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20 Mar 2024, 17:56 (Ref:4202019) | #154 | |
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That's BRILLIANT. Especially the "I'm very rich already"
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23 Mar 2024, 12:33 (Ref:4202400) | #155 | ||
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Why would a team such as Sauber come all the way to Australia without a spare front wing of the same spec as the two race cars.
Mr Zhou is starting RoG for needing to swap to an older spec front wing.. Is this caused by the cost cap? |
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It may be the reason although I think that unlikely. I think the reason is that the season has started so early with only 3 days of testing, followed a few days later by the first race of the year, a week's break before the next race and now two weeks later, the third race taking place on the other side of the world from your base. Teams only have a limited space on the 747 freighters and so they would usually send things such as spares by sea, but with the time pressures this season, it is quite possible that there was just an insufficient period in which to create spares. This may also have affected Williams as well with their lack of a spare tub. |
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The bigger issue is the wheel nut problems which keep causing lengthy delays during the pitstops, which makes the potential 0.05 seconds per lap from any new upgraded lightweight left hand flange adapter rather redundant. |
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I had the privilege of being in the Oath Lounge (VB's gin brand) all weekend, met Valtteri all three days, great bloke.
I said on Sunday to him, "Points today I reckon, P8". He gave me a little smirk and said thanks. Without the lengthy pit stop, I reckon P8 would not have been far off. Bottas and that Sauber would have finished ahead of the Haas' at least. |
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Hmm VB not too chuffed with the pitstop aggro. There are suggestions that Audi may not be as interested in employing him as he is in wanting a drive. However he would still be a solid banker for them in the first couple of years development. After all when he was at Merc,they had winning equipment, systems and procedures... |
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In these new fangled production scheduling softwares, a signed off piece of kit should be able to be reasonably forecast for the various stage gates so the issue doesn’t happen. I am interested that the team put in a 2023 wing into the spares cache. The logical me would wonder how it might fit if the front nose bulkhead seems to change in size and shape more often than not from season to season. Unless of course Sauber evolved last seasons chassis instead of swinging for the fences…. |
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What is the attraction of Mr Hulkenberg?
Stake Sauber Audi clearly sees something beyond this season and last’s outcomes.. |
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But it is not a signing that particularly gets the pulse racing. If they can get Sainz alongside him, then that is a good, solid line-up. But I would expect that Sainz would have more appealing options elsewhere? |
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He's had seasons where he's out preformed Perez and Sainz. They got chances in top teams, Hulk has not. So I'd say it's worth a shot in a factory team.
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I had written Hulkenberg off prior to him driving for Haas. And I was proven wrong. As posted above, German driver for German team and he may surprise in a good car. Question is... Can Sauber/Audi provide that car? Right now they seem to be generally stinking it up.
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funny coincidence!
https://x.com/PHortonF1/status/1783776063656435753 Every time Lewis Hamilton changes teams in #F1, Nico Hulkenberg joins Sauber. |
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Seidl, Hoffmann Out, Binotto In
These two didn’t seem to play well together. Takes some balls to turf both… |
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23 Jul 2024, 12:59 (Ref:4220350) | #167 | |
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Crikey. They're playing a serious game now!
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Something clearly needed to change at senior management level, so not surprised - the performance of the current team would be a significant concern for Audi.
I am however surprised at Seidl going - always rated him at Porsche and at McLaren & I'm also surprised at the choice of Binotto - particularly as (I think) he himself said that covering the technical and operational roles didn't really work and led to job dissatisfaction at Ferrari. With such significant change, the team effectively starts over - but it's already done that, so now there is less time to pull all the pieces together - they're taking on a significant mountain, that's for sure. |
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Shall Mr Sainz be joining soon?
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