Charles: “george hasn't been too lucky on several occasions. the 43 points separating them today don't paint a perfect picture. “
Lando: “well i wouldn't say george is having the best season either, would you?….. kimi less than george.“
This… 😭
Numbers never lie. Math never lies. Data never lies.
People saying "George Russell has had a massive drop of performance this season."
THEY LIE.
Just by PU data, it's crystal clear that this gap is not about George's driving. It's about luck and crews.
George Russell had 4 PU issues this season if you include several battery cuts at Suzuka, which, cost him P3 back in Japan while Kimi Antonelli had none.
A big fat zero. Whole season.
This has less probability than 0.01% as calculated by @Holy_Molygr1 below.
If you add some amateur job from Mercedes on top of that (China - forgot to start the engine, Japan - setup experiment, Monaco - penalty and not being warned about penalties when Bono warned Kimi) you would think this is a sabotage if it was a driver you liked instead of George but this is not the narrative that fits your agenda.
It is literally a crew difference. Inherited an experienced crew and the leader of trackside operations from Hamilton when George inherited a second driver's crew from Bottas, which wasn't focused any time.
This is how you use someone to manage and maximise the interim between two championship eras.
"Long way to go", "It's a long season", "Look at Piastri last season"
No Toto. No. Equality first.
When things were equal such as in Australia, China Sprint there was a three-tenths gap from George to Kimi. 10 consecutive sessions led. When things were "close to equal", in Canada when George had minor issues until Lap 29 of the race, George was still ahead. This explains enough.
@rdvan1020668 YA TABIIIIIII KI ama ayni sezon icerisindeki sampiyonayi kastediyoruz mentlesmemizde farkindaysan. bak dedigin gibi sanslar, hatalar devreye giriyor.
@rdvan1020668 adamlar yarisi bitiremedi russell yarisi bitirdi ve TAKIMININ CEZAYI UNUTMASI YUZUNDEN PUANSIZ KALDI bunu ayristirmak cok mu zor. bombok bi sebepten arabadan degil onu soylemeye calisiyorum. araba sorunuyla dnf oldu zaten ne ararsan var
@rdvan1020668 canimin ici. ben monacoda kazanir demedim ki zaten seninle de konusmustuk bunu. sence 15 puan alacakken puansiz kalmak mentali kotu etkilemez mi? gecen hafta da dnf olmusken.
@rdvan1020668 ya iste sadece belirli pilotlara odaklandiginiz icin leclerc talihsizlik yasiyor algisi olusmus sizde. maalesef o da talihsizlik yasiyor ve benim de sevdigim pilotlar arasinda ama siz tarafli yorumluyorsunuz sadece. russell sanki williamsta 3 yil surunmemis mercedeste+
@rdvan1020668 ayni sartlarda yarissalar mental dusukluge girmesine gerek kalmazdi zaten. bu beklentiyi de anlamiyorum giden bombos 40 puan az buz da bir sey degil.