What I don't agree with are how women are viewed in the Thailand culture where the family owning RedBull comes from. It sucks but that's their society and culture hence why RedBull got rid of the victim partly because she is a woman but mostly because of the drama she caused.
It's not how start but how you finish.
@Fred__18
The pole time was also there for the Ferrari : in the last heart-in-mouth attempt for a (however heroic!) Sainz , the Spaniard forced too much in the change of 9-10, it can be seen clearly, leaving over 3 and a half tenths at that point. Maximum advantage for Sainz in the lap almost 2 tenths. The SF24 gave the impression of being the best car on the track for long stretches, while the RB20 suffered from understeer in T3, despite being very fast on a straight line. It took a SUPER Verstappen to get out (what a phenomenon...), with a track that in Q3 met the RedBull rubber. Max's first lap in Q3 made the difference because with a time like that he pushed the others to go beyond the limit. It's a shame for Leclerc , who exaggerated a bit and ended up P5, wasting some chances for success. Verstappen is the official favorite for the race, but it shouldn't be taken for granted at all, given the excellent Ferrari pace and the management of the graining of the Red Bull which seemed so-so, but it will depend a lot on the conditions and how the tires react under full load of fuel, in addition to the various Safety etc very frequent in Melbourne.
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SF24 is a solid car with good base. But we need to be aggressive with our updates. We need to bring them more frequently, as Red Bull did back in 2022
Yeah, it's funny isn't it. I mean, he is the only non Red Bull runner up in this current Red Bull domination era. Sainz isn't even finished inside the Top 4 in his entire career.
But Charles qualified P5 today and all of a sudden he's trash.
With so called "fans" like these, who needs enemies.
I'm feeling quietly optimistic for a Ferrari win and both cars on the podium.
OFFICIAL: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) gains a place on the grid and will start P4 tomorrow in Melbourne.
Sergio Pérez (P3) is penalized three places on the grid.
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But Norris is a threat to Leclerc.
Interesting thing is these McLarens give way to Max-RB easily, but when it’s ferrari they tend to do all joker things.
If Leclerc can clear Norris at start & Carlos can maintain pace with Max. There’s a real race tomorrow because in FP3 I’ve seen RB suffering with front left tyre graining & on top of it with their skinny rear wing. It will interesting race tomorrow.
Hope Carlos & Leclerc don’t fight each other & make a easy way for Max.
Carlos 2nd pl. !!! Ahead of Perez !!!!!! Great quali for FERRARI !!!! Go Sainz !!!!!
@FUnoAT : Ultimately a fact. It could also be that during the last free practice session the technicians decided to modify the set-up of the two Ferraris , perhaps moving the balance towards the rear of the SF-24 , convinced that they would obtain an even more stable aerodynamic platform. An aspect that may have taken away some of the feeling from the steering wheel, with a less "pointing" front which was consequently less solid than expected. Also in this case the hypothesis must be confirmed by the analyzes of the case that the men in red are undoubtedly already carrying out to understand what actually happened.
https://www.funoanalisitecnica.com/2...sseur-mel.html
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According to telemetries , as @FUnoAT , @FDataAnalysis and @Fred__18 , Sainz was having Pole before turn 9-10 then he made a mistake at turn 10 which cost him around 0.35 sec .
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Pirelli raised the front tyre pressures by +1 psi before FP3. The loss of front end feel today (particularly for Leclerc) *could* be a result of this change. The car seemed to lack the *directness* in the high speed it had from Friday sessions.
Now i'm pushing for maFIA conspiracy lol , sabotaging Red Bull's oppoment when they're strong .
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...You want RedBull to implode to wholeheartedly believe the smut coming out of the media. You need Newey to make Ferrari "go faster" which in essence you have implied Ferrari isn't fast enough thereby downplaying Ferrari's future.
Not my team btw....for the umpteenth time.
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It's not how start but how you finish.
Another potential factor is the change of beam wing today. From the twin beam to a single beam. It's unclear whether this change was made before FP3 or qualifying.
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I think we should simply accept the fact that Sainz has done a better job today and him being P2 is a very good result. We should be happy that Ferrari will start the race from P2 and P4.
We should also acknowledge the fact that Charles is a human. Likewise, we can't always expect him to deliver every single time. Sometimes he will struggle.
Those of us who had followed him through the junior formula's know how special he is, Ferrari knows how special he is, few people think he is "overrated", well let them. We are living in a free world after all.
I'm expecting Charles to finish behind Max tomorrow. We've improved quite a lot but still not there yet.
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