Temporada 2023

[GoVal]

McH, eres el rey del cotorrefeuno    .

Pues sí parece entonces que están las cosas moviditas en Ca Maranello, sí. 

[McHouserphy]

Hace falta una cámara de altííííísima velocidá para sacarles una foto fija. 

[McHouserphy]

VASSEUR CRITICISED BY FERRARI CEO AND LECLERC ULTIMATUM
March 12, 2023 · by thejudge13 · in Daily F1 News and Comment. ·


Ferrari along with Mercedes failed to live up to their ambitions during the 2022 Formula One season. Unlike Mercedes, Ferrari had an inherently fast car and probably the most powerful of the engines.

Despite claiming 12 of the 22 pole positions, a combination of poor reliability, driver errors and bizarre race strategies cost Maranello.

Ferrari hopes high for 2023
Yet with the replacement of the team principal, Mattio Binotto widely believed to be unliked, with Frenchman Frederic Vasseur, the Tifosi were optimistic for the coming season.

It has been widely reported that Ferrari deliberately built a fast but less reliable power unit for 2022 prior to the FIA freezing the various PU architectures for four years until the new F1 engine regulations kick in.

The theory is the team could fix a powerful but less reliable engine under the FIA's provisions, but not make a slower but more reliable power unit faster.

LeClerc demands meeting with top Ferrari boss
It may of course prove to be a blip, but Charles Leclerc ironically suffered a power unit failure in the season opener in Bahrain. At the time the Monegasque was in a comfortable P3 though someway behind the two Red Bull cars.

However, it was the alarming deficit to Red Bull which La Gazzetta reports prompted an "evidently concerned" LeClerc to request a meeting with Ferrari president John Elkann. The Italian newspaper adds LeClerc sought "reassurance" that Ferrari will move forward from last year and in effect deliver to him a car capable of winning titles.

La Gazzetta claims "Bringing the team back to victories is a mission he will not easily give up on. However, following four seasons at Ferrari, even the boy wonder feels that time is running out."

Vasseur "not pulling the strings"
Whilst not a direct threat the thought Ferrari are not ready to push on and produce a title winning car is "unacceptable" to LeClerc.

It sounds rather like an ultimatum however La Gazzetta couch LeClerc's message to Elkann.

If the Italian media are to be believed, an unhappy Charles Leclerc is not even the most pressing matter facing Ferrari at present. New team boss Fred Vasseur is allegedly 'fed up' already as the organisational structure means he does not have complete control over the F1 team's operation.

Vasseur criticised by Ferrari CEO
Instead, CEO Benedetto Vigna appears to be the one calling the shots and Vasseur has "little freedom" in his role and is effectively reporting to Vigna.

Other reports in Italy claim that the pair's relationship has soured since Vigna questioned why Vasseur flew to the Bahrain test with his friend and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.

Vasseur was also apparently blocked from bringing an unnamed new sponsor onboard at Ferrari and this power struggle at the top in Maranello is having the expected result of unrest within the team.

McLaren line up a number of Ferrari engineers
The recent news that long standing Ferrari engineer David Sanchez is leaving the team is apparently the tip of the iceberg. A number of other key personnel are believed to be soon following Sanchez linked with a move to McLaren.

Sanchez' former Ferrari colleague Andrea Stella now heads up the Woking team who are in desperate need of beefing up their technical personnel division. It could be the unrest at Ferrari will ultimately provide McLaren and Stella with easy pickings.

Other longstanding Ferrari personnel leaving Maranello are said to include Gino Rosato and Jonathan Giacobazzi along with the recently demoted head of strategy, Inaki Rueda.

F1 try to poach Ferrari race director
However the big news on Ferrari personnel comes from Corriere della Sera which claims the team's race director Laurent Mekies could also be set to bid the team farewell.

It claims Vasseur vetoed a deal for Mekies to move to work alongside ex-Ferrari boss and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali.

Another senior Ferrari team member's future is also in question. Enrico Cardile, Ferrari's aerodynamics chief, who is taking on the role of technical director, has refused an extension to his current contract which runs until next year.

One nugget of positive news for Ferrari is the expected return of Simone Resta, currently Haas' technical director. Resta did not see eye to eye with Binotto which was apparently why he left Ferrari back in 2021.

'Proud' Ferrari culture unchanged
All in all the Italian media are painting a bleak picture of intra Ferrari politics and one which surely is making Charles Leclerc question whether after four long years with the Red team they will ever be capable of delivering him with a championship winning car.

Yet the age old culture of 'proud' Ferrari' appears to have changed little given the rather petty criticism of Vasseur taking a lift with Toto to the Bahrain test.

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Ves? Govi??

Yo los veo borrosos, aunque alomojó es el enfoque de las lentes "Pirritánicas" 

[GoVal]

El Abuelo F1 ha puesto en twitter unos calculos sobre las horas de túnel de viento disponibles para los equipos con referencia a Aston Martin. Supongo que estarán bien.



El Abuelo F1 @bueuF1 · 2h

Horas de túnel de viento y cuanto supone respecto a Aston Martin

Aston Martin tiene:
- un 58% más que Red Bull
- un 33% más que Ferrari
- un 25% más que Mercedes
- un 17% más que Alpine
- un 11% más que McLaren
- un 5% más que Alfa Romeo







Ferrari tiene 300h y Aston Martin 400h:

Ferrari tiene un 25% menos que Aston Martin.
Ferrari =Aston Martin-25% = 400-100

Aston Martin tiene un 33% más que Ferrari:
Aston Martin = Ferrari+33% = 300+100

¿Así queda más claro?







