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re: Formula 1 2020 Season Thread
Posted on 3/9/20 at 10:36 am to Cocotheape
Posted on 3/9/20 at 10:36 am to Cocotheape
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Mercedes domination as per usual.
I have no idea coming out of testing what Ferrari or RBR will have, so that will be interesting to watch.
What amazes me is how apparently Merc got the jump on engine development on everyone in the hybrid era back in '14 and has dominated since. But we saw especially last year, that Ferrari had a power advantage. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it is simply amazing that Merc has found the speed that they have from their chassis. So it's not HP, it's not weight, the pure shape/aero is out there on display, but they simply give their drivers the fastest cars on the track every week. You can even support the point by knowing that Williams!! is running Mercedes power units.
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Posted on 3/9/20 at 10:58 am to Kingpenm3
Ferrari had the fastest car in a straight line last year but I'm not sure that was down to power. They took downforce off the car so they were fast down the straights but lost time in the twisty bits. And they may have been cheating too.
Merc's philosophy throughout the hybrid era has been to build the best engine and all that extra power lets them put more downforce on so that they're better in the corners.
If Formula One is a battle of one engineering department against another, Mercedes engineers have been handing everybody else their hineys.
Merc's philosophy throughout the hybrid era has been to build the best engine and all that extra power lets them put more downforce on so that they're better in the corners.
If Formula One is a battle of one engineering department against another, Mercedes engineers have been handing everybody else their hineys.
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