Back on this post that I stated a while ago; I think it's rather telling (and supportive of my argument) that whenever the circuit is one that requires a higher-downforce package (ie - suzuka; singapore; hungary) then Vettel has, relatively speaking, performed better. On the flipside; when it's a lower-downforce circuit (Monza; Spa) then Vettel has performed relatively worse. Possible exception being Monza qualifying; where Seb was close to Leclerc in time (relatively; given he had no tow which some estimated to be between 5-7 tenths worth)raymondu999 wrote: ↑29 Sep 2019, 08:39I think the big thing is Seb is a momentum driver, whereas Charles is seemingly a direction driver. Seb likes to carry speed across corners whereas Charles seems like someone who likes to point the car and get a straighter exit.
Looking at the onboard comparisons of ghe last few races, I think (contrary to popular belief) that the Ferrari’s advantage is not power; but torque. That second phase of the exit when cars arent traction limited is where the Ferraris are stronger than the Mercs, not at the end of straights.
With Ferrari’s lower cornering performance Vettel’s momentum “style” is more disadvantaged than Leclerc’s; and whatever speed deficit Leclerc has on any apex would be countered by the Ferrari’s greater early acceleration
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