mwillems wrote: ↑27 Jun 2024, 17:07
I think Lando could have started better. If he had, he might have defended Russell and not Max and it wouldn't have been a double tow.
The two front row positions (all four car) appeared to have less traction on left side of track than right hand side.
Logical in that the racing line being predominantly on the left of centre has a more "developed" polish to surface aggregate in it's ultimate surface.
Both MV & GR simply out traction the left two on initial movement of car mass to get them rolling, doesn't look like down to technique from LN & LH in this case.
MV got then a little boxed by LN crowding him, natural given importance of start, but GR spotting that gap ( he checked left and looked in mirror too) didn't cap his acceleration progress from initial advantage. Quite an astute move actually.
Think LN was quite hard on himself for this one, but that initial phase of traction seemed unavoidable from that left side start in comparison to right.