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    From XYXPDQ@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 13:15:05 2022
    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Ferrari has the complete package

    Merc doesn't have pace compared to last year(s)
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  • From Geoff May@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 21:19:52 2022
    On 20/03/2022 20:15, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Will be interesting to see what they say about the causes. Max started complaining that the steering was variable and they reported there was
    nothing to see in the data.

    Perez appears to simply have stopped, again, without warning.

    Ferrari has the complete package

    One hopes they can maintain the advantage and not squander it as they
    have done sometimes in the past.

    Merc doesn't have pace compared to last year(s)

    I suspect they will be able to catch up, question is if it will be
    quickly enough to make a fight of the championship.

    Cheers

    Geoff
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  • From D Munz@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 14:47:36 2022
    On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 3:15:07 PM UTC-5, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Ferrari has the complete package

    Including tire changes. I don't have the actually numbers but watching, they seemed to be 1/2 second or better than the others.

    I also liked the new (I think) graphic showing the turn. It was in the lower right corner of the widescreen and sometimes hard to see. IMHO very helpful for keeping track of where the video feed was.

    FWIW
    DLM
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  • From Bigbird@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 22:07:44 2022
    XYXPDQ wrote:

    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Ferrari has the complete package

    Merc doesn't have pace compared to last year(s)

    Mercedes have a fundamental 'flaw' in their 'floor', it sucks.

    They have had to sacrifice a lot of performance in order to reduce the porpoising. A fix may be some way off but if they can overcome it they
    may well be able to unlock the cars potential and be competitive.

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  • From Mark Jackson@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 18:15:45 2022
    On 3/20/2022 5:19 PM, Geoff May wrote:
    On 20/03/2022 20:15, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Will be interesting to see what they say about the causes. Max started complaining that the steering was variable and they reported there was nothing to see in the data.

    Perez appears to simply have stopped, again, without warning.

    The team alleges that both RBs suffered a fuel-feed problem related to
    the fuel pump. One can believe that, or not. Gasly's flameout was
    admitted to be from the power unit.

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  • From geoff@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Mar 21 11:18:26 2022
    On 21/03/2022 9:15 am, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Ferrari has the complete package

    Merc doesn't have pace compared to last year(s)

    Until PER died I thought that the perpetual whinger VER has actually
    pulled out of the race with pique at having been overtaken and not being
    going to win.

    geoff
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  • From geoff@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Mar 21 11:19:58 2022
    On 21/03/2022 11:07 am, Bigbird wrote:
    XYXPDQ wrote:

    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Ferrari has the complete package

    Merc doesn't have pace compared to last year(s)

    Mercedes have a fundamental 'flaw' in their 'floor', it sucks.

    It's designed to suck - downwards !


    They have had to sacrifice a lot of performance in order to reduce the porpoising. A fix may be some way off but if they can overcome it they
    may well be able to unlock the cars potential and be competitive.


    They certainly seem to slow in the corners more than others, as well as
    not having the raw speed.

    geoff
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  • From CS@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 15:49:21 2022

    Brilliant. Definitely schadenfreude. Helmut "Richard Cranium" Marko - who has the rubbish side pods now??
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  • From Calum@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Mar 20 23:49:53 2022
    On 20/03/2022 21:19, Geoff May wrote:
    On 20/03/2022 20:15, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Red Bull seems to have a serious power unit reliability issue

    Will be interesting to see what they say about the causes. Max started complaining that the steering was variable and they reported there was nothing to see in the data.

    They've already said the steering issue was unrelated to the power
    issue, and was likely caused by the way the car was dropped from the
    jack at the pit stop.
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  • From XYXPDQ@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Mar 21 01:19:11 2022
    The new tire design held up and performed as predicted but the sidewall being much stiffer is making the visible parts of the suspension take a lot more load. Didn't seem to upset the drivers so it's looks to pretty much be a wash.
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