Two weeks until the first race, and final testing is in progress. Probably we're at the point only serious fans are paying attention - any thoughts so far?
Personally:
I'm struggling to see the point of Manor/Marussia taking part. They're butchering last year's car - which was crap to begin with - so it complies with the rules, which can't work well since aero is a full-system thing where changing the nose affects how air passes over the rest of the car.
On top of that they've apparently signed a deal to use the Ferrari 2014 engine, which was also crap. They're going to be ~70bhp behind the next worst engine in a bodged, useless car.
How is trailing around even further behind at the back than before, without even another back-marker team to fight with, going to attract sponsorship or make commercial sense?
Will they even be fast enough to meet the 107% rule?
Personally:
- It seems clear Mercedes are leading the way
- I'd love to believe Williams can continue to fight at the top - I never saw Massa win
- Similarly, I got into F1 the year Brawn won, so never witnessed a great Ferrari
- How on earth have Force India screwed up so badly? They were ready last year with the massive rule changes, this year is evolutionary so what went wrong?
- While Sauber seem to be doing great, I don't have any interest. No connection with their drivers, WGAS.
I'm struggling to see the point of Manor/Marussia taking part. They're butchering last year's car - which was crap to begin with - so it complies with the rules, which can't work well since aero is a full-system thing where changing the nose affects how air passes over the rest of the car.
On top of that they've apparently signed a deal to use the Ferrari 2014 engine, which was also crap. They're going to be ~70bhp behind the next worst engine in a bodged, useless car.
How is trailing around even further behind at the back than before, without even another back-marker team to fight with, going to attract sponsorship or make commercial sense?
Will they even be fast enough to meet the 107% rule?
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