For the third time in a row it's Max Verstappen who takes victory at the Dutch Grand Prix. This time in unbelievably mixed conditions that were similarly mastered by Fernando Alonso as AMR seem to rediscover their pace. Pierra Gasly was over the moon with an unexpected third place for Alpine.
Have you got the actual tyre usage chart off last year? Surprised a lot of people only have 1 new hard/medium and some used softs.
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Yeah, they were in a bad place because they were getting pummeled and knew they didn't have the skill to do anything about it. Obviously that's a very demoralising situation. The fact they "flourished" when they left is because their new benchmark was suddenly very beatable.ringo wrote: ↑27 Aug 2023, 02:37
I dont think redbull handled albon, gasly well at all. They all were in a bad place mentally when the drove for redbull. So i dont really count their times at redbull as representative of their potential. I think most have accepted that they flourished when they left. So them being beaten by Max is pretty much like beating up on a rookie who has Helmut Marko shouting at them three times a day.
Anyhow 1.3s over Perez is very telling. I would drop Perezfor this alone. He clearly is flustered at this point or is simply not gelling with the team. It's almost as if there is a commincation barrier as the weekend develops for them to get the best out of each other. He was smashed.
I thought exactly the same.
In the dry conditions, I can see a one stopper working well considering the longevity of the new spec Pirelli tires. Mercedes almost pulled it off last year so I can't see why someone like Max can't.
