hollus wrote:Jenson Button wrote:...“I drive the way I drive – but I wouldn’t want to change it, as I think it’s actually the quickest way, so long as the car can be made to work that way. Rather than changing to a less-efficient driving style, and trying to fight to get tyre temperatures, it’s far better to design a car around my style. And that’s what we’ve tried with this car.”
That's quite appalling. An ideal driver (or apparently we know who, who and who, and I won't give names), tries to do that, and if the car cannot be dialed to work with his style, then adapts his stile to minimize the damages. Not even trying sounds lazy and explains his 2012 fade-outs.
I wouldn't be so quick to hate on the guy for it.
When you're engineering the car, it's quite frustrating or challenging trying to make and assess changes when the driver is changing their line and/or driving line every lap or outing.
There's something to be said for having a driver who does the same thing consistently on a lap, outing, or weekly basis.. getting a good understanding of it, and working with it. If the driver is going to dick around endlessly with how they drive, they better either (a) be incredibly good at it to where you don't have to touch the car, (b) the more likely scenario.. try some different things every so often if you're really stuck (or really suck
) but otherwise, be consistent.
Grip is a four letter word. All opinions are my own and not those of current or previous employers.
