2022 Formula 1 Thread

[axmea?]

I hope I'm wrong. Seems like an underwhelming track next week. Just like putting anothwr Arabian track in Florida. Only difference is its daytime.

[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by axmea?

I hope I'm wrong. Seems like an underwhelming track next week. Just like putting anothwr Arabian track in Florida. Only difference is its daytime.

Quick and easy fee's for Liberty. They have been pushing swift to arrange 'street' events for years. All their ideas are street races.

[DLSTR]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1...runs/10254395/

F1 drivers encouraged by Miami GP track in simulator runs

Formula 1 drivers who have sampled the Miami Grand Prix venue in team simulators have given favourable feedback, with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly calling it “pretty awesome”.
Adam Cooper
By:
Adam Cooper
May 1, 2022, 10:00 AM

Due to their busy travel schedules and also the time taken for teams to properly model circuits in their simulation software, drivers generally only sample new venues in the week prior to the race.

However, four of the current grid took the opportunity to try Miami prior to Imola, with three of them running in the Red Bull Technology sim in Milton Keynes.

“I've tried it and I must say it looks pretty awesome,” said Gasly when asked by Autosport if he drove around the track on the simulator.

“I really liked the layout. Quite a lot of high-speed content, quite challenging, unusual type of corners, extremely long corners, very long straights.

“I think we should have some pretty good American entertainment, good entertainment the whole weekend, so very excited about it, and the location is unique. So very hyped about the weekend.”

Sergio Perez cautioned that the end of the lap is quite tight, with a series of slow corners from Turns 11-16 that lead onto the back straight.

"I think it's a good circuit,” said the Mexican. “I think it has a little bit of a twisty area that is quite difficult to get right, and the visibility can be difficult.

“But I think racing can be good with all those long straights. I just hope the asphalt can be good, and we can have good racing, because when we come to new circuits we find some good surprises."

[DLSTR]

Ferrari Miami F1 helmet design.

Look at the grey drawings for something 80's Miami cool!!

[DLSTR]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/wh...ings/10272654/

Why tyre balance is proving critical to F1 2022 performance swings

Formula 1 teams are finding that managing the balance between the front and rear tyres is proving critical for performance with the new generation of cars.


By: Jonathan Noble
May 3, 2022, 7:47 AM


With the new rule set still in its infancy, teams are still exploring how best to extract the most speed from the latest ground effect machinery.

While a lot of time has been spent up and down on the grid on trying to resolve porpoising issues, some outfits have started getting a proper understanding of what drives other key performance areas.

And one thing they are quickly finding is that the cars are especially sensitive if there is not a good balance between how the tyres are managed across both axles.

Both Red Bull and Ferrari, for example, believes that the performance swing between their cars at the Australian and Emilia Romagna Grands Prix owed everything to the tyres.

In Melbourne, Ferrari got the F1-75 in the perfect window, and Red Bull – in trying to protect the rears – ended up abusing its fronts and that left it adrift of its rival's pace.

At Imola, however, the tables were turned on the two teams. Red Bull hooked up its RB18 up perfectly, while Ferrari didn't manage to do so and, in the sprint, it was Charles Leclerc who suffered the most from front graining.

As Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko said: "We were faster than Ferrari. We got the tyres in the right window and our complete execution, including finding the right balance in the car, was much better than in Australia.

"The difference wasn't that big. We were only one to two tenths faster in terms of pure pace. We just had better tyre management. What went wrong for us in Melbourne, happened to Ferrari this time. They suffered from graining much earlier than we did because of the balance in the car."

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes that when teams show a great turn of speed in races, it's likely due to them hitting the sweet spot with the tyre temperatures.

[DLSTR]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1...rack/10296480/

F1 drivers say 'fake marina' corner is key to Miami track
Formula 1 drivers have picked out Turn 7, the location of the controversial fake marina, as one of the critical areas of the new Miami Grand Prix track.
Adam Cooper
By:
Adam Cooper
May 6, 2022, 7:27 AM


The corner is a tightening left-hander that leads into the sharp-left Turn 8 and then onto a long straight that features a DRS zone.

