And it fizzled out. Impressive pace by Leclerc to be fair, did not expect this.
Tires probably too hot now.
I think it is dirty air. When he is in clean air he can drive quite well and manage the tires. But being forced to follow Russel and defend against Leclerc just means he can't manage the tires as well.
Yeah he struggles a bit with managing the tyres vs fighting. He keeps at it, vs Lando, who cools the tyres and charges the battery and just uses the natural pace to get close without hurting the tyres, before using everything in the car to get past.FittingMechanics wrote: ↑25 Aug 2024, 16:11I think it is dirty air. When he is in clean air he can drive quite well and manage the tires. But being forced to follow Russel and defend against Leclerc just means he can't manage the tires as well.
Incredible pace by Norris. A shame we don't seal it with 1-2.