Qualifying set the scene for an interesting race but it was pretty much over after Turn 1 when Verstappen took the lead and quickly sprinted away, never to be seen again. Lando Norris finished second for McLaren as Sergio Perez gained 6 positions to complete the podium.
Merc seems to have faked the performance with much less cooling yesterday just to get that pole, stat padding...
Hamilton 1-1.5s a lap faster than the two McLarens for several laps.
yet the pole sitter is 40 seconds down come race end for no apparent reason
edit: and what is more confusing is him asking if they are adjusting engine from the pits, and they pretty much confirmed they do by saying they are managing temperatures
Merc seems to have faked the performance with much less cooling yesterday just to get that pole, stat padding...
Hamilton 1-1.5s a lap faster than the two McLarens for several laps.
Yup, Lewis closed 13 seconds in on Norris that final stint.
They need to get over the inital phase of switching the tyre on. If they could do this, could've beaten macca today
Merc seems to have faked the performance with much less cooling yesterday just to get that pole, stat padding...
Hamilton 1-1.5s a lap faster than the two McLarens for several laps.
yet the pole sitter is 40 seconds down come race end for no apparent reason
edit: and what is more confusing is him asking if they are adjusting engine from the pits, and they pretty much confirmed they do by saying they are managing temperatures
The car seemed to be very much better when the fuel had burned down. It just got quicker over the course of the race. Only a handful of seconds behind Norris and 23s ahead of Piastri. I guess Piastri was carrying an issue because he was nowhere after the last tyre change.
He asks about the engine because the team give him engine settings during the race as they manage the PU etc. He won't know exactly what every setting does whilst he racing.
Last edited by Just_a_fan on 23 Jul 2023, 16:47, edited 1 time in total.
If you are more fortunate than others, build a larger table not a taller fence.
Sergio getting to 3rd shows the advantage that car still has.
Merc need to sort their tyre warm up issues, the McLarens dusted Lewis when they all switched to the hards