Examples when in-season development has changed the pecking order (at the front)
#1
Posted 21 June 2024 - 21:07
How many times in F1 history has this happened? There was the Brawn year in 2009 (how the hell is that 15 years ago already?!) but that was quite unique as they couldn’t afford to dev the car and the other teams were all copying their philosophy.
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#2
Posted 21 June 2024 - 21:14
Edited by BertoC, 21 June 2024 - 21:14.
#3
Posted 21 June 2024 - 21:17
under the previous set of rules there was:
- no level playing field. If the dominating team had biggest budget, tough to catch
- no windtunnel penalty for winning
Current rules have baked in a degree of catch up
#4
Posted 21 June 2024 - 21:31
#5
Posted 21 June 2024 - 21:40
2009 Brawn GP was quite far ahead at the start but only 3rd or 4th at the end of the season
#6
Posted 21 June 2024 - 22:36
#7
Posted 21 June 2024 - 22:45
1997 and 1998
1998 was largely due to Goodyear tyres being rubbish at the start of the season and great at the end.
And the same car won the last two races of the season as won the first two.
#8
Posted 21 June 2024 - 23:49
we had a long string of years after the new regs in 2014 where in season development was disappointingly small
Seems a little better the last few years
#9
Posted 21 June 2024 - 23:58
At the start of this year, it looked like Redbull had pulled another blinder, and we were in for another year of domination - but it now looks like other teams might have caught up…. And potentially leave Redbull behind.
How many times in F1 history has this happened? There was the Brawn year in 2009 (how the hell is that 15 years ago already?!) but that was quite unique as they couldn’t afford to dev the car and the other teams were all copying their philosophy.
After Monaco 1978, Patrick Depailler was leading the WDC.
#10
Posted 22 June 2024 - 01:00
In 1991 McLaren got the decisive advantage in first four races. Senna won all of them, then won just three out of remaining 12, including dead rubber race in Adelaide.
#11
Posted 22 June 2024 - 03:03
1998 was largely due to Goodyear tyres being rubbish at the start of the season and great at the end.
And the same car won the last two races of the season as won the first two.
Right but I was right there in Melbourne and the mclaren looked a million miles ahead. By mid season it was game on.
#12
Posted 22 June 2024 - 03:06
#13
Posted 22 June 2024 - 03:07
1998 was largely due to Goodyear tyres being rubbish at the start of the season and great at the end.
And the same car won the last two races of the season as won the first two.
And Schumacher.
#14
Posted 22 June 2024 - 03:08
At the start of this year, it looked like Redbull had pulled another blinder, and we were in for another year of domination - but it now looks like other teams might have caught up…. And potentially leave Redbull behind.
How many times in F1 history has this happened? There was the Brawn year in 2009 (how the hell is that 15 years ago already?!) but that was quite unique as they couldn’t afford to dev the car and the other teams were all copying their philosophy.
The difference is Max. Like Schumacher at Ferrari. That's quite obvious.
#15
Posted 22 June 2024 - 05:31
#16
Posted 22 June 2024 - 05:54
2005 maybe? Renault clearly fastest at the start of the season.
#17
Posted 22 June 2024 - 06:07