Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM.....

[beerlover]

Every great Champion we had in F1 before was also accompanied from a huge amount of luck because without it no matter how brave you are and how skillful you are you cannot win consecutive Championships in a sport like this.Based on this I think the time of Hamilton has finally ended and we are witnessing the time of a new Champion,that of Verstappen which also had a huge dose of luck in the last GP of last season which netted him the Champion title.
We need some competition from any team to him as only Ferrari is not enough,we need McLaren back and some other teams also including Mercedes.

I agree that luck plays a role, but you can't win a championship back to back with just luck, you need to be talented of course, but you also need a great team and a great car. When you have all those three, even if you get unlucky here and there, you will still end up winning. Of course it is better to be lucky than unlucky, but that doesn't mean that you should be focusing purely on luck neither, you should be focusing on how you could turn it around.

I personally do not think that neither Max nor Lewis were lucky, they both had great cars when they won and Max will keep on winning more and that will show how great he is and not just lucky.

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Ducati already has another innovation this year and whether it can be used for the rest of the season on their factory bike. I don't know about that, but what is clear is that Ducati has made new innovations in their motorcycle clutch lever, in order to expedite the release of the clutch at the start.

As reported by skysportmotogp "soon a new device to try for @pecco63 It is easy to conclude that it is necessary to increase the clutch release at the beginning. We remind you that with MotoGP smooth shifting, the rider no longer has to use the clutch to change gears. The clutch only needed to start and when the bike stops. The tool on the clutch lever is also for @johannzarco".

[alegotardo]

Verstappen will probably win but IMHO as said several times... be aware of Mercedes.

About Ferrari, they have a new Venturi part of the car to trying to get a better top speed, but yeah the championship is over

In my opinion, I'm a little frustrated that Ferrari is still so far behind RedBull, as they invested a lot in innovation in their cars and started the championship with that impression that they would impress the world and fight for the lead until the end.
Unfortunately, that's not what happened, but I believe that for 2023 they should be even stronger.

The problem is that not everything is in Ferrari's hands, the driver is 50% responsible for the trophy, and Verstappen knows how to make the most of it.

[swogerino]

That top speed of Ferrari is improving and of course in this track the thing that is needed the most is of course the top speed.In the second free practice Sainz topped the times and it was a good time but we are far from real qualification times which should be about 2-3 seconds lower than that time of 1.21.664 we saw in the practice.Nevertheless this indicates that there will be great fighting in the qualifying although in a track like this one what is needed the most is to have a better top speed in the race,since the track is straight and it can be easy to overtake here.

[boltz]

Well well , it seems McLaren have the pace to be on top 6 with both cars this weekend but I doubt Ricciardo will have the mood to driver or even be present to a Formula 1 race anymore as we can see clearly that he lost his passion in F1 in the last 2 years but he should try his best to bring points back to his team.

Mercedes are facing new issues regarding the bouncing of the car and also their top speed is no near the other cars so I will not be surprised is somehow Mercedes will struggle to get points in race but qualifiers should set things straight for the race.

[ILuckyGuyI]

There is half an hour to go for FP3.

So far so good for Ferrari drivers. Leclerc and Sainz both have made a strong impression by their performances in the first practice sessions. Verstappen gave a signal in FP2 by carrying himself right to the middle of them. Qualifying session can be quite delightful as it seems. I expect Ferraris to push it to the limit. Especially Leclerc would do his best to have the pole position at the end. He was so close to making it for the Dutch GP but he missed it by a slight difference. Considering the importance of this race he might be able to do it this time.

However I've heard that Verstappen made a change in his car so I wonder if this will help him stay ahead of Leclerc anyway. Leclerc didn't do anything while Sainz was also making some changes. Maybe he didn't need it but I hope Ferrari know what they are doing this time. At least they should do everything they can to win this special race.

[tokeweed]

So what's the grid gonna mostly likely look like with penalties for power unit and gear box changes from a few drivers happening this weekend?  I heard Hamilton, Verstappen, Sainz and a couple others are getting grid penalties.  Could this be finally Leclerc's chance to win a race?  And it's an important race for the Ferrari too.

And Merc doesn't look too good after FP3.  They're a tad more than 1 sec behind the leader which again is unsurprisingly Verstappen.  I guess any line of 1.90 - 2.00 before the race is +EV.  What do you guys think?

