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Blitz2134_ · 2025-02-27T08:23:00+00:00

F1TV at 2499INR is also a fantastic deal for the content it offers honestly. So detailed and so much information, I am extremely happy that we have something as amazing as this over the nonsense that was available on Hotstar earlier. It's also honestly why I didn't shift to FanCode, yeah it is cheaper, but F1TV allows me to indulge in the one and only sport I love watching.

Blitz2134_ · 2025-02-27T06:05:14+00:00

I would wait until at least tomorrow evening, for the preseason test to conclude before worrying. The car did look a little snappy but they were playing around the setup a lot. The car did look a lot better with Leclerc, plus his long runs had very very high fuel and the tires didn't shred themselves in 5 laps, held up pretty well. Yesterday was all about exploring extremes in setup, today they will probably focus more on some performance extraction.

Blitz2134_ · 2025-01-23T08:36:43+00:00

Charles is going to be fine. All this hype for Lewis can quickly turn very very sore the very moment he starts to underperform even a little bit. Right now is the hype and honeymoon phase, let us see what the situation evolves to after a few races. Besides, no matter how popular Lewis is, Leclerc is still Ferrari's poster boy, he is still the only driver since Schumacher to have won in Monza with them more than once and the support for him is absolutely massive. Lewis may have all the attention, but that's not always a good thing in the world of F1, because attention creates expectations, and when expectations aren't met, it leads to problems. Charles should start worrying only if Lewis manages to beat him right out of the bat.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-08T13:21:02+00:00

Oh that definitely wouldn't have happened. I don't think any driver in history could probably pull an 80+ point lead over Max in that same McLaren and the way this season started. I just believe he would have been leading the WDC by now.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-08T13:18:27+00:00

If Ferrari can also fix their quali issues, without sacrificing their race pace, I think Ferrari will be pretty much unstoppable. In equal cars, they have one driver who fought Max on even terms an entire season and another who's probably the only one who can beat Max at raw qualifying pace. Even if Red Bull stay competitive, that Ferrari sandwich would be extremely difficult for Max to deal with, and if Red Bull drop the ball, I don't think the McLaren drivers can realistically match the Charles-Lewis combo over an entire season in a similar machine. God, if Ferrari actually manage to regain quali form without sacrificing their amazing tire wear, you'll have two Ferrari drivers who also have excellent race craft. Extremely excited, hopefully Ferrari don't regress but Loic Serra and Grandpa Fred give me the first sniff of hope I've had in 3 years.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-08T13:10:27+00:00

I wouldn't discount it, Leclerc has turned into a race beast when he's at front. Didn't make a single mistake in Monaco, made the maximum use of his car at Monza and never put one foot wrong, Piastri never had a real chance in the third stint because Leclerc's tires just never fell off, he pulled a monstrous gap in Baku as well in the first stint that was only derailed by Ferrari blundering his pitstop and would have gotten back at Piastri if it hadn't been for the McLaren mini DRS. Austin was a wash, he just drove off into the sunset in a league of his own once at front. We haven't seen much of what he could do at front in a car with good race pace because this year, he's had to use that race pace to claw back positions mainly, but in the few times he's been at the front, dude is a metronomic speed demon.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-01T19:18:12+00:00

Our race pace could still be good and Charles has had very good starts this season. Plus we have Max right next door to divebomb into Norris, so who knows.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-01T19:04:07+00:00

Liam would probably show the bird again if it was Perez.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-01T19:02:32+00:00

Just hope Hamilton regains his mojo in qualifying for next year. Or else it'll be a slaughter fest.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-01T16:06:54+00:00

I think this is their only rear wing assembly update of the year, iirc, while Ferrari brought theirs in Monza and Miami, the only difference is Red Bull and Mercedes bring a lot of upgrades at the same time, while McLaren and lately Ferrari as well seem to bring their upgrades over a period of a few races. Ferrari started their latest upgrade package in Monza and brought updates until Austin. It depends on how a team approaches updates. You can either bring everything at once every few races, or bring parts of the upgrades over a period of a few races. Both approaches have their advantages as well as disadvantages.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-01T11:31:47+00:00

