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This year, both teams have already made serious errors Sebastian Vettel’s off in Germany gave Hamilton the championship lead, and Mercedes’ strategy errors and double DNF in Austria was also critical to the championship. Last season started very much like this year’s, but after the mid-point Ferrari’s challenge faltered while Mercedes’ stayed consistent. Despite having the fastest car in the pack for much of the season, Haas has failed to convert its speed to points, with the Renault team is now best of the rest.
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The same can be said of the midfield battle. And then there’s Sebastian Vettel’s huge mistake in Germany, and Hamilton’s possible lost win at Silverstone.Įven without the DNFs and small mistakes, which we’ll get to later, it seems as though both teams can’t really convert a pace advantage when they do have one. In the first race of the season, Mercedes couldn’t convert a pole position to a win, while at Hungary this weekend Ferrari couldn’t get the one-two its car was clearly capable of. Mercedes has a fight on its hands.Ģ018 is only half through, but it’s already a season of what might’ve been, as all three top teams have thrown away race wins and serious points – or had them taken away at the last minute.
#F1 2018 CAR SOFTWARE#
Is it aero trickery, ERS manipulation or software magic? Probably all three, but it’s seriously benefitting Ferrari-engined cars, whatever it is.įerrari’s new found straightline speed, combined with its marginally better handling has made it favourite at tracks like Silverstone as well as Hungary. This year started off with both the red and silver cars on equal footing, and since Canada the Ferrari has been the faster package. Last year, the Mercedes was tough to set up, but clearly the faster car – and later on in the season it had a decent pace advantage against its rivals. It threatened to happen in 2016, we came close to it last year, but in 2018 Ferrari really are the favourites for the championship right now. Rather than an intra-team battle between Mercedes drivers, 2018 is delivering the classic Mercedes vs Ferrari narrative we’ve been waiting for. The first race of the new season is the Australian Grand Prix on March 25.One thing’s for sure 2018 is the season we’ve wanted ever since the hybrid rules began. Teams now head to the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain for the start of the winter tests on February 26. There are also new regulations relating to the positioning of some electrical components in the area around the rechargeable batteries, while further restrictions are imposed when it comes to rules regarding fuel and the air temperature going into the air intake, as well as of the exhaust gases.
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There are also more severe restrictions on oil consumption, with just one type of lubricant allowed over the course of a race weekend, to be used at a rate of no more than 6 liters every 100 kilometers. It means each of the turbocharged V-6s will have to deal with a 40 percent increase in mileage. Per the new regulations, teams will only be allowed to change the internal combustion component three times in the season instead of four. Power units are similar to last year, meaning a 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6 working with two motor-generators-one mounted on the driveline and the other integrated with the turbocharger. On Ferrari's car, the exhaust outlet has been positioned further back and, as a further safety precaution, each wheel has three cable tethers to prevent them detaching in an accident. Also gone is the crash wing, better known as the monkey seat, which used to sit below the rear wing. Another key change has been the elimination of the T-wing and fin mounted atop the engine cover.