OJO:
-Esto es aplicable cada 8 semanas, hasta el 25 de junio.

- Después del GP de Canada, se recalcularán los porcentajes según la posición que tengan en el campeonato a 30 de Junio, y se aplicarán a partir del 26 de junio hasta final de año.
(sí, las fecha son correctas)

[GoVal]

Ves? Govi??

Yo los veo borrosos, aunque alomojó es el enfoque de las lentes "Pirritánicas" 

Madre mía, Ferrri siendo Ferrari en su máximo explendor. Si tras una sola carrera está pasando todo esto, ya pueden decir que tienen la temporada perdida porque con ese ambiente, poco van a abanzar. Me da que las peoras de este año van a ser antológicas. Pobretines los Carlitos pilotos.

Lo que me más me ha gustado de esa historia es el mosqueo por el viaje de Vasseur como acompañante de Toto  .

[McHouserphy]

Estos son los datos de partida, en cuanto a uso de recursos, para este año 2023 :



Incluida la sanción por el exceso de gasto del año 2022.

[McHouserphy]

 

MARKO SET TO QUIT
March 13, 2023 · by thejudge13 · in Daily F1 News and Comment. ·


Ex RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff is not really popular at Oracle Red Bull Racing it seems. Team boss Christian Horner was disappointed by the German's lack of interest in Formula 1 racing and motorsport advisor Helmut Marko does not get on well with Mintzlaff. Big changes are afoot with Helmut Marko set to leave the Red Bull family and quit.

As Marko revealed to Red Bull's own Speedweek publication, he has only "met with him twice so far. He got insights...

"How far he will listen to our ideas, we will see. Red Bull Racing has always been very independent."

For 79-year-old Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Dr Helmut Marko, it's been an emotional six months. Max Verstappen secured his second WRC title in Japan. At the end of October, longtime owner and friend to the team Dietrich Mateschitz, who turned Red Bull into a global brand, died. Red Bull Racing won the Constructors' Cup for the first time since 2013.

Big changes afoot
His telephone report to Dietrich Mateschitz immediately after the race is a thing of the past. "It is no longer the case that I report by phone after every practice and race. The direct, personal and friendly relationship is no longer there. Didi was a visionary, had emotions.

"I don't see that anymore." he told Speedweek on Thursday.

Harsh words from the Styrian, who for the first time also hinted at a possible departure. He had no contract with Mateschitz, but always worked on a handshake basis.

"I am a free person. I can quit at any time if I am no longer happy. Let's see how the future turns out."

Marko set to quit
At the grand age of 79, it is not a big surprise to hear such statements when a seismic shift such as Mateschitz's decline occurs. Indeed it has been thought that Marko has been looking to leave work and finally retire for some years now, and sources close to the team expect this to happen this year.

[LaraCroft]

burrari, nada más que decir

[GoVal]

Nick Chester, ex-director técnico de Renault, podría recalar en Andretti


Nick Chester, ex-director técnico de Renault, podría ser el responsable de ocupar ese cargo en el equipo Andretti en caso de confirmarse su entrada en la Fórmula 1.


https://pitlanemotor.com/2023/03/14/nick-chester-ex-director-tecnico-de-renault-podria-recalar-en-andretti/

[GoVal]

Tendremos GP de Austria hasta al menos 2027.

[GoVal]

Angela Cullen y Hamilton separan sus caminos.




La llamativa separación de Hamilton

El siete veces campeón del mundo anunció que Angela Cullen, su fisioterapeuta, no seguirá a su lado luego de siete años.





https://campeones.com.ar/la-llamativa-separacion-de-hamilton/

[GoVal]

Muy rara esta abrupta separación entre Angela y Hamilton. Según AMuS, Toto ha confirmado que ha sido cosa de él.


Toto Wolff confirmed that it was  Lewis Hamiltons decision to split from Angela Cullen.

Toto: "I think in every team, whether that's his close circle or also in the wider group, it's not a static situation that you can freeze. We all develop as people and as an organisation. And if things don't work out anymore, we need to be honest about it and then bring change."

"Angela will always be a mascot of the team . She's the only one who has a louder voice than a starting car . But, you know, if this is what he decides, we will always absolutely support him, whatever direction he wants to take."

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/1636773818529202185

[GoVal]

¿Les quitamos las pegatinas, los pintamos del mismo color y jugamos a intentar adivinar quién es quién? 

[GoVal]

Timoteo Briet - Maths, Economy, CFD, Aero, Astro. @TimoteoBriet · 1h

The front wing is always used to modify aerodynamic balance, while the rear wing is used to vary downforce. A higher downforce or balance range means a better car, usually..... @f1_aerodynamics



F1_aerodynamicist @f1_aerodynamics · 12h

👉 #Ferrari introduced a trim to their front wing for Jeddah which is indicative that they will most likely run with a low downforce setup.

👉 The Trim on the FW is normally done to achieve a target balance due a backed off rear wing on tracks where top speeds are important.

[GoVal]

Craig Scarborough @ScarbsTech · 1h

Here's a rare chance to look at the #F1 seat details and the differences between Fernando Alonso and Stroll.
#F1Tech