segedunum wrote:Hangaku wrote:Just shy over 6 tenths of a second. And besides, as you so frequently like to state yourself (don't make me post the URLs) THE RACE PACE MEANS NOTHING BECAUSE OF X, Y, and indeed Z.
So what's making you change your tune then?
Because you're doing your usual trick of cherry picking stats that back up your preconceived ideas whilst ignoring the full picture gained through actually watching the race.
By your own measure then Vettel must be in real trouble being even slower.
segedunum wrote:
You can post any URLs you want if that will give you a nice warm massage, but what you're looking for from race performances is whether you can reasonably expect similar performances and speed in future races. Given that McLaren is currently getting all of their speed advantage from one area then current race pace given the tracks we've been at is going to count for very little once we get to European tracks like Barcelona, and they make up the bulk of the season. That's what I have said.
McLaren's race pace is right up there, and we've been denied the chance to see if they've made any qualifying improvements through a wrong call on the weather. You predicted that McLaren would absolutely tank at Sepang where they would be caught out due to lack of downforce through the corners, and you were utterly wrong. They had good pace all weekend, and at any stage of the race where Lewis was in clear air he was right up there on race pace.
Your thoughts also seem to be predicated on two, in my view, incorrect presumptions - that when other teams introduce the f-duct it will work as well as McLaren's version which has been refined over an extended period, and that McLaren won't be improving their car in other ways.
segedunum wrote:
And just to throw another spanner in your works, the very fact that Buemi posted 4th fastest of the day, shows you that lap times in races where traffic is concerned, means absolutely not a thing.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/04/04/m ... test-laps/
They are still slower - even with three or four tenths coming from straight line speed alone. They're nowhere on the top fastest laps produced at any time during the race. Rather than McLaren fans getting upset and looking for crumbs of comfort, maybe this thread can start discussing something useful such as where McLaren intend to get these much vaunted three tenths of a second from, especially now that the FIA have said no, they can't start doing quick and dirty ride height changes between qualifying and races?
You keep clinging to that fastest lap chart despite the fact that Lewis either held the fastest lap time or was within a couple of hundredths throughout the race and when his time was beaten by those 6 tenths he was stuck in traffic. You also ignore the fact that Webber only did that fast lap time for a single lap and was having to pace himself like all the others the rest of the time. This is, unfortunately, an endurance race now where you have to conserve the tyres over a long stint.
Do you even watch the races or are you just a government spin doctor wedded to clinging to dodgy stats?
