It reminds me of T1 Spa where the space always is inviting but always disappears. Drivers have been penalised for making reckless moves there iirc
It reminds me of T1 Spa where the space always is inviting but always disappears. Drivers have been penalised for making reckless moves there iirc
Yeah but I think probably because it tends to cause more chaos due to folks ricocheting off the wall/curb on the inside, and the kerb is quite high if I recall? I think that makes it even more daft.
I think Stroll and Hamilton have to share the blame on this. From the onboard Alonso is clearly aware Hamilton is coming so he turns in late to leave space.
They really didnt even need to use two new sets in Q1 imo at least for Lewis, he ended up aborting his lap anyways and was comfortably through
I know that but why set themselves up ( strategy wise ) to be in that position?
They needed to guarantee getting to Q3 (which they had previously failed in SQ3)
They werent too bad in quali imo, if Lewis had set the same time he did in Q2 he would have been around 4th iirc, Lewis cooked his tires in the first sector then ran out of grip mid way through the lap on his first Q3 run, Merc also ran out of new softs so just went with new mediums cause they didnt really have much to lose at that point. Seemed like everyone struggled with tire temps, even Max said it was difficult and nobody improved on their last lap
LH Q2 - 1:27.697Luscion wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 23:29They werent too bad in quali imo, if Lewis had set the same time he did in Q2 he would have been around 4th iirc, Lewis cooked his tires in the first sector then ran out of grip mid way through the lap on his first Q3 run, Merc also ran out of new softs so just went with new mediums cause they didnt really have much to lose at that point. Seemed like everyone struggled with tire temps, even Max said it was difficult and nobody improved on their last lap
Depends if one chose to look at it half full or half empty.Zxeros wrote: ↑05 May 2024, 01:14Seems pointless to even talk about the driver battle when the car is so inconsistent, and affected by so many different things.
How come George wasn't able to make any moves in the sprint race? I expected him to at least get close to Hamilton.
What changed on the tyre prep for Hamiltons time in Q2 and Q3? It's wild watching the car look decent to awful within a single lap.
At least Hamilton has an escape route next year, George is stuck in a team that seems clueless on how to fix the car.