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Ferrari is regressing and it's hard to watch the potential unraveling of a once storied team. Unfortunately all the money in Italy won't change things for the better. As harsh as this may sound Ferrari needs the help of someone outside of the Italian community to sort this mess out. This is looking more and more like a spaghetti western. If I want passion I'll look to the Italians, if I want problem solvers I might turn to the Germans or even the Brits.
Spain was a disaster for Ferrari, right from FP1. They need to analyze why they were so quick in sectors 1 and 2, but lost close to a full second in sector 3 alone.
I see a fair resurgence in RB taking over Ferrari's role as pressing Mercedes, but honestly Merc is working so well right now: performance, pit stop execution, strategy, etc., that they'd be just about unbeatable in any instance.
Interesting video on positive feedback loops in F1, and some interesting ways to introduce negative ones to help even out the sport.
Hmmmm...
Originally Posted by bcmarly
Ferrari is regressing and it's hard to watch the potential unraveling of a once storied team. Unfortunately all the money in Italy won't change things for the better. As harsh as this may sound Ferrari needs the help of someone outside of the Italian community to sort this mess out. This is looking more and more like a spaghetti western. If I want passion I'll look to the Italians, if I want problem solvers I might turn to the Germans or even the Brits.
Maybe so, but $$$ does help in one area, if nothing else, it allows a team to hire the best in the business.
IIRC, MB, RB, & Ferrari have the largest budgets in the paddock by far.
F1 is still a 2 or 3 team race. These teams should have there own race. Let the "BEST OF THE REST" race there separate race! As F1 stands now, its a joke!
MB has how many consecutive championships? and bluntly Ferrari seems to be falling further behind.
IMO you're stretching for 3 sure RBR gets a win here and there but they're winning at about the rate the best of the rest used to win.
RBR gets a win here and there but they're winning at about the rate the best of the rest used to win.
True.
As things stand right now, MB has won around 90% of the races the last 5 years.
No one has ever dominated like this before.
During RB's glory years, they won only 50% of the races.
That's a big BIG difference.
True.
As things stand right now, MB has won around 90% of the races the last 5 years.
No one has ever dominated like this before.
During RB's glory years, they won only 50% of the races.
That's a big BIG difference.
Schumi did have 5 years of dominance but the races weren't won this often. The McLaren MP4 of the 80s didn't dominate this long.
Schumi did have 5 years of dominance but the races weren't won this often. The McLaren MP4 of the 80s didn't dominate this long.
Ultimately, it's up to the FIA on how the future of the sport will play out.
Their lack of leadership (aka, ***-kissing the Big 3) has made a mockery of the sport.
Jean Todt should be removed.
Ultimately, it's up to the FIA on how the future of the sport will play out.
Their lack of leadership (aka, ***-kissing the Big 3) has made a mockery of the sport.
Jean Todt should be removed.
This is the perfect example of monkeys running the zoo.
Let these nimwits make the decisions and see where you end up....
F1 needs to be a dictatorship, not a democracy. These are the rules: do you want to play or not?
I really hope Merc gets another 1-2 in Monaco and then again in Canada.
REally, I hope they get 1-2 for every race this season. I also hope that Red Bull overtake Ferrari in this mess. Ferrari needs to know it's ******* up and no better way to make that point is if they go WINLESS for the whole season.
The entire culture there is wrong. They need less Italians in the team.
I really hope Merc gets another 1-2 in Monaco and then again in Canada.
REally, I hope they get 1-2 for every race this season.
It might mean sacrificing this season, but it would put pressure on to change F1 like nothing else.
Now that I think about it...that B.S. artist Toto Wolff would never let it happen.
He would throw races if necessary to prevent it.
The FIA believes he holds more cards than anyone else right now.
Britain is the center of the F1 World.
What happens there is important to the sport, to put it mildly.
Uhhhh...
Not yet, I will in about an hour on my Big Screen.
Hmmmm...
Maybe so, but $$$ does help in one area, if nothing else, it allows a team to hire the best in the business.
IIRC, MB, RB, & Ferrari have the largest budgets in the paddock by far.
Well it would be nice if they hired the best in the business but they clearly haven't. They collect more money from F1 than any other team and their budget is right at the top. Yes it's time they used their money to hire the best.
What F1 would give for a proper, even battle between its biggest stars.
Unfortunately Schumacher, Senna, and Clark aren't readily available for going against Hamilton.
I confess, I do get a bit tired of all "the sky is falling, <insert racing/sporting series> is doomed" chatter. And not just here; it's EVERYWHERE, for EVERYTHING.
The only way you are going to get Mercedes dominance out of F1 until 2021 is to ban them. If you're not willing to to go those lengths, then just accept it and enjoy the rest of the racing. After 2021 I expect someone else will hit the target square, and will become the dominant team.
Unless, as no one seems to want to do, you make F1 a spec series similar to Indycar. Otherwise you can put your pet theory into practice (big wings, small wings, big power, less power, more aero, less aero, take your pick), and someone will optimize that set of rules and rule the roost. It's happened for literally decades, under both dictator and democratic leadership.
Ok, rant over. Now on to Monaco (which I unfortunately won't be able to see that weekend as my wife and I are starting a 2 week road trip in our C7)!
Mattastick, sorry but I don't have more details about this suspension of the Féfé but I think the problems with the Rossa are due to several factors.
During the winter tests, there were 2 philosophies of front fins, Féfé-Merco and everyone was wondering who would win. Today we know and see both Féfé and Alfa sinking. The lack of downforce becomes problematic even if the top speed is high with less drag the slow turns are catastrophic and this does not augur well at Monaco for the victory. The cans or Merco are expected at Monac'.
Ferrari is regressing and it's hard to watch the potential unraveling of a once storied team. Unfortunately all the money in Italy won't change things for the better. As harsh as this may sound Ferrari needs the help of someone outside of the Italian community to sort this mess out. This is looking more and more like a spaghetti western. If I want passion I'll look to the Italians, if I want problem solvers I might turn to the Germans or even the Brits.
Hehe
Let's rewind clocks back to 1995 when Schumacher and Brawn went to Ferrari.
Do you remember what a disaster it was??
I remember in Canada (I think) Ferrari lauched a prop shaft high in the air when leaving pits.
The whole team was a disaster.
Even with THAT management, it took 4 years to turn the team into a championship contender/winner.
Imagine how many years it would take with the CURRENT management aka a bunch of monkeys, to reach that level!
05-13-2019, 04:32 PM
