Mercedes driver George Russell explained the continuous landing of the brand-new race automobile as a security danger. Alfa Romeo and Haas have actually been especially hard struck in Spain. Valtteri Bottas is extremely calm.
The 2 Formula 1 groups Alfa Romeo and Haas lost a great deal of time throughout winter season screening in Spain since their cars are especially conscious the “porpoising” impact, i.e. the landing of the vehicle under complete aerodynamic load.
Mercedes driver George Russell stated on the topic at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya: “We can see that some racing groups are battling with the habits of these winged cars when their cars arrive at the straights. Professionals are presently searching for the very best compromise. I do not believe we’ve had this type of phenomenon to this degree in the entire field prior to, however it is exactly such problems that should be removed in a test. There is a possible security threat.”
Valtteri Bottas does not share this viewpoint. The 32- year-old Finn states: “For me, security is not jeopardized, it’s simply the method the aerodynamics of a cars and truck like this work.”
The ten-time GP winner continues: “The basic guideline is: the lower you can put the automobile, the more downforce you can create. After that, it’s everything about keeping the ground clearance even for the vehicle’s suction cup impact to work efficiently. Obviously, there might be scenarios where you are driving over a bump at high speed, for instance, where downforce briefly breaks.
” It’s an intriguing aerodynamic function that everybody has yet to get utilized to. That’s no cause for issue for me. It’s up to all the groups to tackle this issue.”
” Today, this result is the huge issue. The engineers have a much better understanding of these cars, so I believe goal will go away as a problem.”
Barcelona trial
1. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes W13, 1: 19.138 minutes (made up of Pirelli C5 tires)
2. George Russell (GB), Mercedes W13, 1: 19.233 minutes (C5)
3. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing RB18- Red Bull, 1: 19.556 minutes (C4)
4. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren MCL36- Mercedes, 1: 19.568(C4)
5. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari F1-75, 1: 19.689(C3)
6. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing RB18- Red Bull, 1: 19.756 minutes (C3)
7. Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin AMR22- Mercedes, 1: 19.824(C5)
8. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri AT03- Red Bull, 1: 19.918(C4)
9. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari F1-75, 1: 20.072(C3)
10 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren MCL36- Mercedes, 1: 20.288(C4)
11 Alex Albon (T), Williams FW44 Mercedes, 1: 20.318(C4)
12 Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams FW44- Mercedes, 1: 20.699(C4)
13 Fernando Alonso (E), Alpine A522- Renault, 1: 21.242(C3)
14 Nikita Mazepin (RUS), Haas VF-22 Ferrari, 1: 21.512(C3)
15 Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri AT03- Red Bull, 1: 21.638(C3)
16 Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo C42- Ferrari, 1: 21.885(C3)
17 Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin AMR22- Mercedes, 1: 21.920(C3)
18 Mick Schumacher (R), Haas VF-22 Ferrari, 1: 21.949(C3)
19 Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine A522- Renault, 1: 22.164(C3)
20 Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo C42- Ferrari, 1: 22.288(C3)
21 Robert Kubica (PL), Alfa Romeo C42- Ferrari, 1: 24.909(C3)
Tire substances: C5 (additional soft), C4 (soft), C3 (medium tough)
winter season test drives
March 10-12: Sakhir, Bahrain
Formula 1 World Championship arranged for 2022
March 20: Sakhir, Bahrain
March 27: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
April 10: Melbourne, Australia
April 24: Imola, Italy
May 8: Miami, United States
May 22: Barcelona, Spain
May 29: Monte Carlo, Monaco
June 12: Baku, Azerbaijan
June 19: Montreal, Canada
July 3: Silverstone, UK
July 10: Spielberg, Austria
July 24: Le Castellet, France
July 31: Budapest, Hungary
August 28: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
September 04: Zandvoort, Netherlands
September 11: Monza, Italy
October 2: Singapore
October 9: Suzuka, Japan
October 23: Austin, USA
October 30: Mexico City, Mexico
November 13: Sao Paulo, Brazil
November 20: Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi
