionne:
I have a feeling I’ll be the one laughing last after all... 😉

Good grief, Austin Evans, you really are quite the prophet, aren't you... 😁 😎 🙏 🙂