Dunlay wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 19:31
djos wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 09:44
Jurgen von Diaz wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 09:37
Judging Vettel based on his last two years at Ferrari isn't looking so good either.
Ric is still rubbish.
That must be why he destroyed Vettel in the same car at RedBull, including the only 3 non Mercedes wins that year.
Now struggling to beat Yuki. It's undeniable that Daniel has degraded really badly to the extent that there are major and imminent question marks over his future in the team. I won't be surprised if he won't survive 2024 itself. There isn't any other team that has interest in him. He is in VCARB because Horner likes him. If it's simply upto Marko, he would probably replace him for the next race.
I think Riciardo was good in the non ground effect cars. The ground effect cars are very different to drive and takes recalibration of skills to drive. His main flaw is his adaptability. He clearly is not adaptable, and his strong point, braking, is not as critical now with cars with so much weight and downforce. In fact braking too late can be a bad thing for these ground effect cars it seems. See Perez vs Max for discussions on that.
Another perspective is Yuki being grossly underestimated. He was very good, even during his debut. He defends well and can manage his race well. He never had any tyre deg issues like other new drivers either. Compare him to Piastri. Piastri still struggling with deg management.
Yuki is talented and I think if Perez had a poor season, he could be candidate for the Redbull seat. In fact there is no evidence in Yuki's F-1 career to suggest he is not good. Even against Gasly he did respectably.