I totally agree with that. Where the good drivers and great drivers differentiate is at start of races imho. Colder tyres/heavy on fuel. Being able to find the limit and dance on/around it. Reminds me of ALO. who has ALWAYS been a king at Grand Prix starts. Instincts
Well, if you mean that basically the driver has to made up the strategy beside driving, then yes. I personally think that's not the way it should be. Looks for me more like a headless chicken is once more making up the Ferrari strategy.
Exactly. Verstappen has really grown in that aspect. Alonso is also stellar in that aspect indeed, always has been.101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:49I totally agree with that. Where the good drivers and great drivers differentiate is at start of races imho. Colder tyres/heavy on fuel. Being able to find the limit and dance on/around it. Reminds me of ALO. who has ALWAYS been a king at Grand Prix starts. Instincts
Max is no doubt fast. And again, I think Perez is like midway in between, so it's not surprising Max is gapping him.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:46Wow, you must not have seen many F1 drivers then.grubschumi13 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:43Max is setting the track alight. He is the fastest F1 driver we have witnessed. How come he is so much faster than anyone else, even the sister RBR?![]()
He didn't. Het got close in qualifying a few times, that's it. Perez hasn't been a match during the race, not even once.Shrieker wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:53Max is no doubt fast. And again, I think Perez is like midway in between, so it's not surprising Max is gapping him.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:46Wow, you must not have seen many F1 drivers then.grubschumi13 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:43Max is setting the track alight. He is the fastest F1 driver we have witnessed. How come he is so much faster than anyone else, even the sister RBR?![]()
The question is, how was Perez able to match him up until the mid point of the season. He maybe adapted faster than Max did.
I guess they focused on developing front end, bringing Max' driving style more and more to the, eh, front.Shrieker wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:53Max is no doubt fast. And again, I think Perez is like midway in between, so it's not surprising Max is gapping him.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:46Wow, you must not have seen many F1 drivers then.grubschumi13 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:43Max is setting the track alight. He is the fastest F1 driver we have witnessed. How come he is so much faster than anyone else, even the sister RBR?![]()
The question is, how was Perez able to match him up until the mid point of the season. He maybe adapted faster than Max did.
I heard a few journos (Hughes was one of them) mention they’ve become slightly heavier returning the balance to something VER prefers. At the season start it was a new platform and PER was more comfortable.Shrieker wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:53Max is no doubt fast. And again, I think Perez is like midway in between, so it's not surprising Max is gapping him.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:46Wow, you must not have seen many F1 drivers then.grubschumi13 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2022, 15:43Max is setting the track alight. He is the fastest F1 driver we have witnessed. How come he is so much faster than anyone else, even the sister RBR?![]()
The question is, how was Perez able to match him up until the mid point of the season. He maybe adapted faster than Max did.
Exactly. It's not rocket science...