@tryinspanish Kimi retired from qualifying after hitting the wall. He’d already done enough to get out of Q1, but couldn’t take part in Q2 because of the damage. Given George’s pace, I’d say Mercedes are going to be pretty strong tomorrow (( ̄_|
📻 Charles : « Where am I losing? »
📻 Bryan : « Turn 8 & 12. »
📻 Charles : « And Power limited? »
📻 Bryan : « Similar. Losing from turn 12 to 15, but we will speak about it. »
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@CL16_inside I see your point 🫠 We’re already far behind, and McLaren didn’t even show their true potential. Might as well take the penalty here and have the fresher PU for Sepang, where the long straights and heavy acceleration zones mean you can actually make better use of the extra power.
@marrlec Charles didn’t have a tow in the final sector, while Max clearly did and look where that put him. He jumped to P1 with a double slipstream. You can also see with Lewis how much the tow helped him close the gap.
Honestly, from what we’ve seen in FP3, I think we can fight for P3/P4, with P2 at best. Lewis couldn’t really close the gap to Max and George even with the slipstream. But then again, I completely forgot McLaren might be sandbagging for some reason🙃
@techndly and generate traction, the two issues could potentially be connected. Obviously, we’d need more telemetry to know if that’s actually what’s happening but it’s a really interesting theory🙂↕️
@techndly but was much closer in S3. If Ferrari has to manage where it deploys its limited electrical energy around the lap, that could explain why the deficit isn’t consistent across every sector. And if the stiffer platform is also making it harder for the rear tyres to absorb the load+
@OscChaOops Lando clearly backed out of a faster lap, so his final time doesn’t really show what that attempt would’ve been. That’s also why the Sector 3 time makes him look slower than he actually was🤷♂️
@leclercsletters I’ve seen this behavior from some K-pop fans too, but seeing it now from some F1 fans is genuinely embarrassing , Like, where does this level of parasocial entitlement even come from when you literally know nothing about these drivers outside of what they show on track ?