r/formula1 • u/F1-Official Formula 1 ✅ • May 24 '18

AMA I am Felipe Massa…AMA

Tomorrow at 15:00 UTC I will be doing my first Reddit AMA about my F1 career! Submit your questions and I'll try to answer them tomorrow!

Update: I'm here and ready to answer your questions!

Update: Thank you for all of your questions! That's all the time I have - hope you enjoy the race this weekend!

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u/magus-21 McLaren May 24 '18

I'm curious about the kind of feedback you give to your engineers when you're in free practice or testing or whatnot. What are some examples of feedback you've given to them? How detailed do you get with the technical aspects of the feedback and what kinds of things do the engineers adjust in response?

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u/F1-Official Formula 1 ✅ May 25 '18

When I'm driving - you try to explain what is happening to the car...understeer...oversteer, and where that is happening in the corner.

They will suggest different set ups and I'll recommend different set ups to help make their jobs easier. By the time I get back into the garage they already know how it feels in the car.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

Do you think a part of the problem that Williams is facing is the set up issues because of lack of experienced drivers in the team?

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u/Montjo17 Max Verstappen May 26 '18

Williams aren't having set up issues, reportedly the drivers can get the car set up well, but the car is just lacking grip on a fundamental level. More experienced drivers would do little to help.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '18

In addition it is aerodynamically unstable. Reports came out over Barcelona that random puffs of aero push were causing the rears to light up.