If they swapped SAI and LEC maybe they would have lasted till last lap with PER at the end but it's very unlikely.
Agreed. P3/P4 was actually the worst result available really.. Not swapping when Sainz became P2 was a blunder worth seconds, and Perez could not get past easily.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 16:53Ferrari managed to lose a chance to swap the drivers after Sainz lost the control and P2. They would have saved 3-4s for Leclerc and would have had a much bigger gap to Perez after the stops. An easy P2/P3 was there for taking...
Sainz fighting his team mate harder than Red Bulls to top off the poorly managed race. How Leclerc kept his Hard tyres alive after following both Sainz and Perez the whole stint is beyond me. Amazing!
Again, this has nothing to do with the balance of the car, and everything to do with the car just not being good.Xyz22 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 16:51This race perfectly highlights why they need to make a car that doesn't have to work with an understeery balance.
Sainz best weekend with a car that he has always been extremely comfortable (he said that himself) with Leclerc picking the wrong setup friday and was still slightly slower than Charles. When Charles was comfortable, the gap was much bigger and they were fighting for wins.
Still a good podium. Sainz had a good weekend.
Teams got no backboneorganic wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 16:55Agreed. P3/P4 was actually the worst result available really.. Not swapping when Sainz became P2 was a blunder worth seconds, and Perez could not get past easily.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 16:53Ferrari managed to lose a chance to swap the drivers after Sainz lost the control and P2. They would have saved 3-4s for Leclerc and would have had a much bigger gap to Perez after the stops. An easy P2/P3 was there for taking...
Sainz fighting his team mate harder than Red Bulls to top off the poorly managed race. How Leclerc kept his Hard tyres alive after following both Sainz and Perez the whole stint is beyond me. Amazing!
P2/P4 was easily achievable by using Sainz to slow down Perez but they don't like to do this sort of thing it seems
I don't think P2 was on cards.organic wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 16:55Agreed. P3/P4 was actually the worst result available really.. Not swapping when Sainz became P2 was a blunder worth seconds, and Perez could not get past easily.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 16:53Ferrari managed to lose a chance to swap the drivers after Sainz lost the control and P2. They would have saved 3-4s for Leclerc and would have had a much bigger gap to Perez after the stops. An easy P2/P3 was there for taking...
Sainz fighting his team mate harder than Red Bulls to top off the poorly managed race. How Leclerc kept his Hard tyres alive after following both Sainz and Perez the whole stint is beyond me. Amazing!
P2/P4 was easily achievable by using Sainz to slow down Perez but they don't like to do this sort of thing it seems
The only way to make a 2-3 was a DRS train between Carlos and Charles.dialtone wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 17:05Double podium wasn't going to happen for sure. Perez was going to pass either Sainz or Leclerc even after the swap, that's not really in question.
P2 hinges on whether LEC would have kept the 3.3s gap to Perez before the pit stop and I doubt it anyway, Perez wasn't that slow.
Not on pure pace would they have kept Perez behind, no. But by letting LEC through earlier you add a bit off a buffer in the battle later in the race which could've seen us get a better result overall.dialtone wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 17:05Double podium wasn't going to happen for sure. Perez was going to pass either Sainz or Leclerc even after the swap, that's not really in question.
P2 hinges on whether LEC would have kept the 3.3s gap to Perez before the pit stop and I doubt it anyway, Perez wasn't that slow.