Comments on: Ferrari In Focus - Can The Prancing Horse Keep Up? http://badgergp.com/2010/06/ferrari/ Formula 1 isn't boring... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave H http://badgergp.com/2010/06/ferrari/#comment-974 Dave H Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:03:51 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=18522#comment-974 I'm expecting Ferrari to be right up there this weekend, i'm not going to make any definitive predictions before practice, but call it an educated hunch that there will be at least one red car on the podium. I also think signing Massa up for another 2 years is a huge mistake by Ferrari, he's not the driver he used to be. The car had great pace in Canada but Felipe wasn't decisive enough in his manouevers and therefore ended up well out of the points. I don't see him improving drastically as the season progresses, they should've put someone else in the car for 2011. I wouldn't count Alonso out of the championship at this stage, he can still do it. Ferrari are out of the constructor's championship though. I'm expecting Ferrari to be right up there this weekend, i'm not going to make any definitive predictions before practice, but call it an educated hunch that there will be at least one red car on the podium.

I also think signing Massa up for another 2 years is a huge mistake by Ferrari, he's not the driver he used to be. The car had great pace in Canada but Felipe wasn't decisive enough in his manouevers and therefore ended up well out of the points.
I don't see him improving drastically as the season progresses, they should've put someone else in the car for 2011.

I wouldn't count Alonso out of the championship at this stage, he can still do it. Ferrari are out of the constructor's championship though.

]]> By: tibs http://badgergp.com/2010/06/ferrari/#comment-973 tibs Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:20:45 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=18522#comment-973 The "recovery" of Ferrari in Canada was no such thing. They even said here they focused on the F-duct. This is exactly the type of track where that would pay off. To be honest I think if we were to go back to Turkey right now nothing would be different. They will struggle in Valencia a bit, and unless they do something seriously different, they will have another nightmare in Silverstone. Canada is not a track where car performance can be measured properly. Istabul is. The "recovery" of Ferrari in Canada was no such thing. They even said here they focused on the F-duct. This is exactly the type of track where that would pay off. To be honest I think if we were to go back to Turkey right now nothing would be different.

They will struggle in Valencia a bit, and unless they do something seriously different, they will have another nightmare in Silverstone.

Canada is not a track where car performance can be measured properly. Istabul is.

]]> By: Suzie http://badgergp.com/2010/06/ferrari/#comment-972 Suzie Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:37:13 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=18522#comment-972 I think (and hope) Ferrari can catch up - but it's going to take one hell of a fightback. Canada was very promising pace-wise, and if it hadn't been for Felipe's misfortunes, the team probably would have gone back to Italy with a very decent haul of points. Everything will become clearer after Valencia. Apparently there's going to be a big update to the F10. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. At the end of the day, while it pains me to see Ferrari not be the top team - it's still not as bad a season as 2009! I think (and hope) Ferrari can catch up - but it's going to take one hell of a fightback. Canada was very promising pace-wise, and if it hadn't been for Felipe's misfortunes, the team probably would have gone back to Italy with a very decent haul of points.

Everything will become clearer after Valencia. Apparently there's going to be a big update to the F10. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. At the end of the day, while it pains me to see Ferrari not be the top team - it's still not as bad a season as 2009!

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