Pierre Guthrie of the AlphaTauri Honda F1 says he found some unfavorable visibility problems when testing a 2022 F1 car in a simulator.
With extensive regulation changes in 2022, many F1 cars are very different from this year’s. Drivers are beginning to experience next-generation F1 cars in simulators, helping them develop before pre-season testing and getting a feel for it.
Pierre Guthrie also tested the 2022 F1 car, which will be named “AT03” at AlphaTauri Honda. The new shape of the machine may cause some problems with front visibility, he said.
“It’s quite different with big tires and front covers, mainly in terms of visibility. I don’t really like it,” said Pierre Guthrie.
“But I think we need to get used to it. There’s something like a cover between the chassis and the tires, between the chassis and just above the wishbones.”
“Especially when looking at the corners, you lose the view to actually place the mann. I think you need to take a different reference.”
“That’s the same for everyone. It’s just a little different. It’s not very good because it’s less visible, but we’ll deal with it.”
Changes in F1 regulations have forced all teams to start from scratch, and with the implementation of budget caps, teams at the bottom of the current power map will use it to move up the rankings. thinking.
Pierre Guthrie says he’s not sure if AlphaTauri can do that because he doesn’t know how his rivals are going, but he’s happy with the work the team is doing.
“It’s clearly quite evolved,” said Pierre Guthrie.
“Especially given this very fierce calendar. By the time I get back to the sim in a couple of weeks, the car has already changed a lot.”
“In general, I think we’re very happy with what we’re doing, but we don’t have a reference, so what they’re looking for is clearly from a development perspective.”
“We know we’re improving, but we don’t know if we’re far behind or at the same level until we arrive in Barcelona, but that’s clearly a change we can feel. ”
Category: F1 / Pierre Guthrie / Honda F1 / F1 machine / Alpha Tauri
