FittingMechanics wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 10:49
mwillems wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 10:32
I just expected something more substantial. I didn't realise he got a 5k fine, still feels small. I think he's lucky that many followed him otherwise it would have been worse, I think.
Agreed. I also expected a bigger penalty and for it to be dished out during the race. Maybe 5 or 10 seconds time penalty.
If we are talking hypotethicals, maybe that would mean Norris stays out during the VSC, stays in P1 ahead of Alpine and then has to fight Verstappen on track for victory.
Verstappen looked to have all the pace in the world but a big shame we didn't get to see a track fight. I'm sure Norris can squeeze just like Verstappen.
Btw, I am still quite upset by how easy
Piastri made it for Verstappen. Leclerc was in a much worse situation as he made a big mistake at the last corner but he managed to keep Verstappen behind for a while.
A question, for all interested in this, have any of you driven a vehicle, at the limit, in wet conditions ? That's at the very stretched outer limits of your own abilities.
What I see here, in this race, in these conditions, was that MV handed them their arse on a plate .... all of them. There's nowhere to hide from someone at that level, however us observers, and those on the greater Internet, want to word it.
It absolutely showcases MV braking prowess against all of them. People in comment on him want to attribute many "popular" descriptions to that "dive bombing" being just one of those, but reality is that he is exceptionally accurate and repeatable in dissipation of energy through braking on any surface available.
Thats the task, to even recognise that and work with that superiority in that phase, to then mitigate it in beating him to championship.
Lando worked well here this weekend, ALL of the drivers had not a answer to MV in reality. Match that to the RB "streetfighter" mentality and application .... MV stayed out on perilous tires to cope with an eventuality of safety car etc, this all the teams SAY they aim for, then didn't action it. Thats their choice in those circumstances, and didn't get the choice exactly right here, obviously. There's, of course, risk either way on that. Far too easy to sit and judge them after the fact. As soon as anyone saw the forecast for conditions this day, then logic swung to RB & MV in at least bring a high performing result.
McL have to accept they need to work around this level in a championship year. Much like a Prost vs Senna championship of very different attributes in each driver.