Piastri had gone from pulling several tenths a lap on Leclerc to being roughly even to losing a tenth or so per lap in the last 7 or 8 laps of his first hard stint. I think he would have had a very hard time keeping P1, but at least he wouldn't have given it away.Sevach wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 20:59It is a fair argument, feel like Charles would've taken Lando both on 1 stoppers.Space-heat wrote: ↑12 Sep 2024, 20:47
Can the argument not be made the Mcl were better on pace as they used their tires more. I agree though we won't know the car until we run in Austin. If we can hold our own in Baku and Singapore and if the new FW in Austin gives a similar boost as Mcl in Miami it could be a strong finish to the year.
Piastri still had a solid lead and was more or less on pace with Charles, he could have survived but maybe not.