2/19/2023 0 Comments Ferrari f1 2017![]() While the new unit introduced at Barcelona was an undoubted upgrade on its predecessor in terms of outright grunt, a fault with the MGU-K hampered each of their teams and regularly kept the recovery truck busy. How much are they holding back? "My guess is that we haven't seen the Red Bull Racing car of 2017 yet," said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.īut more problematically, nor have we seen the Renault engine for 2017. While Ferrari and Mercedes traded fastest laps throughout the eight days, Red Bull flew inconspicuously under the radar. It's no longer by any means certain Honda will finish the year as McLaren's engine providers. The car stopped on four separate occasions on-track during the final two days alone and the new campaign will surely start in humiliating fashion for the fallen superpowers. On the other hand, it's abundantly clear that Sauber are lagging at the back and McLaren's woes - due to a Honda engine that Fernando Alonso said had "no reliability and no power" - are grievous. Inevitably, some elements of that sketch are more vivid than others and the overall picture is clouded by several difficult ambiguities: Renault may be faster on a single lap than on long runs Lance Stroll isn't yet able to extract the level of performance from the Williams that Felipe Massa can Force India looked in better shape at the first test than the second The cars seem to be particularly sensitive this year, resulting in sharp peaks and troughs of performance. 'Tyre-corrected', those final days lap by Raikkonen and Vettel were probably were the fastest of the week. Pirelli estimate a performance gap between the soft and supersoft of between 0.3 and 0.5 seconds with the same again between the supersoft and ultrasoft. While no other team managed a lap on softs below the 1:20 mark prior to Max Verstappen's 1:19.852 on the final morning and Hamilton's 1:19.9 in the final minutes, Vettel set four in quick succession around 1:19.3 on the penultimate day before Raikkonen upped the ante for a 1:19.267 on Day Eight. Perhaps the most significant laps recorded by the Ferrari were on the more durable but slower soft tyres. Mercedes traditionally run relatively heavy in testing and Hamilton's remarks about Ferrari's ultimate pace also served as confirmation the world champions haven't shown their hand either.īut after their engine problems for week one, it's also understood Mercedes were disappointed with the performance of some of their week two car upgrades. But they are very close, if not faster."įew in the paddock were convinced. It's difficult right now to say exactly who is quicker. "I think Ferrari are bluffing and they are a lot quicker than they're showing," responded Hamilton. On the penultimate day, Vettel had been three tenths faster than Bottas and Hamilton on ultrasofts but eased off in the final sector in a perceived attempt to disguise Ferrari's potential. After eight days at the Circuit de Catalunya, Ferrari topped the timesheets for all of Pirelli's four fastest compounds with Kimi Raikkonen's ultimate benchmark, set on supersoft tyres, eight tenths up on Red Bull's best and six on Mercedes. ![]() ![]() Pre-season testing begins this week in Spain, and you can be sure each F1 team will be trying to sneak a peek at each other’s creations ahead of the first Grand Prix, in Melbourne on March 25.Nevertheless, it was hard to ignore the speed of the SF70-H. There’s also been a shift in design philosophy around the car’s wheelbase, with the SF71H’s being stretched in length akin to that seen on the Mercedes-Benz W09 last year (which won both the drivers’ and constructors’ championship). This has been further developed, with the intakes split, and now even smaller than 2017.Įven the wing mirrors aren’t safe from being transformed into an aerodynamic device in F1, with the SF71H sporting wind-tunnel designed mirror housings.Īt the nose of the car, the front wing mount has followed a design similar to what McLaren pioneered with a number of air vents integrated into the mounting. The SF70H’s sidepods were unique when they debuted last year, with very high, narrow inlets, and intricate packaging within. ![]() Maranello’s engineers have worked heavily on the sidepod and forward barge board design, with that section of the car expected to be subject to intense development this year. ![]()
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