Soldato
The issue yes, the cause of the issue unlikely. He thought it was a wheel not attached. I suspect more due to the fact he'd just exited the pits than anything more in depth.
Poll: Dutch Grand Prix 2022, Circuit Zandvoort - Race 15
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Possibly one of those where if the driver is telling you one thing "wheel loose", the engineers get "blind sided" into trying to find data to support that rather than looking at other possible issues.
Diff failure is probably a comparatively rare thing, so Yuki may not have known what it felt like, or how to describe the issue.
Haven't seen you post in a while! Do you still work for RBR?
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Soldato
Should have kept that quiet. Now you're the target of all the salty 'team LH' fans.
Caporegime
Beckmann and Nissany have been given a time penalty and penalty points for their part in this incident. Nissany has been given a one race suspension for accumulating 13 penalty points this season as a result.
I do wonder whether the rules need looking at, Lawson was well within his rights to drive in the way he did but it does create a dangerous situation further down the grid regardless. While the blame fairly ends up on those drivers further down the grid that made mistakes under the current situation, I think that tears were more likely than not.
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Tied 2nd in the drivers' championship isn't really absent?
He was waaaay off verstappens pace. Has been for a few races. Such is rbrs dominance.
If he was in a mclaren the deficit would probably be much more pronounced
Soldato
George:
ENG: Safety car, safety car, keep the delta positive, you are staying out.
RUS: Are you sure? You don't want to put the soft on?
ENG: You're staying out.
RUS: What happens if we put the soft on? Where do we fall?
ENG: So be on standby, be on standby.
RUS : If it's only Ver- if it's only Leclerc, I'm happy to box.
ENG: So we are splitting, you are staying out. Delta, delta. Stay close to your delta.
RUS: Confirm staying out?
ENG: Staying out, staying out. Look Verstappen on exit, stay tight. So Verstappen stopped for the soft. So it is 16 laps to go. Work tyres and brakes. So Leclerc has also stopped, imagine it'll be soft. So safety car will come through the pitlane, so you are following the safety car through the pitlane, you are not stopping.
RUS: Why not? Let's stop. Let's put the soft on. I'm losing the tyres, I think we need to put the soft on.
ENG: Okay so build a gap, build a gap. Stop, stop, stop, box, box, box, box, box!
Lewis:
ENG: So safety car, safety car, keep the delta positive. So we'll go Strat Mode 1.
HAM: Has [Verstappen] got the safety car window?
ENG: So Verstappen in the pitlane, we're staying out. Stay out, stay out! So (it'll) be close to Verstappen on exit. Delta positive.
HAM: What tyres?
ENG: So Verstappen on the soft tyre, he's currently behind George.
HAM: How many laps?
ENG: We've got 15 to go.
HAM: Understood.
ENG: Safety car through the pitlane. Yeah, just remember staying in the fast lane, so stay in the fast lane going through.
HAM: probably sees George stopping in his mirrors Why did you stop George?
ENG: I don't know Lewis, I'll let you know.
HAM: That was a mistake mate. We had track position*. We had a buffer between us, now we don't have that.
Shows how on the ball Russell was during the safety car. He knew what he wanted.
ENG: Safety car, safety car, keep the delta positive, you are staying out.
RUS: Are you sure? You don't want to put the soft on?
ENG: You're staying out.
RUS: What happens if we put the soft on? Where do we fall?
ENG: So be on standby, be on standby.
RUS : If it's only Ver- if it's only Leclerc, I'm happy to box.
ENG: So we are splitting, you are staying out. Delta, delta. Stay close to your delta.
RUS: Confirm staying out?
ENG: Staying out, staying out. Look Verstappen on exit, stay tight. So Verstappen stopped for the soft. So it is 16 laps to go. Work tyres and brakes. So Leclerc has also stopped, imagine it'll be soft. So safety car will come through the pitlane, so you are following the safety car through the pitlane, you are not stopping.
RUS: Why not? Let's stop. Let's put the soft on. I'm losing the tyres, I think we need to put the soft on.
ENG: Okay so build a gap, build a gap. Stop, stop, stop, box, box, box, box, box!
Lewis:
ENG: So safety car, safety car, keep the delta positive. So we'll go Strat Mode 1.
HAM: Has [Verstappen] got the safety car window?
ENG: So Verstappen in the pitlane, we're staying out. Stay out, stay out! So (it'll) be close to Verstappen on exit. Delta positive.
HAM: What tyres?
ENG: So Verstappen on the soft tyre, he's currently behind George.
HAM: How many laps?
ENG: We've got 15 to go.
HAM: Understood.
ENG: Safety car through the pitlane. Yeah, just remember staying in the fast lane, so stay in the fast lane going through.
HAM: probably sees George stopping in his mirrors Why did you stop George?
ENG: I don't know Lewis, I'll let you know.
HAM: That was a mistake mate. We had track position*. We had a buffer between us, now we don't have that.
Shows how on the ball Russell was during the safety car. He knew what he wanted.
The "we had track position" comment is weird from Lewis; I guess he thought they had a faster car than Max. Rus is used to fighting and in hindsight putting both Mercs on the soft was the call to secure P2 and P3.
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So in other words, George would have needed to drive like Max.
Soldato
Ham had no chance of winning. Max was just too fast for him.
Soldato
He is, but he's not there to be an outright match for Max's pace. I'm not sure any driver would. Norris perhaps?
I think he's had a great season - done exactly the job RBR have asked of him. And he'll probably end up P2 in the drivers championship.
Max is definitely the best driver on the grid at the moment. I'd put Norris, Russell, Charles and Alonso just below him - they adapt well and seem to get the best out of the car.
Man of Honour
Not even putting Hamilton in the top 5? That's an edgy take.
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