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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

That's actually a pretty good explanation to be honest.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

What was weird was how slow the SC call was. As soon as I saw the stopped Haas on fire I thought it was an obvious SC.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Glad it worked out. And it does seem the reasoning was sound. Hope this new found pace for Mclaren is something we can expect from race to race.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really glad it worked out. I understand the reasoning, but what I dont understand is that they could have known way before the VSC and safety car that the softs were an option. Looking at the amount of laps left and the amount Russel did on the softs. Fortunately Lando van drive and the McLaren is fast. The hards did the trick luckily.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I agree. It seems like the hard tire decision was the β€œsafe bet” on the pit wall. With Oscar already out on hards, i think I’d like to see a little more feistiness out of McLaren by putting Lando on softs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Great explanation, also I love that we’re getting it - even when it DIDNT cost him. This is good stuff. And it was amazing to see Papaya in full force!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I was frustrated during the race, but given the late switch to a safety car, I can understand why they chose the hards.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like race control are doing this VSC then full SC thing more and more, I wonder if it's the default procedure now?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One theory is that it's to secure the track, instead of having yellows for the sector, while waiting for the race leader to come around to the safety car.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That makes total sense, I bet that's it βœ