jambuka wrote: ↑28 Jun 2024, 22:01
sometimes the driver is also the issue. you could see george pushing the team to let them go as it was getting too close. was lec napping ? 30 sec early he would have been able to get a lap in
It's the team's job during qualifying sessions to release the car and manage traffic. Leclerc doesn't manage his own traffic, nor should he. That energy should be spent driving and maximizing lap time, not stressing over whether or not Ferrari knows how to count if there's enough time remaining in the session. I highly doubt it was Leclerc's decision, but even if it was, the team should have told him to be quiet and go out. They literally have all the data in front of them to make these decisions (unlike Leclerc sitting in the car), they simply don't.
There's a fundamental problem in this team that hasn't been solved yet when it comes to strategy. They continually make the same errors when it comes to strategy and session management -- I thought for sure under Vasseur's guidance and the Montreal blunder it wouldn't happen again, but here we are.
Also it's hilarious how yesterday we were being told to expect a better weekend while today Sainz is saying they're happy with P5. And by hilarious I mean hilariously sad. I haven't lost all hope yet but if by Silverstone they still haven't found those supposed two tenths they were anticipating, I think we can safely assume it's just not happening.