organic wrote: ↑10 Jun 2024, 00:03
CHT wrote: ↑10 Jun 2024, 00:01
Max drove a brilliant race today
Apart from the part where he banged the car over the runoff at T2 and lost 4s and a position.. yes!
Gap to Russell before T2 error was 8 tenths. After mistake it was 1.9. Cost is 1 second. Verstappen's inters were gone following Russell, Norris would have overtaken no matter what in the car that should have been ahead of Verstappen in qualifying already. Let us remember that Verstappen did not get the benefit of DRS when he needed to overtake Russell, but Norris got DRS immediately which helped him pass Max. Ultimately an unacceptable error from Max, but one of the lighter ones compared to what others did in difficult conditions.
Norris had a wild ride through the T2 run off on lap 42 which cost him 1.5 seconds to the leader , then locked up in T10 on lap 49 which allowed Russell an easy pass down the back straight. After getting the gift from Russell on lap 51, it allowed him back into P2. Still with the chance to win after the final SC restart, he found him self 8 tenths behind before they even reached T1 (Asleep at the wheel) and 2 seconds behind by the end of the restart lap. The Red Bull isn't 1.2 seconds faster than the Mclaren. That was all Max on that restart. I would hardly concede DotD to Norris.
A lion must kill its prey.