djos wrote: ↑24 Jul 2024, 09:00Honestly, I’m not entirely sure why they chose that window. Perhaps due to the life of the hard tires being suggested as 30 laps, after that you are just losing a lot of performance?vassilispapadop wrote: ↑24 Jul 2024, 08:48if i may ask, why the analysis goes up to LAP60 and not LAP70(chequered flag)? Ultimately, the gap was over a pit stop between the two drivers.
EDIT: hypothetically, if no blue flags for RIC in the last 10 laps the gap could have been ~15seconds which is almost the same as it was on LAP30(16.3)
djos wrote: ↑24 Jul 2024, 08:23Amongst the plethora of stories criticising the RB strategy imposed on Daniel, I found this story with a good theoretical analysis of what was realistically possible for him:
This is pretty much inline with what I guesstimated in my head.
https://apple.news/AQ_fd0E1-Qby1aoL6Lig7Fw
Chose to compare their entire stint which was very similar in terms of laps, compound, track conditions etc. Ι do believe with similar strategy to Yuki, RIC would have been in the points too. Though, i'm not sure whether Danny was actually the fastest RB driver this weekend. They have been really close, indeed. Yuki managed to pull away from the AMs during last laps(don't remember exactly when) which indicates that he managed his tires, controlled his pace and was getting ready for track position fight.