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![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2022/04/25/Spewis.jpg) I notice he misses the chance to double up on the advertising by covering his bouncer! My decorating overalls look just like that, I never knew I'd become fashionable 
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What is definitely great to see this year in my opinion is:
1. More mid-field teams doing much better and getting in to the mix
2. Cars generally being able to follow much closer through the corners
3. Reduced field spread
4. Better wheel to wheel racing action right throughout the field
The question I continually ask myself is how two of the teams with the largest set of resources (Mercedes & Ferrari) can not have seen that their designs cause the porpoising when using complex and market-leading CFD and wind tunnels - bizarre!
Be interesting to see how the Red Bull continues to perform after this weekend there has been a noticeable change in reliability which has coincided with three factors that are not usually present:
A. The wet/damp track conditions - slightly less strain on the power unit and therefore running cooler
B. The cooler weekend air temperatures - denser air generating more power and placing less strain on the power unit and therefore running cooler
C. Max and Sergio generally running in clear, cooler air creating less strain on the power unit and therefore running cooler
I wonder therefore if the RB power unit's fragility has anything to do with operating temperature and whether this will continue to play a factor in the championship over the season. Without any such issues it definitely looks to be the most complete package at the moment.
One to watch - McLaren. It appears that there underlying car is good so with some subtle tweaks and development could be a good year for the Woking team. Fingers crossed!
Cheers, Paul
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I thought the Red Bull issue was the fuel pump - not the power unit itself.
Either way Red Bull say it's been sorted.
I would never bet against a Honda power plant !
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Relative spring rates front to rear will give porpoising ... wouldn't be at all surprised to find spring tweaks being used to tame this in the short term with aero mods being the long term fix.
K Well, SSL sorted out the Morgan Nodding, so I'm certain that Peter Ballard could help Mercedes, using his years of experience and not complex, but unrealistic CFD and wind tunnel models.
Peter,
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Relative spring rates front to rear will give porpoising ... wouldn't be at all surprised to find spring tweaks being used to tame this in the short term with aero mods being the long term fix.
K Cain could fix it 
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Porpoising is fascinating - last seen in the ground effect era. I saw an interview with a designer from Williams in the early 80's (sorry, can't find the video) who explained it's difficult to model the motions, because they're front to rear as well as up & down.
Maybe Adrian Newey is old enough to remember the problem from early in the Red Bull's design, and avoid the problem?
McLaren seem to be on top of it too.
Ferrari & particularly Mercedes will work through it, but how long will it take? If Merc are bringing parts to Miami you'd hope they'll take a step forwards.
Sauber appear to have built a cracking car - one of the few on the initial weight limit: their challenge I guess will be to keep up with developments.
All in all the new rules seem to work - cars can follow closely enough through corners to overtake without DRS. They're just so darned big & heavy :-(
Will
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Sore throat, wine back in the rack, pizza ruined. "The Gangsta" has finally got a real job but I would,' let him paint my house and now he wants to part own Chelsea. I'll have to start following Spurs if that happens!!
Here for a good time not a long time!!
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Reg you do make me laugh.
Everyone loves a Morgan. Even me, unless it's broken again.
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Cheers, Paul
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Miami P2 very interesting.
Mercedes (Russell) getting up to speed???
Red Bull still having reliability problems??
Sainz beginning to panic?
Qualy will tell us more but it would be great to have 3 teams at the front and battling it out.
Bob
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