Illaveago
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If Red Bull are still way ahead of the rest of the field then surely it sends a message to the rest of the teams to break the rules as any gains outweigh any penalties?
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Flawless journalism here...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/64748796
They might as well have led with:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/64748796
Not at all undermined by
They might as well have led with:-
FishFright
More wheels than sense
Poor journalism but the Red Bull was brilliant all day , the class of the field.
Although you might expect that as it's just an evolved version of last years car which worked well. Other teams have had to do significant redesign.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
Most of the teams are running an evolved version of last year. Only Mercedes have made major changes although kept a similar philosophy.
Illaveago
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Well we will see how the cars perform today but from what I've seen on the net it looks like the FIA have given Red Bull a huge advantage with their rule changes .
The way I see it is that closer racing will only come about if Red Bull ease up on the throttle!
The way I see it is that closer racing will only come about if Red Bull ease up on the throttle!
figbat
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How so?
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Alonso was fastest in the Aston Martin in free practise two and was ahead of perez in free practice one, if they can carry that form into qualifying it could get interesting.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/10214...appen-second-practice-aston-martin-hype-grows
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The only way I see that is in the fact that Adrian Newey is the only chief designer who had previous experience in the area, but that is a bit of a leap to think it was done that for that reason.
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But can they carry it all the way through the race, I hope they can, but feel he maybe up the pointy end at the start but will slip back
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Thats what I'm thinking.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
According to Autosport, AM have good long run pace too
Soft tyre long-run averages
| Pos | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Red Bull | 1m37.220s | 15 laps |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 1m37.248s | 13 laps |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1m37.749s | 10 laps |
| 4 | Alpine | 1m38.155s | 13 laps |
| 5 | McLaren | 1m38.239s | 12 laps |
| 6 | Mercedes | 1m38.363s | 11 laps |
| 7 | Alfa Romeo | 1m38.419s | 11 laps |
| 8 | Williams | 1m38.653s | 14 laps |
| 9 | Haas | 1m38.658s | 7 laps |
| 10 | AlphaTauri | 1m38.699s | 13 laps |
FishFright
More wheels than sense
Alpha Tauri's decent start to testing appears to have fallen by the wayside in a big way.
All of the teams worked on and agreed the rule changes. To be fair to Red Bull they got a good team together and also got a bit of luck in that their design worked best out of all the teams. Mercedes gambled and lost. The RB is looking good at at the moment but we don't know how much of that is grandstanding. We also know that because they cheated, they have a lot less R&D time this year, so whilst they might be strong now, their car may be affected as we go through the year and other teams bring on their upgrades.
What's nice to see is that Aston seem to have a great car, Merc could catch up, and Ferrari will be in the mix. It would be really nice to have a championship where multiple teams have a chance of winning rather than the traditional two in front.
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Hopefully they are right, but none of them will be using the Soft tyres if they can get away with it, they want to use the Hard & the shortest possible stint on the Mediums. I am really looking forward to finding out how good their car is, or is it Alonso flattering it.
Watched Drive to Survive last night & Stroll said he was prepared to do anything to get them to become World Champions, I wonder if that includes replacing his son with a driver with more talent, he's good, but I don't think he's good enough.