[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yes . The RB19 cockpit tube and the small gearbox was extremely lightweight .

That slim gearbox must be a work of art.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

That slim gearbox must be a work of art.

Yeah . The RB19 gearbox is very slim , the gearbox is actually part of the RB19 aero package .
The slim gearbox made room for the special A.Newey diffuser , that's why the other teams can't copy the RB19 diffuser .
Because their gearbox is too big . Mercedes and Aston run with the biggest gearbox.

On the other hand : In the beginning of the season , MAX got issues with the slim RB19 gearbox .
MAX got downshift lag , but that was fixed after a few races .
Of course , the slim gearbox will also be part of the 2024/RB20 again..

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah . The RB19 gearbox is very slim , the gearbox is actually part of the RB19 aero package .
The slim gearbox made room for the special A.Newey diffuser , that's why the other teams can't copy the RB19 diffuser .
Because their gearbox is too big . Mercedes and Aston run with the biggest gearbox.

On the other hand : In the beginning of the season , MAX got issues with the slim RB19 gearbox .
MAX got downshift lag , but that was fixed after a few races .
Of course , the slim gearbox will also be part of the 2024/RB20 again..

This is the chief mainstay of the latest RB series that the others can't match.

[M5Rick]

Making of a champ from 4 years old.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Making of a champ from 4 years old.

Ferrari Fred : All '10 team bosses want MAX !

Today in the Dutch GPBlog article => https://www.gpblog.com/nl/nieuws/253...1-wil-hem.html

MAX is looking for a yacht in the Italian Viareggio shipyard => https://www.gpblog.com/nl/nieuws/253...ar-in-zee.html

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Ferrari Fred : All '10 team bosses want MAX !

Today in the Dutch GPBlog article => https://www.gpblog.com/nl/nieuws/253...1-wil-hem.html

MAX is looking for a yacht in the Italian Viareggio shipyard => https://www.gpblog.com/nl/nieuws/253...ar-in-zee.html

They can want and beg all they want but MAX can only drive for one team with his inbuilt system of driving that no one else can manage.

Viareggio is a place I've been to more than once and not far from Monaco, I would imagine Max would be spoilt for choice choosing a yacht there.

[M5Rick]

The thing that stands out for me is that MAX at the beginning of the '23 campaign stood 6th in the all time F1 wins table and at the conclusion he has moved up to 3rd pushing Vettel one down to 4th.

[dfox]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

I say "F" Audi. Ask the WEC how much staying power Audi has. As soon as the playing field is level they are gone.

Audi, Ford, Honda, and potentially GM you mean?

Remember, Honda backed out and decided to jump back in with the '26 regulations. Ford, Audi already signed up, GM just waiting in the wings.

You may be disappointed, but clearly people with a lot of money think it's a good bet.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yes . The RB19 cockpit tube and the small gearbox was extremely lightweight .

Horner and those at MK are still confused and surprised why ''Mercedes stuck with the concepts that clearly failed in 2022''.
The final decision was with Wolff so it's understandable
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ho...2Mrxfro.Vbb5eh

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by dfox

You may be disappointed, but clearly people with a lot of money think it's a good bet.

A lot of folks thought Formula E was a good bet too.

[Car-Addicted]

Somebody has some money to spend.
Red Bull to start building new wind tunnel in 2024
Construction on Red Bull’s new wind tunnel will get underway in 2024 following a change in location as the team looks to replace its current “Cold War relic”.

Red Bull currently uses a wind tunnel near Bedford – over 20 miles from its factory in Milton Keynes – that is part of a former aircraft research site that was active between 1946 and 1994. Given the technology involved with new wind tunnels and changes to plans to ban their use in the Formula 1 regulations, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says work will start on a new tunnel next year.

“A quirk of the regulations with wind tunnels being a thing of the future by all accounts, we’ve had to go with the times and invest in a new wind tunnel,” Horner said. “Construction will start during the course of 2024.

https://racer.com/2023/12/18/red-bul...unnel-in-2024/

[Car-Addicted]

Can't resist the opportunity to stir the pot. I'm a bad person
FIA jumped to ‘bad conclusions’ over Wolffs - Vasseur
The FIA’s public statement about a potential investigation into a conflict of interest involving Toto and Susie Wolff was too hasty and “quite embarrassing for the whole sport,” according to Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur.
At a time when a new Concorde Agreement is set to be discussed between F1, the FIA and the teams, Vasseur says he doesn’t think the current situation is overly damaging on that front, but noted how the FIA statements brought all 10 teams together in Susie Wolff’s defense.
https://racer.com/2023/12/16/fia-jum...olffs-vasseur/

