It seems it was a tactical mistake to not match the soft tyres of the cars around the Red Bulls, oh well.max_speed wrote: ↑14 Nov 2021, 05:54I hope higher track temp plays in redbull's hand else looks like Merc are going for kill. Bit disappointed in perez he should have passed sainz. First few laps will be crucial. Hope verstappen can clear bottas and can build a decent gap with perez ,things not looking bright but not lossing hope yet.
If perez is stuck behind a car ahead and hamilton catches up to him there's no way he'll be able to defend for long, he will just get eaten up, even with drs.hasika wrote: ↑14 Nov 2021, 07:31Maybe Perez will be passed by Hamilton in the race.I mean his pace was not there this weekend,Max passed Sainz easily in the next lap after DRS enabled,but Perez just followed Sainz in the whole race.As the Mercedes's race pace was so strong,I really doubt if he can defend Hamilton.
Any chance Max can win that looking at Mercedes bonkers speed?godlameroso wrote: ↑14 Nov 2021, 21:50Qatar is NOT a power track it is a downforce track. Qatar is like if Silverstone Barcelona and Motegi had a flat track offspring. Sector 1 is the power sector but could still go Red Bull's way because of the high speed entry necessary to position the car on exit. Sector 2 will likely go Mercedes way because of the power and traction requirements, and sector 3 is all Red Bull because you need a lot of high speed downforce.
If I could describe the overall theme of the circuit in terms of an F1 car, it's to send it. I think RB16B has enough downforce to win on entry and not lose too much on exit, especially considering the speed range of the circuit.