ab_f1 wrote: ↑22 Jul 2024, 11:07
Few questions on my mind having read this thread today:
1. Is Strategy simply timing of pit stops? I would have thought driving to given lap times etc also contribute to strategy.
2. There was some reference on the site of Marko's contract being changed and quote was "it does not impact Max
directly". Could that be in play with Max trying to gain composure by late night sim racing and when that didn't help, venting out.
3. Only other team which is known for #1 driver treatment is Ferrari. Without #1 treatment will Max move anywhere else?
1. In this case...yes. They simply bottled the strategy with staying out too long, not planning for the undercut from the beginning. Latest with the second stop they should have let it go and secure the podium with the undercut. Given the pace advantage I see nothing Merc could have done.
From the laptimes/driver strategy...I think it was wrong to try and fight Lando in the beginning. And letting him pass at the beginning of the lap. Because at the time of the pitstop they did not have the tires left to stay close. But maybe this was rather related to the strategy of the overcut...not really well to judge.
2. He clearly said on German Sky that his contract has nothing to do with Max. Although the Brits here will deny it, he was never a liar.
3. Why should this play any role? He goes where performance and money is. First time he has a real Nr1 status is this year since Checos new contract. A Nr1 status does not really help if you are fighting alone against two superior cars in your Nr2 car...something well known from the past like Alonso at Ferrari. And I wonder whom you see as Nr1 next year at Ferrari