Ryar wrote: ↑19 Jun 2022, 11:00
ringo wrote: ↑19 Jun 2022, 03:11
The car is better relatively to the others when the ride height is up for all. Just goes to show how poorly it operates at lower heights.
Lewis and George are doing a good job. No mistakes like the other teams. George is really showing his class and bravery.
He has been very bold. And I guess psychologically the world is his oyster now, coming from the back of the grid in a Williams.
Lewis seems to have the pace, but he just doesn't seem as sharp as he used in this car. Even from the onboard.. It's as if he cannot adapt to this new formula as well as the others. He has take more laps before he gets confidence, and that's the difference between him and George. George has about a tenth on average in qualifying. Either by set up or just confidence, or just speed. But I see where Lewis is biased towards the race all the time.
Tomorrow should be good now that Lewis is at the front. let's see what type of pace he has. Also George should be able to race his way up.
I do wonder though, where does the team go with this car. It's almost as if there are no more excuses or cards to play.
Quite something of a post, coming from someone who was a staunch opposer of George getting into Mercedes team. The extent to which you went to denounce George was that, you often cited Latifi as a better driver than George until a point where Latifi had scored some points ahead of George. Your argument was that George hasn't done anything worth deserving a shot at Mercedes. Good to see a change of heart. Judging talented drivers in a bad cars is always prone to mistakes and if such judgement is also biased from a point of view that, the rookie might upset the apple cart of one's favorite driver, then it's even more of a sham.
This unwanted, difficult phase is probably good for George to embed more deeper into the team, trying to find ways of turning things around and in the process become an even better driver. Finally when he gets a good equipment, he would be in far better shape to handle championship challenges.
What is your problem?
I am not biased as you are. I will observe racing and call it as it is. I do not need to defend LH reputation. The man is racing for 15 years and is still fast enough. Look on Danny Ric. At one point fans such as yourself were rating him as the fastest, the latest of late brakers, and better than LH. What has become of him?
I think a lot of new fans underestimate, how dificult it is to be on top of the sport for 15 years; even when faced with extremely good teammates.
It's a new formula, with new, heavy bouncy cars. This formula favours the racing sim generation. Goerge, Max, Charles Lando, will thrive with these bouncy cars that require stamina and youth to drive the best. The drivers cant even see the apex of the turns.
Right now George is beating Lewis. I'm not such a fanboy that I will deny that. A lot of it has to do with the formula change.
But from what I explained in the post, the true story is that Lewis has been setting up for the race, and has been faster in the races. George has been very luck this season, and his qualy bias, and possibly setup balance is paying off.
Finaly, I do not think Lewis is hooked into this car and he is yet to adapt to it.
His downfall is his experience. He has to unlearn how he has driven some tracks and relearn them with these new cars that cannot ride kerbs. And not being a simulator guy to get used to the cars is probably a weakness.
Nonetheless I do think LH can get a win this year.