Viewed from that perspective, maybe this will prove to be a moment of enlightenment for Alpine, shaking them into finally taking F1 with the seriousness of a team – like Aston Martin and McLaren, almost certain to be Piastri’s destination – determined to reach the front.Īlonso and Piastri will leave a gaping hole, no doubt, but Alpine can count themselves fortunate they have a third exceptionally gifted driver and one who remains completely committed to the cause.
F1 2020 BRAZIL SETUP DRIVERS
What is it about the current incarnation of this once proud team that leaves drivers – stretching back to Daniel Ricciardo’s decision to abandon a long-term project with Renault after a single season – cold?
“Was it something we said?” they might be asking themselves, still aghast, within the walls of Enstone. With two drivers at the opposite end of their careers in agreement Alpine is not the place to be, theirs is the kind of double whammy, total rejection that could shame a board into questioning – for better or worse – their commitment to Formula 1. That, though, is the scarcely believable situation in which Alpine found themselves at the start of this month, stunned by Fernando Alonso’s move to Aston Martin before being pied by Oscar Piastri, who intimated he would not be occupying the seat the team had already announced was his for 2023. To lose two in less than 48 hours looks like carelessness. Through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.To lose one prodigiously talented racing driver may be regarded as misfortune. RealSport101 is supported by its audience. It should be a good starting point for new drivers to try to tweak to their own style. It is a nicely balanced, and doesn't go too extreme anywhere except for rear camber. There it is, our setup for the Brazilian Grand Prix. If you are breezing through the middle sector but struggling to keep up down the straights, then shifting the ballast back can help you see if it just a minor adjustment that needs to be made or if your driving style means you should trim more wing and adjust the suspension more. This is an easy way to make minor adjustments to the setup without playing with the suspension too much. Moving the ballast forward will increase understeer and reduce traction, with moving it backward having the opposite affect. Suspensionĭo not touch the ballast that evens out weight distribution. The lack of high-speed corners and the short track length means tyre wear isn't too big a problem, so we can accept a little more wear on the rears. We can add a little speed by turning the rear tyres inward a touch more. Don't want to play around with this too much at Interlagos, as you need the responsiveness for the tight corners, but adding more toe-out will reduce straight line speed. This is to help with turn-in responsiveness. The front tyres are set in a toe out position, so the front of the tyres are further away from each other than the back. Toe describes how the tyres are aligned compared to each other. Take a little off the front so you can still lean on the tyres around the acceleration zones of the curved start/finish straight and carry nice speed up the hill as we turn toward the first hairpin. Straighten up the rear tyres as much as possible to aid straight line speed. The sweep down from turn 11 around Mergulho takes you to the final braking zone at turn 12, Junction, which is vital to get right as you are then accelerating all the way back up and around the hill to the start/finish line.Īt Interlagos there are a lot of slower corners where we are not carrying much speed at all, therefore we don't need as much camber on our tyres. The turn 8 and turn 11 hairpins have multiple racing lines, making them sneaky overtaking spots in F1 2018, and turn 9, Pinheirinho, is so slow and long that it is an easy place to get impatient and lose time. Turn 4 is an excellent overtaking spot, but the circuit quickly narrows as you head back up the hill around a long, tricky turn 6 and really hit the slow part of the track. You need to get out of the Esses well because the Reta Oposta is the second-longest acceleration zone of the lap and the first DRS spot. The first corner has a downhill braking zone which sweeps you into the Senna Esses.
This circuit is unique due to the changes in camber and elevation throughout. It is also a difficult track to get right, with a lengthy pit straight that requires high top speed but also a remarkably twisty, hilly, middle sector with a lot of quick changes of direction that require a responsive, well-balanced setup to maximise your speed. The Brazilian Grand Prix is the penultimate race in the Formula 1 Championship, making it an important race to get right if you want to claim the title.
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