Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@DonJulioitsthegoodstuff says : Guys, unfortunately RB is in another league, and this year, the only thing other teams can do is try as much as possible to close that GAP and hope that next year they will be closer... FYI, im not a RB fan, so now im just focusing on enjoying the battle for second and third.>> <<@howarddohlen8977 says : Does anyone want to talk about Red bulls suspension? Major anti dive front end. All wind tunnel testing is straight on wind flow. Mersedes had great wind tunnel testing. The only way to keep the car level and working is Suspension geometry. Camber and caster Scrub angles Roll centers. It's all out un the open>> <<@andreaolivares9801 says : Why Mercedes doesnt build his cars in Germany WHY IN THE UK.?>> <<@Enzoblueblood says : The current W14 looks so beautiful; be a shame to see it go>> <<@Foxvalleyproduction says : 🙏7th and back Beat the bull, that would be exciting to 🤓👀👁>> <<@custard131 says : the bit about ferrari and merc issues, i think they are different situations really Ferrari did have the fastest car at many points last year, but they threw so many races away with strategy fk ups/driver mistakes/reliability (as has really been the problem at ferrari for quite a few seasons in recent years). Merc i think just got the new regulations wrong last year, and now they arent the dominant force anymore we are starting to see them fall apart. if they dont get back to winning ways quickly i think we are going to start seeing major changes in the team structure before too long (both people moving to other teams by choice and people being made a scapegoat and got rid of) quali was a close fight but in the race red bulls performance was kinda ominous, not just max either sergio was only 0.15 off in quali to give a front row lockout + then 25s ahead of the rest of the pack to give a red bull 1-2. when you add in max's strike rate for podiums and wins over the past few seasons even at times when red bull maybe didnt have the fastest car we could see that wins in a season record beaten again and while its a bit too early to call i wouldnt be surprised if George's prediction came true>> <<@norbertjanssen814 says : They had a no blame culture when they were winning everything. That's easy. Now George, Lewis and Toto are showing there true colours.>> <<@zhen86 says : Why so much attention to merc? What about the rest?>> <<@reiniernn9071 says : Do not expect to much from LeClerc. If any Ferrari will fight the RB hegemoney it will be Sainz due to the very early grid penalty. And I do expect some more from Mercedes this weekend Their low drag concept (without sidepods) can be an advantage at this high speed ring. At least they should end before Alonso and Stroll, maybe also keep LeClerc (after his penalty starting lower in the pack) behind them.>> <<@Stiglitz71 says : Nothing killed innocent people like NATO over the last three decades. But racing in Jeddah is 'controversial'. Not at Silverstone or Zandvoort. If we start to mingle sports and politics, no event should ever happen in a NATO country. If it really was about human rights.>> <<@romeoroze2357 says : Redbull was strong last year from the get go ( minus couple of races). What people fail to understand is Redbull has a trend of breaking rules first and pay for them later. They broke cost cap and developed the heck out of the car and paid a little penalty for it. Now they are ahead and collect all the penalty money in winning team share. Rest of the guys still struggling to run on low cost, they are scrambling team principals from smaller teams / customer teams so they can bring budget in line. Horner and his team are a smart bunch . Nice move.>> <<@CT37BN says : Fact is high probabilty they will not progress as much with the no pod W14. Change as early as possible, deal with the increment updates while managing their budget>> <<@valconir1619 says : Fight Back againts? AM or Ferrari? Maybe. Ferrari definitely is superior than Merc in Jeddah>> <<@ELSTERLING says : From what I understand of the philosophies Red Bull's car represents an extremely pragmatic approach to ground effect where Mercedes' is based on ideal conditions they've been hoping for ages they can broaden the working window for. You can even see it visually in the way the Merc presents so little car to the airflow. It's a case of Mercedes trying to present as little bodywork to the air as possible that isn't an active downforce generator where RB and Ferrari are accepting that extra surface area but gain the advantage of being able to channel and condition the airflow better. It's also visible in the way Red Bull spent an entire year slowly building up to a double floor concept where Alfa and Aston Martin tried to dive straight in at the deep end at the start of 22 and couldn't make it work properly. I dare say Mercedes are far too used to having complex suspension hydraulics to keep their platform steady and the loss of not only any use of hydraulics but the departure of the head of that department really hurt them. The suspension systems they ran were a key part of their successes from 2018 to 2021 at least, most noticeably via things like DAS and their rear suspension that visibly squatted over a certain speed.>> <<@ionutortian5885 says : Fight for place 3, or max 2, no chance for 1>> <<@fups1 says : as much as i love merc and hamilton, i can't help but feel that this is the start of a downfall from which mercedes will never come back, like how mclaren has fallen off over the years. the brain drain is real, lots of important personnel was lost to other teams, and it's extremely difficult to replace people in such a specialized sport. they can't outspend everyone else because of the cost cap, they've been leapfrogged by aston martin, red bull has extra speed they were hiding in bahrain, unfortunately nothing i've seen gives me hope. all good things must come to an end, they say...