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[Ben1980]

So is it game over for Oscar after the first stint basically? Like assuming Max does not get taken out....at that stage he will have to help Lando?

Hypothetical: Max p1, oscar p2 or 3, lando p4......does the team have Oscar give a position up for Lando to win?

Oscar is gone. He has to basically run away and hide if he wants a chance. But if he's 3rd and Lando 4th, he will surely pull over.

[bauc]

So is it game over for Oscar after the first stint basically? Like assuming Max does not get taken out....at that stage he will have to help Lando?

Hypothetical: Max p1, oscar p2 or 3, lando p4......does the team have Oscar give a position up for Lando to win?

Oscar is gone. He has to basically run away and hide if he wants a chance. But if he's 3rd and Lando 4th, he will surely pull over.

I hope you understand Oscar can't be at two positions at the same time

Just kidding, I know you do....

[basti313]

So is it game over for Oscar after the first stint basically? Like assuming Max does not get taken out....at that stage he will have to help Lando?

Hypothetical: Max p1, oscar p2 or 3, lando p4......does the team have Oscar give a position up for Lando to win?

Oscar is gone. He has to basically run away and hide if he wants a chance. But if he's 3rd and Lando 4th, he will surely pull over.

They can just call him for a late pitstop...they would just make a mockery of themselves and the "papaya rules" if they do not do the necessary thing to clinch WDC for one of the drivers. No matter what it costs.

[mwillems]

I myself am surprised at the number of times I have criticized the 'execution of a race' by the team, all the above posts are post summer break, IIRC. It's painful to watch two talented drivers suffering mental agony like this. I guess it will 'toughen them up' , but the race team have faltered far too many times, many more than the individual mistakes by their two drivers. I think this might be the worst 'race-team' to win the constructor championship and the best 'design-engg-team' to win the constructor championship, both simultaneously.

I wish I kept a list of my strategy complaints in last two years. This has been going on for a long time, they are just unwilling to take any risk and even when they luck into a potentially beneficial situation they usually throw it away (like yesterday when Norris was holding up Verstappen).

Only time I can remember a good strategy call was that Norris one stopper that he lucked into because he was undercut.

They are definately willing to take risks, they quite ridiculously took a big risk yesterday.