LookBackTime wrote:Rob Smedley:
"The biggest issue we then had was the first stint pace. We couldn't get the pace out of the car, [due to the] front tyres graining more than likely, and that is what put us on the back foot.
"That's why we were passed so easily and fell back into the clutches of the sixth, seventh, eighth positions, or whatever it was.
"Then afterwards, when we pitted the pace was all right. I guess what we would have done differently is slightly different preparation for the front tyres on that first stint.
"That's what we need to address. We need to go away and understand what it is with our car that sometimes the front tyres don't work."
This seems to be hard-wired into our recent cars- occasional instances of the tyre being outside its window and a very decent car looking poor as a result
But...I still can't understand why we didn't trim the cars more for maximum straight-line speed, like Torro Rosso and the RBs. As soon as I saw the AoA of the Rear Wing, I sensed trouble.
We should have played to our strengths more in Belgium