It's quite a drag to the first corner. Are you sure?
It's quite a drag to the first corner. Are you sure?
It's odd, isn't it? Where has Ferrari's engine advantage gone?
I was waiting for Grosjean to randomly blame someone, anyone else for his crash today. He could have just stated that he had done it on purpose again though.
What I don't understand about the Kimi apologists who say that he's doing a good job, is what would they consider to be an unsatisfactory performance? Finishing behind a Renault? Miss Q3 on a regular basis?
Exaggerated though by the fact that 9th place's time in Q3 would have been too slow to get out of Q1.
I think Leclerc ran on used tyresFulcrum wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 20:06Kimi clearly fudged up his Q3 lap. His Q1 and Q2 times were on par with his teammate, so 6th is clearly not representative of his speed.
However, I can't excuse the fact he made the mistake - that's all on him, and he will be living with the mistake for the entire race should he not get a good start.
It's worthwhile noting that while we are singing Leclerc's praises he also produced a bit of a turd of a lap in Q3 - slower than his Q1 time, and it would have qualified him 14th (1 place in front of Ericsson) had he produced it in Q2. He got 8th by default, as the Haas drivers threw their laps - and cars in the case of Grosjean - away.
Fair enough, although why? He would get an extra set just for making Q3 right?F1NAC wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 20:09I think Leclerc ran on used tyresFulcrum wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 20:06Kimi clearly fudged up his Q3 lap. His Q1 and Q2 times were on par with his teammate, so 6th is clearly not representative of his speed.
However, I can't excuse the fact he made the mistake - that's all on him, and he will be living with the mistake for the entire race should he not get a good start.
It's worthwhile noting that while we are singing Leclerc's praises he also produced a bit of a turd of a lap in Q3 - slower than his Q1 time, and it would have qualified him 14th (1 place in front of Ericsson) had he produced it in Q2. He got 8th by default, as the Haas drivers threw their laps - and cars in the case of Grosjean - away.
It's very possible the team forgot about that, it's been a while after all.
"Apologists"? You should be ashamed of your manners.
$$$ - very noble of him.GrandAxe wrote: ↑23 Jun 2018, 20:17"Apologists"? You should be ashamed of your manners.
Anyone who has to throw away races, including wins like Kimi is bound to be demotivated and to lose a degree of self esteem. He is a human being with feelings and aspirations after all, not a robot. Every driver who has been in that position (the likes of Coulthard, Barichello, Massa etc) speaks bitterly about the experience. You and I would to.
We are also forgetting that Kimi is a World champion who by dint of his talent, has spent the majority of his F1 career at top teams. Only the best can reach such heights, therefore it is only fair to see Kimi's current performances within the circumstances of his current role. A fairer argument would be to question why a senior driver and WDC would take the role of a number two, which should be a younger drivers preserve.
Lastly, I'm a Lewis, McLaren and Mercedes fan, but that doesn't stop me from being objective.
Possible. Wouldn't have made a difference anyway, considering Sainz was on a 1:32.1
Ferrari has never had a real engine advantage. If any, they were on par with Mercedes.