[Distraction]

Yeah there are some grid penalties for quite many drivers right now. Verstappen can't take pole position for example as he has as a 5-place grid penalty. This could be a big chance for Leclerc to start in pole position easily. Ferrari supporters already want to see such result in this very important race for them. However this wouldn't be a big obstacle for Verstappen in the race also. Because if you look at the results of FP3 he is still faster than Ferrari drivers. It wouldn't be too difficult for him to catch up with Leclerc in the race.

Leclerc won't have Sainz behind him to stall Verstappen also because Sainz also has a grid penalty and he will start from the back. I wonder how good Leclerc will do alone against Verstappen. His rivalry with Hamilton in 2019 is still unforgettable and we might see a similar one between him and Verstappen this time.

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It turns out that today there is a French Superbike that has just finished its Race1 and congratulations to Alvaro Bautista and the Ducati manufacturer who won this race and also strengthened himself at the top of the temporary standings with a total of 323 points. And this time two of his toughest opponents fell on the day, namely Jonathan Rea from the Kawasaki manufacturer and Toprak from the Yamaha manufacturer.

[swogerino]

Yeah there are some grid penalties for quite many drivers right now. Verstappen can't take pole position for example as he has as a 5-place grid penalty. This could be a big chance for Leclerc to start in pole position easily. Ferrari supporters already want to see such result in this very important race for them. However this wouldn't be a big obstacle for Verstappen in the race also. Because if you look at the results of FP3 he is still faster than Ferrari drivers. It wouldn't be too difficult for him to catch up with Leclerc in the race.

Leclerc won't have Sainz behind him to stall Verstappen also because Sainz also has a grid penalty and he will start from the back. I wonder how good Leclerc will do alone against Verstappen. His rivalry with Hamilton in 2019 is still unforgettable and we might see a similar one between him and Verstappen this time.

The Q1 just ended and Verstappen is again on another planet.Despite his penalty grid he has all the possibility to win the race tomorrow as he did a lap time of 0.358 faster than Leclerc second but Leclerc was helped from his team mate Sainz who offered him a slipstream during this session as Sainz is one of the many drivers who will get a penalty and will start from the back of the grid.The only hope for Leclerc to win tomorrow as most probably he will start on pole is to make a distance to Verstappen in the first laps and keep that distance while also his team to execute the perfect strategy,if this does not happen it will be difficult for Ferrari.

[Koal-84]

Strong performance from Ferrari at Monza, Leclerc also set a very fast lap today. A lot of drivers have penalties this weekend, but Verstappen still has a very good chance from fourth on the grid. It seems Ferrari can only beat itself again this weekend.

[swogerino]

Strong performance from Ferrari at Monza, Leclerc also set a very fast lap today. A lot of drivers have penalties this weekend, but Verstappen still has a very good chance from fourth on the grid. It seems Ferrari can only beat itself again this weekend.

Based on the pole lap that Leclerc made I think he has all the possibilities to win the race tomorrow.Verstappen was very good on lap times also but about near 0.200 slower per lap which if we consider that he starts several positions behind Leclerc,it means Leclerc has all the advantage he needs to win the race,I am only worried from some grotesque errors from the team rather than from him.It was a great response from Ferrari in this lap and that Venturi new part surely helped them achieve that great top speed in the straights very much needed here.

The smart ones are the ones who already bet on Leclerc to win the race before the qualifying as he had an odd of near 7 which is really big.

[Koal-84]

Based on the pole lap that Leclerc made I think he has all the possibilities to win the race tomorrow.Verstappen was very good on lap times also but about near 0.200 slower per lap which if we consider that he starts several positions behind Leclerc,it means Leclerc has all the advantage he needs to win the race,I am only worried from some grotesque errors from the team rather than from him.It was a great response from Ferrari in this lap and that Venturi new part surely helped them achieve that great top speed in the straights very much needed here.

The smart ones are the ones who already bet on Leclerc to win the race before the qualifying as he had an odd of near 7 which is really big.

The starting grid with all the penalties now looks like this. It also looks good for Mercedes and Russell, they have a good chance of a podium finish.

