woocasz wrote: ↑23 Aug 2026, 20:01
Mosin123 wrote: ↑23 Aug 2026, 18:35
woocasz wrote: ↑23 Aug 2026, 18:24
you do realize that, during Brembo saga, Charles lost at least 40 points cause of the braking issue.
last 4 races:
72-51 in Charles’s favour
if you want to win races you have to beat your teammate on merit (not only because lucky VSC or technical problem)
What sort of champion is he, if he can’t beat a teammate on merit?
dont forget Lewis is due to DNF this season.
Because CL failed to listen to his team who told him the other brakes was better- but CL was like Nah man, i like these brakes so me use these brakes becasue me know better - i dont care if LH come in and these he has are much better, i want the slower ones, then when i make mistake with bad brakes like the team said, ill blame the team and not me... you mean them brakes?
OK, let’s start from the beginning.
Can you explain to me why Charles didn’t have any brake problems in the first three races? Australia, China and Japan? (49–41pts in Charles’s favour)
Round 4: Miami Grand Prix: Ferrari brought its first major upgrade package, including updated rear suspension and braking system.
The updates introduced in Miami have changed the way the team uses the braking system (including for tyre temperature management). As a result, Leclerc has lost the ‘feel’ he had at the start of the season.
Loic Serra, who was responsible, amongst other things, for these modifications, had previously worked with Lewis at Mercedes and had previous experience with Carbone Industrie brakes. This was one of the reasons behind the introduction of these changes, from which, notably, Hamilton benefited.
From the Spanish Grand Prix onwards, Charles started using CI pads and disc; the rest are still from Brembo.
Now that Charles feels comfortable with the CI brakes, it’s clear from the results: the last four races (76–58pts in Charles’s favour)
There are 11 races left until the end of the season.
Am i supposed to be crying that CL refused to adapt to new brakes and lost points in 2 races because of " HIS " mistakes?
No, no, no, That is his own doing, a " i know better than the engineers " sort of stubbornness. Lets be clear, he REFUSED.
Also, dont make out like CL was destroying LH in the first 3 races, it was pretty damn close between the two. If team have an option that is better and a driver refuses it because its new and doesnt have a feel for it, its just a tough cookie, self inflicted, he should have just got the laps in and learnt.