chicorytip wrote: » Contracts can be broken. I think he needs to improve his race, as opposed to qualifying, performance. He finished sixteen seconds behind Russell despite having one less pitstop on Sunday. The method he has developed for turning the steering wheel is effective up to a point but he must be losing a lot of time through the corners and chicanes in comparison to his fully able bodied competitors. Williams are not going to keep him on if he remains so far adrift in the latter stages of the season.
Peyton Lively Tiller wrote: » Paddy Lowe & Claire Williams have a lot to answer for, I just hope that Patrick Head can at least do something to ease the damage, the season was a write off before it even began.
Vic_08 wrote: It has already been posted on this thread that Kubica's chassis is badly performing in comparison to Russell's, comparing them to each other in this situation is meaningless.
Vic_08 wrote: Are you completely incapable of reading and understanding facts?
chicorytip wrote: » An 8% differential, if it in fact exists, should not lead to such a disparity in performance. The cars are identical in every way. Once a car has been designed and built there are no changes a driver can then make to alter it's characteristics. Kubica has been complaining about not being able to acheive the right "set up". This is gibberish. You just drive the wheels off whatever you are given even if it means, in Williams case, racing your own teammate a lap or two behind the leaders.
Jordan 199 wrote: » As soon as Patrick gets familiar with the technical regulations, we will see if he can help improve the car. As for Lowe, I wonder if he will ever work in F1 again.
chicorytip wrote: » Vic_08 wrote: It has already been posted on this thread that Kubica's chassis is badly performing in comparison to Russell's, comparing them to each other in this situation is meaningless. Vic_08 wrote: Are you completely incapable of reading and understanding facts? An 8% differential, if it in fact exists, should not lead to such a disparity in performance. The cars are identical in every way. Once a car has been designed and built there are no changes a driver can then make to alter it's characteristics. Kubica has been complaining about not being able to acheive the right "set up". This is gibberish. You just drive the wheels off whatever you are given even if it means, in Williams case, racing your own teammate a lap or two behind the leaders.
chicorytip wrote: » An 8% differential, if it in fact exists, should not lead to such a disparity in performance.
chicorytip wrote: » The cars are identical in every way.
chicorytip wrote: » Once a car has been designed and built there are no changes a driver can then make to alter it's characteristics. Kubica has been complaining about not being able to acheive the right "set up". This is gibberish. You just drive the wheels off whatever you are given even if it means, in Williams case, racing your own teammate a lap or two behind the leaders.
mickdw wrote: » Either you have no understanding of anything to do with F1 cars or you are simply taking the piss.
mickdw wrote: Either you have no understanding of anything to do with F1 cars or you are simply taking the piss.
Vic_08 wrote: In the context of F1 8% is the difference between pole position and not being allowed to take part in a race. It would be a vast difference, 8% off pole would be more than halfway to an F2 car.
Vic_08 wrote: The cars are not identical, they should be but are not, Russell has driven both and said so, Kubica's is far less stable in the corners.
Vic_08 wrote: That is just stupid, I am not even going to waste my time in explaining all the ways it is stupid, there is just too much stupidity to bother.
chicorytip wrote: » I simply pose the question - how can two cars that are designed and manufactured to the exact same specifications and powered by the exact same power unit be then described as "different" to one another? It's almost as if you are attributing human characteristics to a machine. The only apparent "difference" is the unique driving style of the Polish pilot. It does not require a masters degree in mechanical engineering to comprehend this simple reality.
pjohnson wrote: Answer this question then how come Russell when driving Kubica's (what you claim to be identical) car set a slower time than what Kubica managed later that same day?
chicorytip wrote: » mickdw wrote: Either you have no understanding of anything to do with F1 cars or you are simply taking the piss. Vic_08 wrote: In the context of F1 8% is the difference between pole position and not being allowed to take part in a race. It would be a vast difference, 8% off pole would be more than halfway to an F2 car. Vic_08 wrote: The cars are not identical, they should be but are not, Russell has driven both and said so, Kubica's is far less stable in the corners. Vic_08 wrote: That is just stupid, I am not even going to waste my time in explaining all the ways it is stupid, there is just too much stupidity to bother. I simply pose the question - how can two cars that are designed and manufactured to the exact same specifications and powered by the exact same power unit be then described as "different" to one another? It's almost as if you are attributing human characteristics to a machine. The only apparent "difference" is the unique driving style of the Polish pilot. It does not require a masters degree in mechanical engineering to comprehend this simple reality.
chicorytip wrote: » He just happened to be slower on that particular occasion.The time difference was minimal, less than three tenths, which is not remarkable in any team.
pjohnson wrote: Yeah you are just at it again a la your Old Man Kimi fetish. Pointless.
Harika wrote: Besides the obvious failure of Williams. I am very disappointed by Giovanazzi and Gasly, both are absolutely destroyed by their team mates.
Jordan 199 wrote: Kimi has had a great start to the season at Alfa Romeo. Scored points in all three races so far.
Harika wrote: » Besides the obvious failure of Williams. I am very disappointed by Giovanazzi and Gasly, both are absolutely destroyed by their team mates.
Jordan 199 wrote: » Kimi has had a great start to the season at Alfa Romeo. Scored points in all three races so far.
AMKC wrote: » It has been 7 years since they won last.
AMKC wrote: Yes he has done great so far and surprised some people to I would say. I would also say as long as it keeps going like that I think Kimi will be very happy and who knows maybe he will get on the podium some time this season too which would be great for Alfa.
chicorytip wrote: » I would say his performances have been of average standard. You would expect Alfa to be scoring these points anyway. His qualifying times and race performances are only very slightly improved compared to Leclerc's first three races last year. That's what you get from Kimi these days. He may be feeling relaxed and Alfa seem pleased with him but he's certainly not getting any quicker as he nears the forty mark.
Peyton Lively Tiller wrote: » AMKC wrote: » It has been 7 years since they won last. What’s more harrowing is that 2012 victory remains the only one since Interlagos in October 2004, the same year Williams had the Walrus style nose on the car.
mickdw wrote: » What's more harrowing is that I believe that 2012 victory was not legit. Bernie might just have hijacked a batch of Pirelli tyres and swapped in some different ones as a 70th birthday present for Frank.
Peyton Lively Tiller wrote: » mickdw wrote: » What's more harrowing is that I believe that 2012 victory was not legit. Bernie might just have hijacked a batch of Pirelli tyres and swapped in some different ones as a 70th birthday present for Frank. Could the same not be said for Damon Hill’s Near miss at Hungary 1997 in the Arrows? The Bridgestone’s on his car were at another level that day. Had McLaren not short fueled Hamilton in Spain for qualifying and he started from pole instead of dead last, it is possible he could have gone on to win instead of starting at the back and finishing 8th.
mickdw wrote: » I don't see a valid comparison at all. If the Bridgestone on hills arrows were the tyre to be one, so be it. They were a new tyre company into the sport. That's a lot different to the possibility of a controlled standard tyre being issues to a team with a differing compound to everyone else.
