F1 talk in the video: banked turns too much for Mercedes?
Here in the ticker, that’s it for today. Tomorrow we will be in touch as usual with a new issue. Then FT3 is due at 12:00 p.m., qualifying starts at 3:00 p.m. and then, as usual, the votes for Saturday. At the end of today’s day, the reference to our follows Analysis video for Friday. Christian Nimmervoll and Kevin Scheuren talked about the following topics today:
– How cool is Zandvoort anyway?
– What’s going on at Mercedes?
– Kimi: Negotiations with Red Bull & Williams
– Albon: The new king figure
Have fun with it and see you tomorrow!
Zandvoort: banked turns too much for Mercedes?
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Wolff makes it clear: Wouldn’t prevent Albon!
Earlier we talked about Horner’s fear that Mercedes might block a move from Albon to Williams. Now Wolff makes it clear: “I would never block someone like Alex Albon. He’s a fantastic guy with a great personality. Personally, I was sad when he was [aus der Formel 1] has gone.”
My colleague Norman Fischer has summarized the entire story here.
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Capito: Williams has a few options
Jost Capito was asked about Albon and de Vries’ chances at Williams today. He explains that the cockpit won’t just choose between the two. Williams has significantly more “options”, says Capito. He doesn’t want to put any pressure on himself when making the decision. “We have no time pressure,” he clarifies and adds: “Some others have greater pressure than we do to regulate their driver situation.”
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Where there is still a problem with Mercedes
It is well known that today’s times are not particularly representative. But the following statement by Mercedes man Andrew Shovlin is interesting: “We are still struggling a little with Turns 2 and 3, in which we lose time with both more and less fuel on board.” But there is no panic among the world championship team. “
“We still have a little time to understand that tonight,” Shovlin remembers and adds: “There are a few other places where we can improve the balance, but all in all it doesn’t seem too far away We still have a few more laps to catch up with Lewis, but we still have the third practice session for that. “
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Why qualifying plays such a big role
Virtually all pilots expect tomorrow’s qualifying to be twice as tricky. On the one hand, because we expect traffic chaos again, especially in Q1 with 20 cars. It should be difficult to get a completely clear lap. And secondly, because nobody expects to be able to overtake on the track on Sunday.
That makes qualifying all the more important. Marcin Budkowski from Alpine explains, for example, that Zandvoort is “a little worse” than Budapest when it comes to overtaking opportunities. And that means something. After a messed up qualification on Sunday, you should hope for a good strategy or luck with a safety car.
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McLaren: Seidl expects “the usual order”
Ferrari and Alpine at the top – but McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl is not worried about it. “Ferrari looks strong today, of course, especially on one lap. But I would say it was a pretty normal Friday for us, even if you look at the result. So I think we can expect the usual order.”
His conclusion: “I would say that there have been no big surprises so far.” Charles Leclerc says about the Ferrari one-two by the way: “Our race pace was not as good as the performance on one lap. So that’s what we’re going to focus on.” In addition, he also expects that the competitors will improve even further.
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Ocon: There’s even more to it!
The Budapest winner finished in a strong third place in the afternoon. “It was a good day and we look pretty competitive,” he said happily. “But we also know that it only counts in qualifying,” he adds, adding: “The handling of the car was really good today. And I’m sure we can find more.”
Davide Brivio also sees Alpine “in a good position so far” in terms of performance and adds: “On the medium tires, Esteban had a good run and decent pace. Both drivers looked strong on the soft tires too.” Overall, it was “a positive day”. Let’s see what else comes from the French.
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Ricciardo: Gone in the wrong direction
P14 in the morning, then even only P15 in the afternoon. Nevertheless, the Australian is basically satisfied. “The morning was pretty good,” he reports and explains that he immediately felt good. “We made a few changes in the afternoon. They didn’t work,” he says, annoyed. But he was “not too worried” and declared: “I think we will find the right direction tonight.”
Regarding the fast Ferraris, he smiles: “Nothing really surprises me anymore. There have been so many crazy things in the past races. Nothing surprises me anymore …”
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Ferrari: real performance?
P1 and P2 for Ferrari today in FT2. But how realistic is this picture? “We were able to do clean laps on the soft tires while other cars took the [roten] Flags have suffered. Maybe that’s why we’re so far ahead, “admits Sainz. The Spaniard is nevertheless happy and reports:” We were satisfied with the balance and the performance of the car from the start. “
“I’m sure there is still room for improvement. But I have a good feeling for the car and overall it was a good Friday for us,” said Sainz.
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Tires: question marks after many interruptions
The three red flags didn’t help Pirelli today either. “We need more […] Information to get a clearer picture of the optimal strategy, “reveals Mario Isola after the training day and adds:” Today we got a pretty good idea of the difference between medium and soft. But we don’t have enough data yet to accurately predict the difference between medium and hard. “
The teams should therefore still feel a little in the dark.
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Vettel: Experience helped
None of the 20 drivers has ever driven a Formula 1 race at Zandvoort. But many know the route from the junior series – for example Sebastian Vettel. He reveals: “It helped that I drove here many years ago. You haven’t changed that much on the track, and I think the changes that were made made you better.”
Vettel was able to rehabilitate himself after the defect in the morning in the afternoon with P10. “There’s more in me and in the car,” he announces with a view to tomorrow.
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AlphaTauri: Problem bei Tsunoda
The Japanese not only struggled with his early spin in FT1. “We had a small problem with the power unit that we had to investigate. After that, we couldn’t go out,” he reports. Jonathan Eddolls speaks of a “complicated day” at AlphaTauri. Because in addition to the PU problem, the numerous red flags also slowed them down.
Gasly also admits: “We don’t look as good as we would have liked. But hopefully we can find a little more performance for tomorrow tonight.” He finished the day at P7 on the combined timesheet, Tsunoda finished at P13.
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Masepin: Completely new feeling
Zandvoort is not a route like any other. Nikita Masepin confirms this. “When I drove through the last banked bend for the first time, my body felt completely different. It was pretty cool, a new feeling for me in Formula 1,” said the Haas driver. In terms of sport, he has “learned a lot” and is now looking forward to FT3. He doesn’t mention his lathe operator in FT2.
Meanwhile, team mate Mick Schumacher speaks of a “roller coaster” and a “proper day”. One is “on the right track”, but can still learn a lot.
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Horner does not expect a quick clarification
The colleagues from ‘Sky’ asked Horner whether he was expecting a clarification from the FIA this weekend with regard to the Mercedes engine. His answer: “I have doubts because it’s a pretty complex system. So it will probably take some time to look at it.” So the saga should accompany us a little more.
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Mercedes: That’s what the engine is all about
Earlier we reported on Red Bull’s request to the FIA as part of the PK. But how exactly should Mercedes, according to the cops, trick the engine? We already know that the focus is on the intercooler. The colleagues from ‘auto motor und sport’ reported about it first.
Background: Mercedes is said to have gained massively in time when accelerating out of slow corners. Now Red Bull allegedly suspects that the Silver Arrows are tricking the temperature of the air and artificially pushing it down. The sensor that measures the temperature should play a decisive role here.
We will of course keep an eye on the matter!
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Fresh technology pictures
Incidentally, we have also replenished our photo series with the best technology snapshots from Zandvoort – and clearly! Clicking through is worthwhile for all technology freaks.
Photo gallery: Formula 1 technology: detailed photos at the Netherlands Grand Prix 2021
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