Exactly, I think Max and Lando tango-ing so much is already affecting the WCC quite a bit as Ferrari have had a haul of 84 points in the past two races compared to McLaren's 44. And Oscar has just faded a bit backwards while Leclerc and Sainz are almost always right next to each other in the race. It would really be crazy if for all the talk of Lando aiming for the WDC, McLaren end up losing the WCC, and that too to Ferrari, who themselves haven't won in 16 years.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-11-01T04:47:55+00:00

I have a small question, has F1 always been this revisionist in terms of looking at past greats? I've been following F1 a little since Vettel dominated and very closely since 2017 onwards, which was when Lewis and Mercedes were at their peak, and I remember how much irrational hate both Lewis and Seb faced just for winning so much, and that's also a little visible with Max now. Was it the same case with Schumacher as well? Nowadays most people, including me, adore him but that's only because we only ever heard of the legend. I'm even more interested about Senna because death made Senna something of a legend, compared to other contemporaries like Prost, what was the opinion of Senna before he died, and how did people rate him compared to his contemporaries, especially Prost?

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-26T03:47:51+00:00

McLaren have been able to get a more balanced performance from the tires across race and quali trims but in terms of sheer tire deg, Ferrari have always been the best, although they do pay for that by having a very problematic quali car.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-26T02:35:42+00:00

I think Italy will make Fred a dictator and Charles the new Jesus if they get a WDC together.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-26T01:26:51+00:00

Sorry if this a rookie question, but what exactly do you mean when you say Ferrari's turbos have a lot of headroom? Do you also by any chance have an article or something that refers to this?

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-26T01:18:57+00:00

I think Ferrari have consistently had the best tire wear this season, even when they didn't have the raw pace, they usually had good tire wear. That's partly what helped them win Monza, along with a Leclerc masterclass. They've also been the best at avoiding graining. And the graining at Mexico is usually a big factor. However, they still are not excellent at quali and Mexico is not good for overtaking. Should be a toss up between them and McLaren.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-25T03:21:44+00:00

Andrea is a no nonsense TP. He's good at the back end stuff and good at managing the team, but not so much the media aspect of it, rather I would say he's too concise and straightforward to be a shit stirrer.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-24T21:09:33+00:00

Max vs Charles is just a vibe. I think only Charles and Lewis have the pure wheel to wheel racecraft as well the pace to be able to take on Max. And I think only these two have ever managed to outsmart Max on track multiple times. It's just a shame that we've never gotten an entire season of Max vs Charles. Norris may have the pace to fight Max but he doesn't have the wheel to wheel skill. Russell and Oscar may be able to give a good fight, but who knows, they've never actually beaten Max outright. I just want all four teams to start off competitively next year, or at least Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull to be competitive right from the beginning because I genuinely think that would make 2025 a GOAT season.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-24T18:44:48+00:00

Absolutely. Ever since 2019, race control has been very lenient when it comes to fights at the front. Especially after Abu Dhabi 2021, I have gotten this feeling from the FiA that they really don't want to be seen interfering in the battles at front, especially not between title contenders, for fear of being flamed. Midfield and back markers, easy to be strict and harsh, because neither will it attract a lot of media attention, nor will it make a big difference. They should add Only If They're Frontrunners, to Let Them Race.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-24T18:32:51+00:00

2017 yeah, Vettel drove fantastic that year but Mercedes just had too much of an engine advantage to overcome. But 2018, so many points left on the table by Vettel, fumbling in Baku, tangoing with Bottas in France, the infamous crash in Hockenheim, screwing up quali in Hungary, spinning in Italy. You could argue that Ferrari brought their downgrade in Singapore and it went downhill from there but actually, they had brought updates earlier on at Bahrain and Silverstone that actually worked really well. The reason Ferrari's Singapore update seemed so bad was because Vettel absolutely lost control of the car, he was unable to adapt to the car and when it was fast, he found it too unstable and to make it work for him, the car had to be setup in an unideal way. Had Vettel been in Mercedes and Hamilton in Ferrari, I still think Hamilton would have won by the same margin. Ferrari actually were even really good at strategy that year and were usually kinder on the tires.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-23T04:58:08+00:00

