Tell me someone else noticed a difference in how Lewis raced Charles and how Max raced Mick.
Checo has been the best driver move Red Bull has made since Max. He races similarly to him: elbows out (being charitable). His success (vs. Gasly’s and Albon’s disappointments) may well be down to a more balanced car, but he’s maximizing it.
I’m not sure there was a single Ferrari pit wall message that didn’t annoy me. I can’t imagine having to deal with that waffling nonsense while driving, let alone racing. Imagine asking Carlos to back up Lewis as if a hobbled Charles on used hards could stay ahead of a fully functional Ferrari, Merc, and Red Bull—all on new softs—for ten laps, seven of those with DRS. And that after the inane will they, won’t they chatter at the beginning of the race when the obvious answer is to let Charles by for a few laps to see if he makes a gap and swap back if he doesn’t. It feels like there’s way more uncertainty emanating from Ferrari’s pit wall than other teams.
There must be some interesting info to be gained as to how Charles’ and Max’s damage affected their race pace. Surprised Charles could keep with with Carlos despite the end plate, but maybe the inside end plate (on a clockwise circuit) is less important.
Crofty’s always had an annoying excited voice during the race, but at this point in the season it feels like he’s phoning in his race commentary. He’s not on top of what’s happening. If I watched these races live I’d try harder to find alternate commentators.
Yuki….
