This exactly.TFSA wrote: ↑03 Sep 2023, 19:47Because Red Bull was running a higher DF setup than Ferrari, and as such, their pace on the straights suffered due to drag, making overtaking more difficult. All data we've seen for that entire weekend supports that the Ferrari was quicker on the straights.Xyz22 wrote:Then why it was so difficult for Max (and especially for Lec) to overtake Sainz?
As for Lec: aggressive defending.
We heard all the interviews from RB camp that it would be a hard overtake today - which it was. It was only Sainz little lockup into T1 that give max the advantage to overtake as early as he did.
Sainz defended like a pro today - very wide elbows. However he also took a LOT out of the tyres in doing so. Can you blame him in front of the Tifosi? Probably not. (He even said the tyres were dead about 5 laps from the end)
It was always a waiting game for Red Bull - and it showed with Checo, and Max to a degree with the lap time he gained once he passed Carlos.
Question. (See what I did there)
Does anyone have a pic of the tyres of the RB and Ferrari at the end of the race? Would make a very interesting comparison.