I don't think the strat was wrong. Overall, Red Bull did not have the pace for Mclaren, but with this extended stint strategy they could have lucked into a VSC or SC pitstop that handed them track position and/or the win. At worst P3.Sergej wrote: ↑21 Jul 2024, 21:14I mean, one thing doesn't esclude the other imho, strategy was wrong and Max was a step too far with all those rants over the radio; a bad day at the office for everyone, let's thank McLaren dumbness for handing us 7 points and move on to Spa, hoping they all will learn from today.
If Max completed the move on Hamilton around lap 35, things would have gone well. The ones on lap 62/63 were not helped by Hamilton pushing him off in T4 and then moving in T1 a lap later, but one of them should have stuck, preferably the earlier one after Hamilton locked up in T1 and rolled the carpet out.
These races are decided by fine margins. In Spain he made a decisive move on the 2nd lap that won him the race. Here in Hungary he missed that decisive move early on with Hamilton and it cost him a much better race. That doesn't happen often, so I'm not too bothered. Look at the other drivers this weekend. Russell should have outqualified Hamilton which would have hindered Hamilton's race. Leclerc would have been on the podium if he didn't make a mess of Friday and Saturday. Norris loses another position at the start of a race which cost him the win, again. Those drivers have more recurring problems.
Onward to Spa. The car was good in the highest speed corners here in Hungary. Let's see if that carries over to Spa. It has been one of Red Bull and Max's best circuits in the ground effects era.