2022 Formula 1 Thread

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by danegrey

Would it had been different if it was dry? Getting to the end of DRS zone, still a bit damp and no one really tried. Just made for a bit of a boring race... Red Bull got this one right

Good point on the wet.
Basically, I think the zone was too short for most cars to get the job done early enough, and by the time they got to the end of the straight there was an easy defence for the car in front - just hog the only dry line. Cars that tried to pass on the inside here were quickly re-taken because they couldn't carry speed through the following sequence of corners.

[Hotrodz]

One DRS zone is not enough on that track. Another reason I like push to pass. You make your own DRS zone and when its gone it's gone!

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[DLSTR]

Formula 1: Have the new rules worked?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61228976

Like all issues/changes it a bit of yes and no. Worth your time to read.

[Hotrodz]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

Formula 1: Have the new rules worked?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61228976

Like all issues/changes it a bit of yes and no. Worth your time to read.

It is mixed bag of worms. The expense cap and handicapping the front runners with things like wind tunnel time and what not comes into play. Nothing has really changed other than Mercedes not performing well. People are loving Lewis not being able to perform and George placing above him even though most George's fortune has been due to yellow flags and timely pit stops. Regardless the MB car is off pace. I wonder when the tied turns for Max and people start saying the only reason he wins is because he has the fastest car!

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[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by Hotrodz

It is mixed bag of worms. The expense cap and handicapping the front runners with things like wind tunnel time and what not comes into play. Nothing has really changed other than Mercedes not performing well. People are loving Lewis not being able to perform and George placing above him even though most George's fortune has been due to yellow flags and timely pit stops. Regardless the MB car is off pace. I wonder when the tied turns for Max and people start saying the only reason he wins is because he has the fastest car!

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Max was fast and dirty last year. You forgot 'dirty' LOL

[DLSTR]

Ferrari bringing low downforce solution to Miami GP to combat Red Bull speed

Ferrari says its planned changes for Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix will revolve mainly around a low-downforce solution, with a wider upgrade package for the F1-75 only coming later.

[DLSTR]

Mercedes targeting Miami for critical F1 upgrades
Mercedes is hoping that the upgrades aimed at helping it run its 2022 Formula 1 car lower to the ground will be ready for next week’s Miami Grand Prix.
Jonathan Noble
By:
Jonathan Noble
Apr 28, 2022, 5:12 AM

The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally designed for.

Raising the platform is costing it a lot of downforce, but the outfit remains convinced that if it can switch off the porpoising then it can unlock a lot of pace by being able to run the car where it was originally intended.

The team has worked hard to get to the bottom of the problem and it is now hoping that it can bring developments to Miami that will offer it a proper indication about whether or not it has begun the properly get on top of the issue.

Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said the updates would not instantly solve all of Mercedes’ problems, but would at least confirm if it is heading in the right direction.

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

Mercedes targeting Miami for critical F1 upgrades
Mercedes is hoping that the upgrades aimed at helping it run its 2022 Formula 1 car lower to the ground will be ready for next week’s Miami Grand Prix.
Jonathan Noble
By:
Jonathan Noble
Apr 28, 2022, 5:12 AM

The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally designed for.

Raising the platform is costing it a lot of downforce, but the outfit remains convinced that if it can switch off the porpoising then it can unlock a lot of pace by being able to run the car where it was originally intended.

The team has worked hard to get to the bottom of the problem and it is now hoping that it can bring developments to Miami that will offer it a proper indication about whether or not it has begun the properly get on top of the issue.

Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said the updates would not instantly solve all of Mercedes’ problems, but would at least confirm if it is heading in the right direction.

So, what are the manhole lids like in Miami?

[DLSTR]

Interesting look at complex turn sequence and track in Miami! Video link below.

https://motorsport.tv/embed/sQLQLhzq...orner-sequence


UK specialists Apex Circuit Design laid out the 5.41-kilometre anticlockwise circuit, which hosts its first Formula 1 Grand Prix next weekend, around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Its most sinuous section is through Turns 13-16, which wind around the entrance and exit ramps and beneath the flyover sections of the Florida Turnpike, the main toll road between Miami and Orlando, and NW 203rd Street.

The track is expected to produce an average lap speed of just under 135mph, and this slow-speed section precedes a 1.28km, 320kph straight that leads towards the hairpin at Turn 17.

The approach to Turn 17 should be the track’s key overtaking opportunity and the compression effect of the Turn 13-16 sequence should ensure close running onto the back straight.

[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.