More like Ferrari going downhill... I think they chose the wrong car to copy. RB also going downhill.

Blame himself for it... moving under braking is something he did too many times and becoming a hot topic until there were rules made for it. However I think he's still doing it at times... divebombing also another of his traits and guess what, he complained LH44 going off and gaining advantage in AD21 then he did the same in Austria last week...

What comes around, goes around... I don't know why he's complaining.

Lewis finally on P1

I bet he's as fast or faster than Max on his best day but I think he's starting to lose consistency when the calendar is getting longer. I think GR63 probably is the better bet for the amount of races they will be doing from 2024 onwards.

Max probably did enough to still win WDC this year. I wouldn't have guessed that he would eventually finished 2nd with a damaged car.

You'll never know if there could be some technical directive when the season takes a break in few weeks time. Why are McLaren and Mercedes suddenly so fast? I think there's something going on. Off track dramas could intensify in coming weeks.

The softs are okay. Lando just unlucky because they put on a used set. I think had they been new sets, he should have kept 2nd or even challenge for P1. Another reason is because he pushed too hard before running them in. Mercedes 1lap earlier pitstop probably is the best decision ever as it caused confusion for McLaren plus Lando missed his pit box by almost 2 tyres width. You can see the blisters on Lando tyres versus Lewis front left which doesn't exhibit blisters.

No... I believe that it is not as simple as that. Lewis made it work...

Just look at these timing chart when Lando went into pit and after he came out of the pit. Lewis was flying on those soft and gained so much time which made the undercut work. You just compare and see how much time did Max lose after he pitted. Lewis was 7s ahead when he pitted on the same lap as Max, but he was made to wait to let the Sauber passed. Lewis actually lose time in the pit, and his gap to Max was down to below 5s when they exit the pit. He actually pulled one out of the bag and increase his gap to Max back to 8s or so after Lando pitted. Therefore I do not think Mercedes or Lewis did the wrong call on the tyres... instead they made it worked for him and his ability to nurse the tyres while punching those competitive lap times is the reason why I think this win is special for him. This does not come easy.

Had he pitted for hard, I would have imagine he would be as slow as Max for the first few laps and might not even get in front of Lando when the McLaren finally went into the pit.





This post has been edited by andrekua2: Jul 9 2024, 01:44 PM

Mercedes no longer has a new set of the best tyres for the last stint and soft is indeed the best available option. McLaren messed up again which is again true... considering they were flying on the medium before pitting on inters.

I wonder... although I did have a better time getting live stream with UM Home now whereas I couldnt even get it to work when I was with Unifi.

RAWE
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Any predictions? Mercedes is truly back? Revenge of the fallen (RB)?

This post has been edited by andrekua2: Jul 19 2024, 08:35 AM

Hahaha...

SP11 career over?

He's in the wall again...

He will be 15th... doesn't matter when you broke the rear wing

GR63 out in Q1... wow

Both McLaren almost got caught napping...

Big shunt for Yuki...

This track is not easy to overtake unless your car is much much faster

MV33 non stop nagging on radio

I think McLaren need to sacrifice Oscar because MV33 is feeling childish this season. Definitely a big chance to close up to MV33 now.

Toto enjoying every moment of MV33 vs RB. Probably +10% chance of securing the elusive MV33 signature.

Oscar jump Lando in lap 1 and pulled away... McLaren pitted Lando first twice and Lando gained a huge undercut after the 2nd stop.

Deserved winner is Oscar but I really hope Lando win to catch Max.