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I don't know if Lando could have taken the inside line because of the DRS overspeed, he might have locked more worse than Verstappen did. I agree with billamend, thats not a comment about Oscar being a number two. The correct thing would be to have allowed Lando to attack and correctly pass Verstappen and then follow Lando afterwards and or keep Verstappen under pressure and off Lando. DIfference between a 1-2 or at 1-3 at worst. I don't think Lando was trying too hard to get 2nd back, probably just hoping to force an error from Oscar and an easy pass and not to have to fight for it. I agree however in the sprint that team orders wouldn't make much sense. But in the times that Perez isn't there for Verstappen Oscar needs to play the team game and not just the Oscar game. Heck if he out qualifies Norris later and the roles are reversed then it should be expected to do the same.
Lando literally got Verstappen only to let him back past again, screwing himself over with Oscar as well.
Drivers should have been instructed not to fight from the beginning IMO. I get why they wouldn't want to do that and that it matters little because it's a sprint and not a single soul cares, but Lando being attacked by Oscar and forcing defensive moves isn't what's needed when Lando is chasing down Verstappen. If you do that in a grand prix, you're not winning it. And if you keep that up you can kiss any championships goodbye.Mcl_G10 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 12:46I'm not suggesting that oscar did anything wrong. He simply collected what was on offer from the norris/ver squabble, correctly so.
I, just as most others know that ultimately oscar was never going to keep with max whereas lando certainly would have. I would have told oscar to allow lando through again and if lando can't get max before the end them to switch back.
The points difference is tiny so understandable really but if I'm on the mclaren pit wall I am far more wanting to gave the best chance to win the race then see our boys drop back and squabble over p2 and p3
What do you mean? Oscar did a brilliant job of exploiting Lando’s mistake! The kid is very clearly from the Prost mould, and didn’t make a single mistake.
Did Oscar do a brilliant job? He finished over 4 seconds back, in a car many thought was comparable.
He was fast enough that Lando couldn’t pass him.Ben1980 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 12:56Did Oscar do a brilliant job? He finished over 4 seconds back, in a car many thought was comparable.
I think that sentence is a bit of a leap, don't you?Emag wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 12:40Lando literally got Verstappen only to let him back past again, screwing himself over with Oscar as well.
I don't like blaming or putting unrealistic expectations on drivers, but when you're at fault you're at fault. He opened up the inside at the braking zone instead of keeping the line. Nobody overtakes from the outside in that corner unless they have a significant grip advantage.
So, please, let's call it as it was. Lando lost the sprint win, and Oscar on pure pace probably would have finished P3.
It doesn't change the fact that this was a good team result, but in the context of the WDC, Lando --- himself over.