It will also be interesting to see how far ahead Perez and Sainz can go. I assume that Verstappen will be second behind Leclerc, should Ferrari not be much to blame again.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Finally another (small) success for Ferrari, Leclerc can start from P1 tomorrow. We have already seen in previous competitions that this is no guarantee of success. I have also read that Verstappen has had his engine tinkered with, and that he is put 5 places backwards as a result. not that it matters much, recently he won a match that he started from P12. Leclerc seems to have the ultimate chance to win another race tomorrow, but if Verstappen quickly gets behind Leclerc at the start, it's the same story again and Verstappen will win. It's starting to get a bit boring this way.

[Velvet78]

It was lovely to watch Leclerc taking the pole position without caring about Verstappen had a grid penalty or not. This must have made the Tifosi very excited for the race. This is a really solid signal to be competitive in the race however it is still not clear whether we will see durability problems for Ferrari again. If Leclerc doesn't have a consistent race then Verstappen would take the lead and open the gap very much in no time. Hopefully Ferrari have prepared well for this race. If Leclerc experiences the same thing again then it will be a huge disappointment after all those expectations.

[swogerino]

It was lovely to watch Leclerc taking the pole position without caring about Verstappen had a grid penalty or not. This must have made the Tifosi very excited for the race. This is a really solid signal to be competitive in the race however it is still not clear whether we will see durability problems for Ferrari again. If Leclerc doesn't have a consistent race then Verstappen would take the lead and open the gap very much in no time. Hopefully Ferrari have prepared well for this race. If Leclerc experiences the same thing again then it will be a huge disappointment after all those expectations.

I think that Leclerc needs a super perfect first stint before the first pit stop,he needs to create the gap to Verstappen as much as possible during this phase and if he does it will be impossible for Verstappen to catch up always assuming the same fast performance from Ferrari also during the race,as I said that new part that they have upgraded showed itself really big here as it was a fantastic lap from Leclerc.

Also I think Sainz would be up to 3rd or 4th if Ferrari keeps the same pace of today for tomorrow race which is highly probable because of the new upgrade that greatly enhances the top speed,a vital thing needed for doing good in a track like this one.

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Ferrari was faster than expected and Mercedes slower than expected, it should be a fight between Max and Charles.

The RBR will start 4th and it will be easy for them to overtake the others.

Also if it will be on Ferrari SDRs, then Ferrari will have no chance, the DRS from RBR is the most powerful in the circus... and we are at Monza.

[swogerino]

Ferrari was faster than expected and Mercedes slower than expected, it should be a fight between Max and Charles.

The RBR will start 4th and it will be easy for them to overtake the others.

Also if it will be on Ferrari SDRs, then Ferrari will have no chance, the DRS from RBR is the most powerful in the circus... and we are at Monza.

Leclerc has all the possibility to get away from Max in the opening laps and it should do so as I think Russell is not that easy to overtake,probably at race pace they would be somewhat better than qualifying and Leclerc needs just 5-7 laps to put a good gap to Verstappen,keep it all the race as we saw the new upgrade worked really well in the straights and the top speed of Leclerc was nearly 350 Km/h which is a big one,of course everything has to run smoothly,from the start of Leclerc,creating a gap and maintaining it together with the most fragile part of the equation or the team at the pit stops,only this can assure a Ferrari win and I am highly confident it will happen tomorrow.

[coinlocket$]

Leclerc has all the possibility to get away from Max in the opening laps and it should do so as I think Russell is not that easy to overtake,probably at race pace they would be somewhat better than qualifying and Leclerc needs just 5-7 laps to put a good gap to Verstappen,keep it all the race as we saw the new upgrade worked really well in the straights and the top speed of Leclerc was nearly 350 Km/h which is a big one,of course everything has to run smoothly,from the start of Leclerc,creating a gap and maintaining it together with the most fragile part of the equation or the team at the pit stops,only this can assure a Ferrari win and I am highly confident it will happen tomorrow.

Don't think so.

RBR has the best DRS on the grid and the DRS is the most important thing in Monza.

Keep also in mind the wake effect on this track is OMEGA powerful, even if you are 2 seconds ahead the car behind will have a cleaner air and earn speed.

[LTU_btc]

There is lot of penalties which mixed grid, but in such track like Monza, especially when it's just 5 position penalty for Verstappen. Well deserved pole for Leclerc, especially because he won it himself and not after penalty of Verstappen. Solid performance of De Vries, he outqualified GOATifi in his first ever qualification.