Yes, this is clearly visible in the broadcast. Leclerc exits further ahead but is very slow in couple of first corners because he doesn't know how much grip a cold tire gives. Then Albon catches him and he picks up the pace. I was thinking he has an issue because of how slow he was.
True f175 had higher peaks.. hope the sf25 has the same performance as the f175 in traction.. but yeah leclerc is performing well like in early 2022 seasonbananapeel23 wrote: ↑16 Sep 2024, 09:56It's not as good as peak F1-75. The F1-75 was clearly the best car at times on a variety of tracks and utterly dominant in places like Australia, Monaco and Austria. I think it's just a case of Leclerc putting in a much better performance in 2024 and the car not getting destroyed by a TD.Henri wrote: ↑16 Sep 2024, 09:25https://x.com/F1GuyDan/status/1835366720623816746? Shows how fast the sf24 has been since the summer break.. its f175 levels pf performance
Verstappen or Hamilton in the same car as Leclerc in the same situation would not have magically pulled out any overtaking move that Leclerc couldn't, against a Mclaren with superior braking(downforce). And if they tried, they probably would have fumbled it or even crashed, perhaps losing a position to Perez behind in the process or worse.mika vs michael wrote: ↑15 Sep 2024, 23:20After so many seasons in F1 Charles should have managed better...even if he got overtaken he had a few chances to overtake. A Verstappen or a Hamilton would try a lunge on the inside instead of trying to get by from the outside. The car stayed at DRS distance for so many laps and the tyres held so many laps. Ferrari was 0.3s at least faster...
Such a cool video... I can see this appearing in Drive to Survive for sure
Exactly. It sucks to lose, but the drivers championship was never on and it's better to have a good car and lose out because of mistakes than because it's slow and becuase the team keeps making strategy mistakes. The car is there or thereabouts now. Ferrari has probably been the best operationally out of the top 3 this season, which is incredible. Leclerc is having an incredible season.
The car was rapid in clean air. Sainz did great utilizing this to catch up to Perez. Leclerc, however, was not in clean air and physically could not go that quickly, and it'd be beating a dead horse to discuss why overtaking was so difficult. It's the same thing that happened to Piastri in Zandvoort, ironically behind Leclerc. It's good to know the pace was there though, and I hope Ferrari are starting to realize how important track position is.
This is Leclerc's 4th podium in a row. He is the only person this season to have 4 podiums in a row other than Verstappen! And up until this race, Sainz hadn't been out of the top 6 even once since Canada. Both the drivers are in fantastic form. I have full faith that they will take advantage of whatever pace the car has when the circumstances are right. We saw this in Leclerc's first stint and Sainz's second one.bananapeel23 wrote: ↑16 Sep 2024, 12:35Exactly. It sucks to lose, but the drivers championship was never on and it's better to have a good car and lose out because of mistakes than because it's slow and becuase the team keeps making strategy mistakes. The car is there or thereabouts now. Ferrari has probably been the best operationally out of the top 3 this season, which is incredible. Leclerc is having an incredible season.
I'd rather see them lose becuase Leclerc makes a tiny mistake than because the car lacks pace.
It was an epic battle, like the good old days with McLaren. I really enjoyed it.
Spain :'(bananapeel23 wrote: ↑16 Sep 2024, 09:56
It's not as good as peak F1-75. The F1-75 was clearly the best car at times on a variety of tracks and utterly dominant in places like Australia, Monaco and Austria. I think it's just a case of Leclerc putting in a much better performance in 2024 and the car not getting destroyed by a TD.
