Too afraid to ask this in the F1 sub would probably end up with them roasting me.
I’ve read that some F1 principles have said it’s 33.33% car, 33.33% engine, and 33.33% driver.
Can someone explain why there can be such domination by certain teams (Mercedes 2010s/ RB currently) given that there are only 4 different engines being used between the 20 cars? Also you would think each team has top technicians there would be an extremely high level of expertise here, especially with turnover and shared knowledge when new techs join a new team.
Is it that while all cars are extremely fast minor little tweaks can cause such a drastic difference? Max started 9th in miami and breezed his way into the lead even passing up his teammate in the same car (I know different tires at different points). The announcers mentioned (maybe I heard wrong) that with his DSR his car 15mph on the others.
Thank you!
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The numbers aren’t literal, but they describe the main factors.
Expert drivers still get different times on multiple trials on the same setup. Nobody’s perfect. They also need to realize when to adjust things on the car to make it better.
Better engine means better speeds, so that’s always good, but it needs more control too.
Age the car can have hundreds of tiny modifications that can give it more control, so two of the same design with same engine could still perform very differently.
And all this goes out the window if you’re stuck behind someone who is maneuvering in a way to keep you behind them.
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