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Can't resist the opportunity to stir the pot. I'm a bad person
FIA jumped to ‘bad conclusions’ over Wolffs - Vasseur
The FIA’s public statement about a potential investigation into a conflict of interest involving Toto and Susie Wolff was too hasty and “quite embarrassing for the whole sport,” according to Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur.
At a time when a new Concorde Agreement is set to be discussed between F1, the FIA and the teams, Vasseur says he doesn’t think the current situation is overly damaging on that front, but noted how the FIA statements brought all 10 teams together in Susie Wolff’s defense.
https://racer.com/2023/12/16/fia-jum...olffs-vasseur/

It was actually team bosses that asked FIA at first to investigate @ 10.44 according to this.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Somebody has some money to spend.
Red Bull to start building new wind tunnel in 2024
Construction on Red Bull’s new wind tunnel will get underway in 2024 following a change in location as the team looks to replace its current “Cold War relic”.

Red Bull currently uses a wind tunnel near Bedford – over 20 miles from its factory in Milton Keynes – that is part of a former aircraft research site that was active between 1946 and 1994. Given the technology involved with new wind tunnels and changes to plans to ban their use in the Formula 1 regulations, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says work will start on a new tunnel next year.

“A quirk of the regulations with wind tunnels being a thing of the future by all accounts, we’ve had to go with the times and invest in a new wind tunnel,” Horner said. “Construction will start during the course of 2024.

https://racer.com/2023/12/18/red-bul...unnel-in-2024/

Yeah . It's a expensive new toy for A.Newey.

Even without a wind tunnel he already nailed it with his mistery drawings in his book and the ground-effect of the Valkyrie .
Newey's breath is aerodynamic !

The 2024/RB20 ?
A.Newey : It won't be slow !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Can't resist the opportunity to stir the pot. I'm a bad person
FIA jumped to ‘bad conclusions’ over Wolffs - Vasseur
The FIA’s public statement about a potential investigation into a conflict of interest involving Toto and Susie Wolff was too hasty and “quite embarrassing for the whole sport,” according to Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur.
At a time when a new Concorde Agreement is set to be discussed between F1, the FIA and the teams, Vasseur says he doesn’t think the current situation is overly damaging on that front, but noted how the FIA statements brought all 10 teams together in Susie Wolff’s defense.
https://racer.com/2023/12/16/fia-jum...olffs-vasseur/

If you sleep with the dog you get his fleas !

That's what Susie did...'

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah . It's a expensive new toy for A.Newey.

Even without a wind tunnel he already nailed it with his mistery drawings in his book and the ground-effect of the Valkyrie .
Newey's breath is aerodynamic !

The 2024/RB20 ?
A.Newey : It won't be slow !

Word is that Merc are attempting to copy the RB 19 right down to the push/pull suspension in their panic build of the 15 car at brackley.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

If you sleep with the dog you get his fleas !

That's what Susie did...'

I honestly don't feel as if Ben did anything wrong in calling for an investigation after team bosses complained, the key point being Wolff uttering something at a team meeting that anyone there could not see how he knew that so at the end of the day I can't understand why they suddenly changed their minds and put out official statements for Ben to stop it.
The main things here could well be merc engine supply and pressure from high above with the power merc has as a whole.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I honestly don't feel as if Ben did anything wrong in calling for an investigation after team bosses complained, the key point being Wolff uttering something at a team meeting that anyone there could not see how he knew that so at the end of the day I can't understand why they suddenly changed their minds and put out official statements for Ben to stop it.
The main things here could well be merc engine supply and pressure from high above with the power merc has as a whole.

Ben is nuts and Wolff is ...It's useless to say what Wolff is .

The situation looks like a sarcastic comedy

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Wondering why he wasn’t strapped in?

For KbD

It may look like a completely new chassis design, so lots of $$$

[M5Rick]

Lots more changes, so what's new at the Scuderia

[Car-Addicted]

"If Ferrari debuts a new car and the same race strategist is watching from the cheap seats, does it make a difference?"
Apologies to George Berkeley

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

"If a Ferrari debuts a new car and the race strategist is watching from the cheap seats, does it make a difference?"
Apologies to George Berkeley

The philosopher ?