>> <<@georgefraserr says : can mercedes fight back in jeddha of course they can they are 8x wc .s.>> <<@georgefraserr says : Let's not get carried away we all.know that rb are prone to reliability issues. there rb power unit is no match fir the w14. or the w13 . so nothing is written in stone in f1 Anything can happen look at A M . And how they have made a huge leap .which no one seems to be looking into. 😕>> <<@georgefraserr says : merc fan rb are in top form and with a smoother surface,And a high speed track why wouldn't they be even quicker. than they were In Bahrain. ?>> <<@mini696 says : RBR are toying with the field.>> <<@lancealex382 says : They need something new new and and get somebody new and amazing with ground effect to help them>> <<@KadeSyx says : If Mercedes was raising with half the car they come up with because ether parts were not ready it's wild to not just have the whole car ready>> <<@kdm6287 says : Great job thanks>> <<@kdm6287 says : RB were on tyre maintenance very early in the last race.>> <<@peterhaslund says : Best content as usual>> <<@jethroabel4802 says : The Pride of Mercedes' Engineers has come before their Fall>> <<@robbienl8176 says : Stick It worked on some tracks, and at the end of the season. A Redbull aproach would also trown them behind, maybe eben more.>> <<@shootingsportstransparency7461 says : Mercedes *Barely Leading Midfield*>> <<@markwheeler4417 says : I want to start a sweepstake. How many races will pass before Martyn stops saying it's just one race, it's just two races, etc. WIll he accept that Red Bull is dominant by Silverstone, after the summer break. Probably not. Maybe at the start of the 2024 season? This might be the most exciting challenge of the F1 season.>> <<@Bahamuttiamat says : no.>> <<@alotl1kevegas860 says : Mercedes is dunnzo until atleast 2026 when the regulations change.>> <<@nsbat755 says : The Aston is way different fm the RB. Christian knows that and his only answer to it is to make a half-ass joke about it. Front suspension, front wing, different power units which dictates the designs around, etc. The truth is that we know is different and they deserve the credit of seeing something good and improve on it. That is the F1’s way. @Autosport, you are almost following the narrative that the Aston is more similar than it is and not expanding on information that points to originality and cleverness of the Aston team.>> <<@peeturpain9379 says : Season's a wrap. The redbull is more dominant than the MP4/4, F2004 and the W05 ever were. Thank you FIA for making rules tailor made for redbull so your golden child can get manufactured championships.>> <<@sibiyu67 says : aston martin is not copying redbull,, there's a ton of differences and few similiarity,,>> <<@tuomasholo says : As an Alonso fan, Mercedes should try to make the zero side pod work. 😉>> <<@neilsailesman9430 says : The only way Mercedes fix there car is if they get someone in who clearly understands ground effect aero because the current team don’t, this is the second season and still miles away from competing for race wins. The car looks to me like a W13B rather than a completely new car that is a improvement 🤦🏾‍♂️ the elephant in the room is all the teams that broke the rules in the area department have had a massive gain in performance this season 🤔🤷🏾‍♂️>> <<@BXTR_Werks_ says : 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾>> <<@atp5400 says : Well but Aston didn’t copy the RB they copied the RB18s performance but not the car at all. One gotta have a distorted eyesight to think it looks the same. 😅>> <<@bobdevreeze4741 says : Red Bull COASTED to a 40 second win last race. Max was lapping over 1 second per lap faster. They were slowed down by the team and still couldn't be touched by anyone. So if Merc improves , Max just goes faster. The noise coming from the teams is just that ... NOISE. The stop watch does not lie. I tend to believe first reaction most. It tends to be the most unfiltered. The consensus is Red Bull built an unbeatable car.>> <<@milanmancic4789 says : Just stick it!>> <<@Lonelyplanet3 says : Shit happens!!>> <<@tamerhafez3160 says : Regarding Jeddah GP... am not sure, but I think Red Bull was revving 400 rpm less than the rest of the grid... so if that is true, I think the Bulls will have a noticeable top speed hike from Bahrain>> <<@Barcodez5555 says : F1 shouldn't go to bahrain because of sports washing but should go to the US because they install puppet governments around the world... and fund proxy wars agaisnt their enemies at the expense of the citizens of poorer countries?.... ya.... ok>> <<@tamerhafez3160 says : The most important talking point is that despite the surface being so abrasive, Red Bull went: used softs, softs, then hard... everyone else was soft, hard, hard... that is saying something even more ominous than anything else>> <<@PwnstarUK says : Redbull are the same amount ahead that Ferrari were after one race last year..>> <<@roberthak3695 says : Mercedes has hundreds of diversity hires, who are all fans of Lulu... now that lots of talented ppl went to RB and AM, the diversity hires are showing their incompetence.>> <<@striving.believers says : It's not like Red Bull lacks significant speed straight-line.>> <<@jimf5160 says : One wonders is if there is a significant disconnect between Mercedes' wind tunnel results and the on track results...otherwise, why would they have not fixed these issues over the winter.>> <<@Fulltilt1973 says : merc are a victim of the rules that made them so dominant for 8 years. end homologation rules, allow them to spend, it's a meritocracy>> <<@proesterchen says : Someone in Mercedes is responsible for the W13 and W14 concepts, which were based on bad simulation data and are deeply flawed. This person or group of people needs to be held accountable.>>