retr0h t1_jcv5wmh wrote on March 19, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Is Hamilton just that good or has the competition’s cars caught up to Mercedes? Genuinely curious as F1 seems to be a sport dominated by qualifying well.

[deleted] t1_jcvl25y wrote on March 19, 2023 at 10:03 PM

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bobjoylove t1_jcxp2gk wrote on March 20, 2023 at 11:02 AM

Red Bull have been mixing a bit of brilliant design with a bit of cheating. Perez qualified almost a full second faster than Hamilton and even after a wind-tunnel penalty for RB for cheating, they are some 5~7 KPH faster than anyone on the straights and they gain 27kph when they open the DRS which is more than anyone else manages to get.

It’s frustrating and perplexing to see they had the least wind tunnel time due to being champions, plus a wind tunnel penalty; and yet they still have untouchable aero.