It is followed by a heavy braking area into Turn 11, which is expected to be a popular overtaking spot.

After drivers tried the track in team simulators and walked it on arrival in Florida, the consensus was that it won’t be easy to get Turn 7 right, especially as the entry is blind.

That in turn could help the following car close up and gain DRS activation on the exit of Turn 8, and then attempt a pass at Turn 11.

[DLSTR]

New

Mercedes still in "trial and error" mode with porpoising F1 updates
Mercedes says it is still in "trial and error" mode with its Formula 1 car updates, as it continues efforts to find a cure for its porpoising problems.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/me...ates/10295468/

“Unfortunately, with no testing, every race weekend is a little bit of a live experiment.

“You can't replicate the bouncing that we see on track in the windtunnel. And therefore, it's like in the old days, it's a little bit of trial and error, what does it actually do in real life?

“Therefore we are looking at a few directions where we believe they could help us to solve the problem long term without losing the goodness of the downforce by just lifting it up or patching the floor.

“There will be tweaks on the car this weekend where we think we can get a direction. But the performance of the car, we won't unlock it from one weekend to the other.”

[God-Speed]

For the Love of God, Sky please take the mic away from Martin Brundle and Never let him do another Grid Walk!! It was a Total Train Wreck!!

[axmea?]

Originally Posted by God-Speed

For the Love of God, Sky please take the mic away from Martin Brundle and Never let him do another Grid Walk!! It was a Total Train Wreck!!

Patrick....excuse me Patrick, umm Patrick?

[axmea?]

I like this track compared to others and the physicality required to the finish was great but....

Pirelli helmets
CHiPs in Miami, sirens blazing in the tunnel
5 figure cabanas
Gridwalk circus
T14/15 wonky Crazchicanes
T12 mermaids
and Sea H20 asphalt wrap?

Send in Will Smith to slap some sense to the organizers.

[ZontheRocks]

Originally Posted by axmea?

I like this track compared to others and the physicality required to the finish was great but....

Pirelli helmets
CHiPs in Miami, sirens blazing in the tunnel
5 figure cabanas
Gridwalk circus
T14/15 wonky Crazchicanes
T12 mermaids
and Sea H20 asphalt wrap?

Send in Will Smith to slap some sense to the organizers.

I feel ya, but got to say the turn out looked like a great success. Should only improve from here.

[God-Speed]

Originally Posted by axmea?

I like this track compared to others and the physicality required to the finish was great but....

Pirelli helmets
CHiPs in Miami, sirens blazing in the tunnel
5 figure cabanas
Gridwalk circus
T14/15 wonky Crazchicanes
T12 mermaids
and Sea H20 asphalt wrap?

Send in Will Smith to slap some sense to the organizers.

I can only imagine what Las Vegas Grand Prix will be like.

[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by God-Speed

For the Love of God, Sky please take the mic away from Martin Brundle and Never let him do another Grid Walk!! It was a Total Train Wreck!!

He did officially apologize. Look SKY F1 folks are not super NFL smart. They cover F1

--The grid was incredibly busy pre-race too, and my sincere apologies to Patrick Mahomes and Paolo Banchero for the confusion.

MB--

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24...stery-persists

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

He did officially apologize. Look SKY F1 folks are not super NFL smart. They cover F1

--The grid was incredibly busy pre-race too, and my sincere apologies to Patrick Mahomes and Paolo Banchero for the confusion.

MB--

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24...stery-persists

And honestly, I don't care what a bunch of celebrities think about the race - betting 99% are not F1 fans and couldn't tell you the names of more than 3 drivers in all the history of the sport. They're there to enhance their own brand, to see and be seen. And frankly, I don't need to watch that during coverage of an F1 race weekend.

[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by ZCanadian

And honestly, I don't care what a bunch of celebrities think about the race - betting 99% are not F1 fans and couldn't tell you the names of more than 3 drivers in all the history of the sport. They're there to enhance their own brand, to see and be seen. And frankly, I don't need to watch that during coverage of an F1 race weekend.

https://www.planetf1.com/features/co...mi-grand-prix/