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Why Has Ferrari's F1 Car Been So Slow This Year ?

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clarkey01

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Mclaren and "the french" have really stood out while ferrari seem to be really off the pace. Is it down to the engine? or birdgestones?
 
There are so many factors outside the engine and tyres that this question is hard to answer. That and the fact that we don't know what the teams have changed.

I think that at the end of last season, Ferrari thought that their car would be good for the first half of this season, so they did little to no development. They then got owned by the rest of the teams in the first few races and then rushed their delayed development. This has meant that until just recently they have been totally out of competition.

And it's 'Renault', FFS.
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
There are so many factors outside the engine and tyres that this question is hard to answer. That and the fact that we don't know what the teams have changed.

I think that at the end of last season, Ferrari thought that their car would be good for the first half of this season, so they did little to no development. They then got owned by the rest of the teams in the first few races and then rushed their delayed development. This has meant that until just recently they have been totally out of competition.

And it's 'Renault', FFS.
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I hate the R word. My old clio was crap and I promised myself I'd never utter that name again.

Do you think the ferrari is significantly down on BHP ?
 
Originally posted by: clarkey01
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
There are so many factors outside the engine and tyres that this question is hard to answer. That and the fact that we don't know what the teams have changed.

I think that at the end of last season, Ferrari thought that their car would be good for the first half of this season, so they did little to no development. They then got owned by the rest of the teams in the first few races and then rushed their delayed development. This has meant that until just recently they have been totally out of competition.

And it's 'Renault', FFS.
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I hate the R word. My old clio was crap and I promised myself I'd never utter that name again.

Do you think the ferrari is significantly down on BHP ?
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No. They have power. It's application.
 
It's all tires.

Through their arrogance, Ferrari has managed to screw themselves. For the past five seasons they've had an "exclusive" testing arrangement with Bridgestone. The Ferrari was essentially built around those tires, with close coordination betweent the Ferrari and Bridgestone engineers. The other Bridgestone teams contributed to that testing, but didn't receive the feedback that Ferrari did. That's they've been faster than anybody else for the last 5 to 8 years.

Meanwhile, Michelin came in with a decent tire in the last couple seasons and some teams started migrating. By the time the FIA changed the rules for this year (meaning no tire changes for the race), the Bridgestone runners were reduced to Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi (the last two being the slowest teams on the grid). So, all during winter testing, Bridgestone and Ferrari only had data from three teams (one competitive). The rest of the grid had thousands of miles more testing on their Michelins, so they were able to develop a better tire. As the season progressed, it was more of the same - they are constantly developing new tires for each race, and if you get behind there's no catching up.

The Indy thing was a fluke. Either Bridgestone hit upon the right tire construction, or they had the same problem with their tires too, but it wasn't as evident because there aren't as many runners.


 
Yeah, Schuy was on pole for the Hungarian GP when he set a blistering lap in qualifying. He said something like " We dont even know why the tyres worked so well, we'll continue trying to work it out". They seem to lose alot of grip towards the end of races too. I didnt think I'd ever see a BAR honda overtake an ferrari.
 
Either way, it's refreshing to see some variation in the grid.

The Frenchies seem to be doing great. I loved the Renault starting mech they had last season, they'd take two or three places on the grid. Think it's been banned this season.
 
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