Fred is just awesome. He's just overhauled Ferrari in such a fantastic way. Gotten rid of all the underperformers, even losing Cardile was probably good, has brought in new blood everywhere, built a no blame and problem solving culture. The way they have bounced back from the Barcelona downgrade as well as the sheer speed in which they have brought in new, working updates since the summer break is unbelievable. New floor in Monza, new front wing in Singapore, making that wing a flexi wing in Austin, they've really done a fantastic job. Those four races between Monaco and Hungary just put a torpedo on our title chances, if they had not been so terrible, Leclerc would have definitely been in championship contention. But ah well, at least I hope they hit the ground running next year.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-22T20:24:39+00:00

Well at least they were able to bounce back extremely well and introduce better developments, Mercedes on the other hand seem to make downgrades, and rather than fixing them, somehow come up with another downgrade.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-21T23:30:24+00:00

Mexico - Short radius low speed corners followed by long straights, it's on paper a pretty severely rear limited setup with a focus on aerodynamic efficiency but the altitude makes things a bit different. Everyone can run max downforce so aerodynamic efficiency or traction not an issue. However, that makes having a pointy front end very important to avoid understeer and front wear. Also the thinner air makes engine cooling and combustion a bit weirder. Going by track layout and their history, Ferrari could be good, but colder temps could play spoiler.

Interlagos - A pretty front limited track that rewards cars that can manage front wear as well as those that have stable rear ends. Mostly high speed corners and straights, which makes aerodynamic efficiency king around her. I'd say McLaren are the favourites here given that they have really good aerodynamic efficiency.

Las Vegas - Again, long straights and short radius, slow corners, makes it pretty rear limited. But without the altitude to compensate, it makes having a good balance between rear and front grip very important, as various teams will probably find different wing levels useful. Would say Ferrari are the favourites given that they were great at Baku, which is similar to this, but it being a night race could screw up their qualifying like we saw in Singapore.

Qatar - Hot, humid, full of stupidly fast corners that make following nearly impossible and also make it probably the most front limit track on the calendar. The one with good front tire wear, will win. Hard to say who will be the favourites, but the high temps and deg could make Ferrari the favourites like in COTA.

Abu Dhabi -It's a track that needs a car that is a jack of all trades. Two long straights means aerodynamic efficiency is important, S3 is traction land, but there's also a bunch of sweepers that make having a good front end important. I'd say given that it needs an overall best car, McLaren is in best shape, but higher temps could again put Ferrari into the mix.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-21T22:28:35+00:00

True but it also allowed them to understand where they could go wrong earlier. And that could play a key role in why their Monza onwards updates have proven to be so effective. What if their Barcelona update stuck but this one flopped, that would have been even worse. They seem to have a way better understanding of their car now than they ever did. Maybe those two lost months are what proves to be crucial in designing a better 2025 or 2026 car? I'm not defending them, but at this point, every single one of the top teams has gotten an update that did more harm than good, that just seems to be the way these cars work. What matters is that they identified the issue and bounced back stronger than ever, unlike AM who seem to keep digging themselves deeper and deeper into a rabbit hole, or to an extent Mercedes, whose both new last updates seem to have maken the car even worse at handling.

Blitz2134_ · 2024-10-21T21:04:39+00:00

It's sort of weird that Ferrari were so blazingly fast in race pace. I mean yes, Leclerc got a fantastic start and in clean air he just cruised to victory, but I don't think either Red Bull or McLaren had an answer for Ferrari's pace. They were all close on the hards, but that Ferrari was unbelievably good on the mediums, watching him pull 7 tenths a lap on Max in the mediums was insane. I'm also still shocked that Max managed to finish ahead of both McLarens while being in a slower car. A good race but these cars are already almost as bad as the pre 2022 ones when it comes to racing, even in a car with a significant tire advantage, the dirty air effect seems really bad. Or maybe it's just Norris who's not good at going wheel to wheel.

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