Hey there,
2023 season has ended and we are approaching season 2024. @ScarDuck14 has already opened a new thread regarding the new season.
See you there!
@P4st3l1ak wrote:
@SteveJackson
I think they may still struggle with porpoising, although new regulations made it better for them. It must have, Toto was driving that change and forced FIA to accept it after all 😉
But they could have thought it will give them an advantage which could, also, have backfired now.
Only top car I saw was really jittery was the Ferrari.
Yeah they made the increase in ride height but it just means all teams have to make the car really stiff, plus the tyre "suspension" is gone with the new rims.
Merc 'old' design philosophy is just to make the car really slippery but they are lacking overall downforce, they were speaking of the downwash created by the scollopped sidepods (esp. Ferrari) and all the other teams using that downwash to make the car more predictable (stable I guess) and I don't think Merc have it (downforce or proper rear stability).
Aston Martin must have a well balanced package that gave stability as Alonso waxing about "this car is nice to drive" and he looked to be pushing quite hard last stint and he didn't fade, the car must be still kind to the tyres, etc. Merc need a bit of that.
