![]() Also, he converted it into second in the race we will wait and see what Russell does tomorrow. But even so, with just a single flying lap on an evolving track, Pérez qualified miles ahead of anyone that wasn’t driving a Red Bull: 2.2 seconds to 5th-placed Ricciardo, 3.2 seconds to Hamilton in the fastest Mercedes (!).įor me, Giancarlo Fisichella’s pole definitely was the biggest upset as Force India had zero points before that point in both 2009 and the season before, were bottom in the championship, and it was a dry qualifying session. Pérez was even faster than Stroll, but got unlucky with traffic before spinning his final attempt away. The Racing Point (?, whatever they were called back then) was clearly the fastest car under those conditions. Today, Russell not only performed on the same level as drivers who usually outqualify him by 2 seconds, but he also put a lot of time between himself and his team mate Latifi (who, contrary to Barrichello, will probably never make it into anyone’s top 10 list, which further emphasises why Hülkenberg’s performance still stands out).Ĭompared to that, Stroll’s pole position is far less spectacular. Stroll’s Turkey pole seriously lacks the main ingredient of Hulk’s pole and Russell’s P2 today: A car that wasn’t obviously the best car in these conditions.īack in Interlagos 2010, Hulk not only shocked the usual front-runners, but also his team mate Barrichello, who didn’t really have a reputation for being slow, much less in wet conditions. Lastly, please use your grey matter before commenting on this forum.īold words in light of the fact that you don’t seem to grasp that what you’re saying is incoherent. I’ll tell you: Your theory is rubbish, that’s what’s going on. But they weren’t in their first attempt, so what’s going on? I thought their tyres were getting so cold. Your theory also fails to explain why Verstappen and Hamilton were able to go so much faster in their second attempt. There is no such thing as quantum entanglement for qualifying laps, so the fact that Hamilton and Verstappen did a cooldown lap and then a second flying attempt, on possibly somewhat cooler tyres, has no bearing on their pace in the first attempt. But the thing is, Williams’ ‘trick’ had little to nothing to do with it. So what’s the matter with Hamilton’s and Verstappen’s first lap, on fresh, warm tyres? Why weren’t they clearly faster than George ‘One-Trick Pony’ Russell, with virtually identical performance parameters? However, it’s not just the final lap that counts, but every single one in the session. Yeah, Russell may have had warmer tyres during his final (and only) flying lap than Verstappen and Hamilton did. I can’t spell out every single fact I know, just to make sure someone doesn’t assume I don’t.īut in this case, you’re simply committing a logical fallacy. I have no idea how you came to the conclusion that I don’t know the importance of tyre temperatures. Now tell me how that’s supposed to gain Russell so much time that he almost ends up taking pole.Īfter all these years of people moaning about Pirelli, you are still ignorant of the fact that tyre management and tyre temperatures are the key to success in current gen cars. What did the trick consist in? Going out on the track with warm, fresh inters? So, basically the exact thing Verstappen and Hamilton did, just a few minutes earlier? You insist that this is due to that ‘trick’ that they used. I have eyes to see that George Russell qualified extremely well. That is only a contradiction if you want it to be one. Thirdly, you contradict yourself by saying “you doubt the ‘trick’ had anywhere near the impact to explain Geroge’s pace” after you just saw him outqualify a Merc, 7 other capable cars, and almost beat RB to pole. Verstappen finding some time and beating Hamilton is somehow more eye-catching than a Williams qualifying on the front row and beating Hamilton? Seriously? Ocon required to start from the pit lane after his car was modified under Parc Ferme conditions.I don’t see how I talked up Max’s performance by stating he improved by over 1.2 seconds, which he actually did.īy saying “the real eye catching point here is Verstappen ”. Note - Sargeant was withdrawn from the Sprint after crashing in the Sprint Shootout.
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