Mclarensenna wrote: ↑29 Feb 2024, 09:02
"We get it, you’re a huge Ricci fan and I share the sentiment."
<--- Are you really claiming you share the same sentiment of being a huge Ricci fan also? I am slightly confused by this statement.
"But fact is, he totally lost his way at Macca. "
<---- Redbull themselves said Ric picked up terrible driving habits that they never saw before on not just Ric but any racing driver. Ric himself never had these driving traits in the 2009, 2010 or 2013 rebull tests 2 years at Torro Rosso or the 5 years driving for Redbull. (thats 10 years of telemetry in many different cars, V8, V6, blown diffuser etc etc) The fact Redbull looked at the telemetry and clearly said these driving habits (picked up driving the Mclaren) had to be "completely unlearnt" and were a "terrible", and a "slow" way to drive a racecar shows clearly Ric did not lose his way at all but Mclaren did designing such a terrible car that needed such odd driving habits to drive it. I am slightly confused why a "huge Ricci fan" would completely ignore the redbulls telemetry statements on Rics driving style completely, but instead claim Ric has "1 dimensional driving style"
"He’s fast just not very adaptable"
<------- Ric was smashing lap record times in the 2009, 2010, and 2013 redbull tests. Not to mention the 2023 RBR silverstone test (rusty as as hadn't driven a f1 car since the year before even, and was quicker than perez after a few laps and would have been on the front row. (that's serious serious adaptability
) Not to also mention the HRT, the Torro Rosso adaptability . Also the Renault beating the Hulk in his first year
something Sainz was not able to adapt to and do.
Then destroying Ocon 15/2 in qualifying and in race pace . Again Alonso never destroyed Ocon by these margins which suggests Ric adapted much better than Alonso even in that Renault when comparing both to Ocon. Ric proved he is 1 of the most adapatble drivers in 2009 (testing) , 2010 , 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and the 2023 (testing)
. That is a pretty obvious fact. So i am slightly confused why a "huge Ricci fan" would say the complete opposite in relation to Rics adaptability over the years? A driver with a "1 dimensional driving style" "who was "not adaptable" would not have adapted to so many F1 cars over the years.
"He stacked up well initially against MV at RB but got resoundingly beaten in the last year with Red Bull. He’s good, just not a great imho"
<------ Ric in his 3rd year was ahead at the mid season break with 2 wins China and Monaco to his name. He also got the only 2 pole positions that year in redbull. Ric though had 8 retirements, 0 his fault that year. But yep lets call that Max "resoundingly beat him and Ric is not a great." Are statements like this really something a huge Ricci fan would say? I guess huge Ric fans come in all shapes and sizes as they say