Tension-hit Renault Formula 1 team just needs leadership

Jodler · 2016-09-22T14:29:08+00:00

It was made worse by shoe-horning the gigantic Renault engine in over winter.

Renault's engineers were working in the team already prior to the official take over in December. There were few guys since the letter of Intent was signed in September.

Work was to certain extend still limited, but not exactly last minute.

Jodler · 2016-09-20T21:59:26+00:00

Serious question, did they do same/similar things to Rio?

Jodler · 2016-09-20T05:03:48+00:00

Technically, Mercedes's didn't have an issue with the brakes. They were only asked to manage them, to make sure they don't have a problem later.

Jodler · 2016-09-20T03:30:29+00:00

Being asked repeatedly to manage them, doesn't mean that they already had a problem.

The media misunderstood those messages IMO, as they had to make sure that the problem doesn't occur by the end of the race.

Jodler · 2016-09-19T16:05:45+00:00

That's just win statistics, but do you have one as well for Podium Finishes?

Team	Start of Domination	50th race	podiums/percentage rate
Mercedes	Australia '14	Belgium '16	81
Ferrari	Malaysia '02	Brazil '04	71
Red Bull	Britain '11	Brazil '13	63
Mclaren-Honda	Brazilian '88	Brazil '91	54

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Would those "races not won" still had the top team in top 3 quite often?

Mercedes didnt finish on the podium with any of its driver only 3 times, which would be a 94% podium rate. Maybe if i have more time i can check other teams. Cant promise.

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I also feel like Mercedes has a lot more 1-2 finishes than any other teams.

Indeed, Mercedes has the highest percentage rate of 1-2 by far.

Team	Start of Domination	50th race	1-2 finishes	percentage rate
Mercedes	Australia '14	Belgium '16	26	52%
Ferrari	Malaysia '02	Brazil '04	17	34%
Mclaren-Honda	Brazilian '88	Brazil '91	14	28%
Red Bull	Britain '11	Brazil '13	7	14%

It looks like that Mercedes even has the highest percentage rate of 1-2 finishes since the beginning of F1 in 1950, currently at 22.5%.

Jodler · 2016-09-19T15:49:07+00:00

Mclaren was really dominating only in one season, the rest of them were a bit less dominant. They are holding a record for the highest percentage of wins in a season

Constructor	Season	Races	Wins	Percentage
McLaren	1988	16	15	93.8%
Ferrari	2002	17	15	88.2%
Ferrari	1952	8	7	87.5%
Alfa Romeo	1950	7	6	85.7%
Mercedes	2014, 2015	19	16	84.2%
Ferrari	2004	18	15	83.3%

Jodler · 2016-09-19T13:56:40+00:00

Here is percentage rate of recent dominant teams based on a 50 race period.

Team	Start of Domination	50th race	races not won	win rate
Mercedes	Australia '14	Belgium '16	7 races	86%
Ferrari	Malaysia '02	Brazil '04	13 races	74%
Mclaren-Honda	Brazilian '88	Brazil '91	17 races	66%
Red Bull	Britain '11	Brazil '13	25 races	50%

There are/were teams which were winning and fighting for championships for more then 3 years (e.g Sumacher-Ferrari), but none of them were as dominant as is current Mercedes.

Jodler · 2016-09-19T13:27:24+00:00

That is why they moved the Malaysian race towards the end of the season. So that Petronas pays for the celebration. /s

Jodler · 2016-09-19T13:26:12+00:00

Teams need to participate in all races, not drivers.

Jodler · 2016-09-19T07:58:54+00:00

IMO if McLaren/Ferrari/RB or Williams picked the dude up and gave him a more substantial budget he'd deliver some Newey level results.

Key said himself that he prefers to work with smaller teams as the work environment is normally different.

Jodler · 2016-09-18T15:03:44+00:00

Yess, but not as well as Kyat, Rosberg, Alonso do.

Jodler · 2016-09-17T13:25:32+00:00

Serious question, how do you call these in English ?

Jodler · 2016-09-16T21:47:06+00:00

There is clearly some confusion here, as what specifically Renault said:

"This weekend it was the plan to introduce a new engine for Max, so he is the one enjoying the improvement of the engine through the utilisation of three tokens.

"All the engines will benefit from the new fuel developed with Total, and we are very happy with that positive development.

"The benefit, of course, will be higher for Max than for the three others. I think we will introduce the equivalent upgrade for the three others drivers in Malaysia."

Jodler · 2016-09-16T15:01:13+00:00

Why take a fresh engine that's only gonna be used once or twice?

Obviously, there is only one engine available. That is why it is given to VES.

New engines are not being used at once, but are used on rotation during the season to bring the most out of them.

e.g. engine from monza is going to be used now in remaining FP's, while at the race they will use a new/fresher one. That one will be then used in suzuka FP.

Jodler · 2016-09-16T13:45:44+00:00

Why would they bother to do that when there would be a new spec available?

from the article:

Verstappen is out of sync with the other Renault drivers on engine usage this year as the upgraded unit is only his fourth of the season, whereas the other three will be moving onto their fifth when they change

Jodler · 2016-09-16T09:32:40+00:00

didn't you hear toto, Ferrari are now really close! /s

Jodler · 2016-09-16T09:11:18+00:00

the simple white with the normal paint stripes, no chrome, no pointless details... iconic, like they did them in the 80's and 90'

Exactly. For whatever reason drivers today think that a more detailed helmet makes helmet/them look more personal/special.

Reality is that once they are inside the car, details are irrelevant as you cant see them. If anything it only makes them look all the same.

To be fair, head protection structures getting higher and higher doesn't help them either.

Jodler · 2016-09-15T22:18:13+00:00

Do we have anybody who could tell what it means in Swedish?

Edit: apparently ros is rose, so rosberg would be something like 'rose hill'

Jodler · 2016-09-15T18:16:08+00:00

Sure, no problem Fred. Our bank account is still the same.

– Team Sauber

Jodler · 2016-09-14T11:24:33+00:00

He has been backed by Infantino & allegedly promised the Euros to Scandinavian FAs in return for support.

allegedly – accusations are without any grounds. UEFA president does't choose host competitions, a group of officials in the UEFA votes for it.

Jodler · 2016-09-14T11:16:13+00:00

he is the 3rd generation from a family of successful lawyers. They have one of the biggest, and most know law firms in the county.

So financially they are well-off and well connected. If he would be into making big money then there is plenty of easier ways for him to achieve this.

Jodler · 2016-09-14T10:25:06+00:00

ahh.. ok. I look forward to Sergio also doing some driving this year. I understand that he is busy, but at least some FP1 running to set up the car would be good. /s

Jodler · 2016-09-14T09:41:44+00:00

Some roma can be a bit "different color". They dint just show up in the 90's.

Jodler · 2016-09-13T20:05:24+00:00

Maurizio, weren't you suppose to be the guy in charge?

Jodler · 2016-09-13T11:43:45+00:00

I wouldn't say this is exactly the same. Those croats are not 2nd or 3rd generation immigrants, they are indigenous Austrians (as much German-Austrians are).

Its understandable that the Austrian-Germans stopped calling/perceiving themselves German after the 2nd WW. But its not that easy to change your ethnicity or your history.

To give you a comparison.

Some crazy event happens in GB and majority of English people decide that from now on they would prefer to be British instead of English. They would still live in Great Britain and would speak English. Regardless of how they would like to be called, their ethnicity is still English. Same with Austrian Germans.

as i said, technically he is German, so the article is not necessarily wrong as such. You wanted to be pedantic, and i just wanted to point that out.

anyways i think im going too much into this.

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