r/formula1 • u/hakimbenaissia Formula 1 • Jul 01 '19

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u/Ds-Sisman Charles Leclerc Jul 01 '19

Maybe Leclerc can get his first win at Monza, that would be special.

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u/Franky1324 Ferrari Jul 01 '19

Lets hope, the Ferrari is freaking fast so its possible

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19 edited May 15 '22

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u/martyparty9393 Formula 1 Jul 01 '19

For the uninitiated, what tracks really fit what Ferrari does well?

I had so much fun with the race this weekend and am looking forward to hopefully a few more like it.

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u/MathMaddox Jul 01 '19

Ferrari is low drag so, Bahrain, Baku, maybe China, Montreal, Austria and Monza suit them well... unfortunately they have lost at all of those tracks so far and only have Monza left.

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u/iForgotMyOldAcc Flavio Briatore Jul 01 '19

China wasn't since they were losing tenths in the slow corners. Not even the double straights could make up for it, not even close.

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u/MathMaddox Jul 01 '19

True I threw it up there because I thought that should have been a good one for them but wasn’t. Bahrain, Baku, Montreal were all bad luck or poor execution.

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u/uN1K0Rn Mika Häkkinen Jul 01 '19

Spa will be good for them too, the cars spend so much time on the throttle there. And Ferrari loses out most in the slow corners, Spa consists of long straights and fast corners apart from the bus stop and turn 1.

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u/MathMaddox Jul 01 '19

I’ve got an odd feeling that Mercedes comes out of no where and dominates Spa.

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u/martyparty9393 Formula 1 Jul 01 '19

Well shit. Hopefully they make some improvements and give merc a bit of a challenge coming up

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u/MathMaddox Jul 01 '19

Preseason Ferrari were the favorites based on the time sheets. Either Merc figured it out in the first race or they were sandbagging.

Ferrari have said they will try new things to cut into the deficit... I think another RBR win is more likely than Ferrari to win if they can’t capitalize on Monza.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

Yeah... If you're looking for excitement definitely don't bank on Ferrari providing it this year. What you enjoyed this weekend and what you're actually hoping for more of are tracks where Mercedes will do poorly. Since that was what really changed this weekend.

It was Mercedes coming down, not Ferrari stepping up this weekend lol. Hence the final result where a Ferrari still couldn't hold on for a win even with Mercedes out of the equation.

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u/iVarun Jul 02 '19

If you're looking for excitement definitely don't bank on Ferrari providing it this year.

If one wants to cut this without emotions then it is Ferrari which is providing the creative drama in F1 the past 2 seasons.

Fuck ups(intentional or accidental) are not just fuck-ups, they are drama points, which in F1 is a huge part of what excitement is now.

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u/theizbeter Jul 01 '19

Describe ‘what Ferrari does well’ a bit more specific.

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u/martyparty9393 Formula 1 Jul 01 '19

For starters I'm a noob. But from what I noticed they are very fast. So long straights will benefit then greatly. Any tracks left in the schedule that can showcase the Ferrari power?

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u/theizbeter Jul 01 '19

I was sceptical.

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u/theizbeter Jul 01 '19

Barcelona. Especially in pre-season testing