dialtone wrote: ↑29 May 2023, 19:23
Andres125sx wrote:F1NAC wrote: ↑29 May 2023, 09:06
Sainz throwing away the podium potentially..
Did you watch the race?
Sainz podium was done when Ferrari called him into pits, despite using hard tires, much earlier than other cars with medium tires. Ocon pitstop was a bit slow (4. something) so they assumed they´d pass him, despite the 2 seconds advantage before the pitstop, and obviously that was not the case and they did exit the pitlane behind Ocon again
After the race Vasseur said they were protecting from Hamilton, opposite to the radio call "pit to pass Ocon"
Basically Ferrari don´t know where their right foot is, but I know some of you will blame Sainz whatever he or the team do. Nothing new around here
No, his lap without ocon in front was terrible, Ferrari made the right call, LEC’s pace was a great indication of how it would have gone for SAI had he stayed out: LEC lost 8 secs from HAM.
What if he stayed out for longer than a few laps, as it was the initial plan when they equipped the car with hard tires? He could have swiched to inters directly, saving 1 stop and passing Ocon, Lewis, and Russell, who used that strategy, from a lower position, to finish ahead
And I´m not even considering using the tires for longer than expected wich would have been risky (as Verstappen did with his medium tires) just using the hard tires for the planned stint should have been a much better option.
I know, hindsight is great, but I actually screamed to the TV when they called him to pits, to me it was obvious that strategy will never work