He's going to be conservative, crashing would be far more embarrassing for him and the team. You can always blame a poor performance on the car, especially if you are the only one driving itSeanspeed wrote: ↑22 Mar 2024, 21:32So is he gonna be conservative or is he gonna crash? You cant seem to make up your mind. lolCs98 wrote: ↑22 Mar 2024, 15:55Does it? Albon has had two massive crashes here in two years, completely his own fault. That obviously poses a risk to his confidence on a track he clearly struggles to drive well on. There's nothing emotional about recognizing his poor record around this track, in fact it would be emotional and irrational not to recognize it. It would also be irrational not to take into account how much pressure he is now under because of all this. If he crashes again it will look terrible for him and he will make the team look like fools for placing him in Sargeant's car. With all that weighing on him I'm expecting a conservative approach for the remainder of the weekend and no results to speak of.
Either way, you're making big leaps thinking you know anything about what is going to go in the guy's head. People at this level dont tend to shy away from pressure. And two crashes at this track in two years may feel like some convincing pattern that shows he's just terrible here, more likely it's just a coincidence.
And no, even if he doesn't do well, it wont look like a terrible move. I honestly cant grasp why some of you keep saying this, given that Sargeant would almost certainly have never done anything notable, as he's simply not very good and on the whole, more crash-prone than Albon is when it comes down to it. Would it have looked any more some terrible choice if they didn't do this and Sargeant was completely uncompetitive as normal or has some incident as he's more prone to doing?
Albon has the better chance of doing something. That's it. That's all that needs to be said.
Two massive crashes in two years (same corner), little practice, and the added pressure of the teammate and chassi situation. The big leap would be to suggest that this is not going to play on his mind and how he approaches the weekend. He's human and he has every incentive this weekend to not make the same mistakes again. If you've been bitten twice in the same place you will be cautious next time you go there, it's the same for Albon. I'm expecting a conservative performance, no real results, and deserved criticism afterwards.
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