djos wrote: ↑09 Oct 2022, 09:16
proteus wrote: ↑09 Oct 2022, 08:53
djos wrote: ↑09 Oct 2022, 00:26
It’s early days, but the latest update seems to work really well for Daniel. He was frequently faster than Lando in qualifying (by 6/10ths) and only 2/10ths slower when he wasn’t quicker.
It’s just a massive shame Mclaren were so conservative with their initial design as they could have had both drivers scoring good points every weekend a lot earlier.
No matter how conservative they were, Daniel is paid pretty money to compensate and adapt. Lando did it for peanuts in comparison. Daniel sadly woke up too late. And even with that, he is still slower.
I was on Daniels side for more than a half of the season, but their collaboration simply didnt work out. It is better they part their ways.
On the flip side, why would you hire an expensive star driver and knowingly give him a car that he can’t extract maximum speed from?
We also have Lando on record as saying he would like the many of the same traits as Daniel. So it’s not like Daniel was the outlier here.
Facilities are outdated. They make what they can. Aparently for some reason they were unable to make a good car for slow corners for few seasons in a row. Their solution/compromise was a difficult car. We will see what happens in the future with updates of facilities. There wont be any excuses then.
You have to admit though, that Mclaren is not as selfish as they were in their Honda era and before.
