Seanspeed wrote: ↑02 Aug 2025, 02:29
Mosin123 wrote: ↑02 Aug 2025, 01:04
The Redbull was built to get the most out of Max, was designed to get the most out of Max
That's just never how it works.
The Red Bull was built to simply be as good a car as they could make it.
It's crazy to me that people still think it's possible to design cars around a specific driver's preferences. Remember that in the grand scheme of things, most all drivers want similar things. A strong front end, a stable rear end, neutral handling, a powerful engine with great driveability, etc. Actual driver preferences that differ from each other are tiny little differences in relative terms.
And if it were possible to accurately cater to these tiny little differences, you wouldn't need a top driver to win cuz you'd be the most amazing technical department ever.
It's like all the people who keep arguing the reason that Perez/Lawson/Tsunoda have struggled is cuz the Red Bull has been developed around Max's preferences, even though Max has been extremely vocal he does NOT like the 24-25 cars' characteristics.
Max is simply that good. Max is not benefiting from a team building cars to his liking, he's simply one of the best drivers of all-time.
Ofc he is, who am i to say he isnt, its not like he had the best car on the grid to win in, its like he has now lost all his talent so Lando and Oscar are now the greatest two drivers of all time because they now have the keys to the fastest car on the grid no, no, no, no, that cant possibly be it. Max is just generally that much better than every one else if he turned up in a morris minor today he would put it on pole..... And no body, absolotly nobody can match him...... legend..
Riccardo was quite vocal when he left Redbull that one of the reasons he left was because they was dedicating most effort on Max, Max has been very vocal how he likes his car, Its the only car on the grid that behaves the way it does, and you honestly think its because thats the best way to design the fastest car? even though Mclaren is much better than the Redbull and is the most balanced car on the grid?
You dont think the teams engineers are able to design a car that behaves a certain way? with certain characteristic?
You dont think they can design a car to suit a drivers style?
Go ask ( Google ) Kimi why he wouldnt like Romains 2012 -2013 Lotus, and Ask ( Google ) Romain why he wouldnt like Kimis 2012 - 2013 lotus even though they was the same car in the same team, they was optimised very differently to each other.
