He made a mistake. He didn't expect a late move in the last corner.
I think he made a mistake in the sense that he expected to come back later in the stint with better tyre wear that just wasn’t there. He seems to do that lately.Xyz22 wrote:He made a mistake. He didn't expect a late move in the last corner.
In general, he was struggling for pace in the first 7-8 laps though.
Maybe. I think he was struggling for pace in the first few laps and didn't expect a late move there because it is such a tricky corner.CouncilorIrissa wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 16:55I think he made a mistake in the sense that he expected to come back later in the stint with better tyre wear that just wasn’t there. He seems to do that lately.Xyz22 wrote:He made a mistake. He didn't expect a late move in the last corner.
In general, he was struggling for pace in the first 7-8 laps though.
To me it’s pretty apparent that he is always tiptoeing around tyres early in the stint. I think I first noticed that in Austria last year, maybe it started even earlier than that.Xyz22 wrote:Maybe. I think he was struggling for pace in the first few laps and didn't expect a late move there because it is such a tricky corner.CouncilorIrissa wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 16:55I think he made a mistake in the sense that he expected to come back later in the stint with better tyre wear that just wasn’t there. He seems to do that lately.Xyz22 wrote: He made a mistake. He didn't expect a late move in the last corner.
In general, he was struggling for pace in the first 7-8 laps though.
Yeah, Sainz wouldn't have let Piastri past by defending too aggressively and gaining a penalty. Leclerc was just struggling for pace in the opening laps because the low speed understeer is quite bad.
Maybe, but in that case Leclerc would have been in a great position if Sainz collided with Piastri.SoulPancake13 wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 17:04Yeah, Sainz wouldn't have let Piastri past by defending too aggressively and gaining a penalty. Leclerc was just struggling for pace in the opening laps because the low speed understeer is quite bad.
Piastri is really what ruined Leclerc's race and a possible win.
How is it a mistake to back off from a forceful dive bomber? What was he supposed to do, slam into Piastri like Piastri slammed into Sainz?
P3 is better than 0 points I think Ferrari made a big mistake pitting him so early, undercut is weak in Miami and we know how rewarding overcut on Mediums can be, Max showed how to do it last year.You keep downgrading mate
Absolutely not. He could have protected the inside earlier but he didn't expect such a move. Piastri pulled it off brilliantly, contrary to SainzVanja #66 wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 17:18How is it a mistake to back off from a forceful dive bomber? What was he supposed to do, slam into Piastri like Piastri slammed into Sainz?
Not sure what you mean when you say Leclerc struggled for pace in early laps? He was out of DRS window but still affected by Max' wake and only 2 tenths a lap slower before Piastri overtook him. He then easily kept within DRS from Piastri, but there's simply no overtaking among close performing cars on this track.
You keep downgrading mate
I don't know what you are referring to.
I believe Charles thought he would slingshot back past with the pit straight DRS, bad calculation.
Lando would've gotten his free pit stop either way and would’ve easily overtaken him on restart with a car that is much quicker and better at switching on tyres.AR3-GP wrote:I don't know what you are referring to.
There's a version of the race where Leclerc defends the inside, keeps the position on Piastri, stays out long like he did in all previous GP and pits during the safety car. Follow that with a clever safety car restart and he leads until the end of the race all while not actually having the fastest car.
Yes I agree that he would have had to fend off Norris but he has to give himself the chance to fight for it. Make Norris pass. Norris struggled to pass Perez while Perez was the slowest of the top 5. (Mclaren was the slowest on the straights with DRS). Mclaren might have even put Norris on a different and less optimal strategy if Leclerc was leading.CouncilorIrissa wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 17:32Lando would've gotten his free pit stop either way and would’ve easily overtaken him on restart with a car that is much quicker and better at switching on tyres.AR3-GP wrote:I don't know what you are referring to.
There's a version of the race where Leclerc defends the inside, keeps the position on Piastri, stays out long like he did in all previous GP and pits during the safety car. Follow that with a clever safety car restart and he leads until the end of the race all while not actually having the fastest car.
There’s no way he could’ve fended him off. It was already hard to fend off Oscar who's a bit slower on his own, not to mention that his car was more than two tenths slower than Lando's, and that’s not taking into account a slight tow from Verstappen.AR3-GP wrote:Yes I agree that he would have had to fend off Norris but he has to give himself the chance to fight for it. Make Norris pass. Norris couldn't pass Perez while Perez was slowest of the top 5. (Mclaren was the slowest on the straights with DRS).CouncilorIrissa wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 17:32Lando would've gotten his free pit stop either way and would’ve easily overtaken him on restart with a car that is much quicker and better at switching on tyres.AR3-GP wrote: I don't know what you are referring to.
There's a version of the race where Leclerc defends the inside, keeps the position on Piastri, stays out long like he did in all previous GP and pits during the safety car. Follow that with a clever safety car restart and he leads until the end of the race all while not actually having the fastest car.
