2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah, March 25 - 27

[Watto]

Sainz 1.28.686 the quickest in Q2

Ferraris looking good.

[dialtone]

Jenson saying it looks like lewis is struggling to understand the circuit.

Yet he had no issues understanding the circuit last season. It seems based on observed evidence that the problem is more likely to be an inability to get the tyres operating properly

Yeah, possibly removing rear wing downforce is now not allowing tyres to get up to temperature any more.

[Spacepace]

So Russell was faster with Mediums. Are Mercedes on a set up to run mediums? Seems like that would be hard to do considering you'd need a car that is going to get the tyre up to temp quicker which teams are already are already struggling to achieve with the softs

[Mchamilton]

So Russell was faster with Mediums. Are Mercedes on a set up to run mediums? Seems like that would be hard to do considering you'd need a car that is going to get the tyre up to temp quicker which teams are already are already struggling to achieve with the softs

I think thats a graphics issue isnt it?

[NicoS]

Yet he had no issues understanding the circuit last season. It seems based on observed evidence that the problem is more likely to be a problem with getting the tyres operating properly

may be a fast car makes it better to understand. working gas and break maybe did not require much understanding.
anyway you need to take it up with Jenson. he made comment. I just repeated.

Interesting you chose that comment to repeat rather than all the others which point to tyre/set up issues

there is no such in reality, in the minds of some maybe?

[JordanMugen]

Jenson saying it looks like lewis is struggling to understand the circuit.

I doubt it, while Jenson noted Lewis not attacking the track, I think Lewis just couldn't attack because the car setup or tyre temperatures were wrong and didn't provide confidence. It's not like Hamilton has suddenly forgotten how to drive compared to Russell. Seems they went different ways on the car setup.

[Spacepace]

So Russell was faster with Mediums. Are Mercedes on a set up to run mediums? Seems like that would be hard to do considering you'd need a car that is going to get the tyre up to temp quicker which teams are already are already struggling to achieve with the softs

I think thats a graphics issue isnt it?

No he didn't improve on his time

[NicoS]

Jenson saying it looks like lewis is struggling to understand the circuit.

I doubt it, While Jenson noted Lewis not attacking the track, I think Lewis just couldn't attack because the car setup or tyre temperatures were wrong and didn't provide confidence. It's not like Hamilton has suddenly forgotten how to drive compared to Russell. Seems they went different ways on the car setup.

I noticed the word "I think"
Maybe Jenson's "I think" is more factual?

[Shrieker]

Jenson saying it looks like lewis is struggling to understand the circuit.

I doubt it, while Jenson noted Lewis not attacking the track, I think Lewis just couldn't attack because the car setup or tyre temperatures were wrong and didn't provide confidence. It's not like Hamilton has suddenly forgotten how to drive compared to Russell. Seems they went different ways on the car setup.

Maybe they tried taking wing off which could result in less bouncing at higher speeds which in return would allow running the car closer to the ground in the hopes that most of the df lost due to running less wing could be recouped by underbody aero. Logic being = much faster on the straights due to a lot less dirty df, and not much slower in the corners.

Seems like it has backfired spectacularly. Hence Lewis' comment that they're better off changing everything and starting from the pits.

[morefirejules08]

may be a fast car makes it better to understand. working gas and break maybe did not require much understanding.
anyway you need to take it up with Jenson. he made comment. I just repeated.

Interesting you chose that comment to repeat rather than all the others which point to tyre/set up issues

there is no such in reality, in the minds of some maybe?

Lol, what.

[Mogster]

Russell in 10th the only Mercedes powered car in Q3…

[search]

this is really an odd track. Sainz quicker on 7 lap old tyres than Leclerc on new one

[Mchamilton]

George lost like 4/10ths in sector 3, top speed before t27 is a good 8mph down. Terrible

[Mchamilton]

Thta ferrari is on rails. Beast of a car

[Mattyw]

Leclerc threw that away in the final sector was miles up!