Piastri's S1 on his best lap was 31.173. But on his other Q3 lap he set a 30.952, but then didn't nail the lap elsewhere, showing that there was more in the car.emp wrote: ↑23 Sep 2023, 22:00Mate, remember what you wrote and tell me from your math where is that lot more pace that you think Mclaren had other then the difference in the S1 which was ~4 hundreds according to you: 30.952 - 30.916. Both drivers were slower on the 2nd run, who knows why, but there wasn't more pace in that car, as the results say. I think they (Mclaren) know better than an armchair expert, even on a technical forum, and they are happy with it. Just because you believe something doesn't make it real, sorry to say. The could've, would've, should've aren't arguments. Just move on and enjoy the sport.avantman wrote: ↑23 Sep 2023, 20:39on these laps,Hammerfist wrote: ↑23 Sep 2023, 19:53Actually most of his advantage is in sector 2. The difference in s1 is 2 tenths. And I said it looked to me, which means it’s not necessarily factual, just my opinion.
VER S1 30.725
PIA S1 31.173
0.448s delta
Very poor S1 from Piastri. Even in T7, where he had higher minimal speed than Max, he lost a lot on the exit and all the way through the following straight due to tighter compromised line, causing hesitation on the throttle. Max dropped more speed on purpose to take a wider straighter line through Dunlop. That all is very visible on the onboards.
Oscar S1 was a lot slower than Lando and his own S1 on the 2nd run, which was 30.952, Lando was still faster with 30.916, and in general faster than Oscar on S1 all weekend. There was a lot more pace in Mclaren.
Both McLaren drivers were not happy with their q3 laps and Oscar said he made mistakes in the easier parts of the lap.. so I think it's not unreasonable to say that the car could have been closer to the RB
