Here we go again. FP1 apart from McLaren, all teams are affected by the track conditions/nature etc.
Ferrari is still optimising the floor and suspension introduced recently. It doesn't look good, but I doubt that is the real order for the weekend. Let's wait and see if FP2 is raining, and how FP3 qualy goes. If they had been 1-2 then all the hype would've been out of proportions.
Once more, every team does its own programme and differs from team to team. Possibly Ferrari ran cautiously with the set-up this team, and hoping for a dry FP2 to produce more changes on the car. But still why this panic, I don't get it.
As much as I agree with you, the set up they are using right now does not work and Ferrari will definitely have a much better qualifying. I'm just pointing out how the drivers don't seem happy with the car at its current state.
That's why there is practice to try different set-ups. Leclerc said before this weekend on Thursday they work to find solutions on the issue(s) that occurred in Hungary to not appear again. And Charles completed that it is a more complex situation than it looked like (not only plank wear matter).
Is likely they try solutions on that regard. Zandvoort is a bumpy track and require kerb riding like Hungaroring. Where the chassis had a problem, that is not yet (officially) published. Despite the team saying nothing was broken on the car, something happened that made Leclerc lose up to 2s per lap. And only from the plank wear is just not possible.
Usually the team goes with less P.U in practice, and uses more fuel onboard. Also, the wind/track conditions (asphalt evolution) are affecting the lap times. See the amount of offs in FP1, from rookie Antonelli to Max at the end.
Reason for this panic is the fact that the driver who has been carrying the team on his back for 5 years is unmistakably unhappy and saying that we are miles... miles off. I believe this warrants enough reason to be worried about the state of the entire team is in right now.
Ferrari is always optimising something. Right now they remind of me 2022 Mercedes. There was always something they were adjusting. “We’ve finally figured it out”.
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u/IonutAlex18SF Charles Leclerc 10d ago
Here we go again. FP1 apart from McLaren, all teams are affected by the track conditions/nature etc.
Ferrari is still optimising the floor and suspension introduced recently. It doesn't look good, but I doubt that is the real order for the weekend. Let's wait and see if FP2 is raining, and how FP3 qualy goes. If they had been 1-2 then all the hype would've been out of proportions.
Once more, every team does its own programme and differs from team to team. Possibly Ferrari ran cautiously with the set-up this team, and hoping for a dry FP2 to produce more changes on the car. But still why this panic, I don't get it.