Re: Criticism of Lance Stroll
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:18 am
He wasn't that impressive to begin with but he has improving each race. I think he and Ocon can be real prospects, especially Ocon.
Verstappen let the hype get to his head. It's a perfect way to sow the seed of entitlement behaviour. Don't get me wrong he is a great talent, although overrated. We haven't seen that much of him yet.TheGiantHogweed wrote:So however Verstappen got into F1 isn't F1 materiel either is it? Stroll has a lot more previous experience based on what it says on Wikipedia:mmi16 wrote:He is in F1 for whatever the reason, he has scored points and he has a podium - however he got to F1 is not material now. His performance will either keep him in F1 or it will drain his old main's bank account to keep him there. Off of what he has done so far, I would wager that his father's bank accounts are growing safer by the race.
Verstappen:
Previous series
2014 European Formula 3 Championship
Awards
2015, 2016 FIA Action of the Year
2015, 2016 FIA Personality of the Year
2015 FIA Rookie of the Year
2016 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy
Stroll:
Previous series
2015–16 F3 European Championship
2015 Toyota Racing Series
2014 Italian Formula 4 Championship
2014 Florida Winter Series
Championship titles
2016 F3 European Championship
2015 Toyota Racing Series
2014 Italian Formula 4 Championship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Stroll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen
Looking at stats alone, Stroll looked far more ready to enter F1 than Verstapen did. However, Verstappen clearly did have a much better start. I think some of Verstappen's awards are a joke though. Personality of the year 2015/2016? He was one of the more grumpy drivers when he first arrived in F1 "Let Sainz by Verstappen" "NO!" Something similar to this happened anyway and several other things too. How on earth could he have got this award? Rookie of the year certainly and I partly agree with action of the year too.
But if your main point was that he didn't get into the sport in a good way, then neither did Verstappen. If Stroll keeps improving, and improves even more next year, he could potentially end up being close to Verstappen's level. We just don't know.
You've misunderstood the quote; the repetition of 'F1' that you added in your sentence is important, and changes the meaning.TheGiantHogweed wrote:So however Verstappen got into F1 isn't F1 materiel either is it? Stroll has a lot more previous experience based on what it says on Wikipedia:mmi16 wrote:He is in F1 for whatever the reason, he has scored points and he has a podium - however he got to F1 is not material now. His performance will either keep him in F1 or it will drain his old main's bank account to keep him there. Off of what he has done so far, I would wager that his father's bank accounts are growing safer by the race.
The main reason he closed in on Ocon is as he was on Supersoft tyres. And to add the high altitude & thin air didn't affect the tyre wear.spiritone wrote:Another good finish by stroll. Gave highly rated ocon all he could handle. Still having trouble in Qualifying, but finding his pace in the races.
Who consistently 'hooked it up' in their 1st year in F1 with 2nd line equipment?mcdo wrote:Brundle put it best when he said "It's feast or famine" with Stroll. When he hooks it up he delivers big points hauls. He's not consistently hooking it up though. Performing consistently will be key next year
Esteban Oconmmi16 wrote:Who consistently 'hooked it up' in their 1st year in F1 with 2nd line equipment?mcdo wrote:Brundle put it best when he said "It's feast or famine" with Stroll. When he hooks it up he delivers big points hauls. He's not consistently hooking it up though. Performing consistently will be key next year
Indeed, I have no problem with Stroll being in F1 at this time, he's shown himself not to be an idiot, but the car is good enough to consistently score points and on occasion he has done this so he certainly is not out of his depth.mcdo wrote:Esteban Oconmmi16 wrote:Who consistently 'hooked it up' in their 1st year in F1 with 2nd line equipment?mcdo wrote:Brundle put it best when he said "It's feast or famine" with Stroll. When he hooks it up he delivers big points hauls. He's not consistently hooking it up though. Performing consistently will be key next year
I think he starts trying too hard and gets scruffy when the car isn't optimal. His last lap or two were awful in qualifying.kleefton wrote:Stroll is such a strange driver. He showed he is decent in the wet, which is a big plus. He has decent race pace sometimes, but he has absolutely no one lap pace. He was also supposed to be crash happy but he's been anything but. I can't figure him out.
I thought that was a hangover of the car needing to be rebuilt in a rush. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt at leastHerb wrote:I think he starts trying too hard and gets scruffy when the car isn't optimal. His last lap or two were awful in qualifying.kleefton wrote:Stroll is such a strange driver. He showed he is decent in the wet, which is a big plus. He has decent race pace sometimes, but he has absolutely no one lap pace. He was also supposed to be crash happy but he's been anything but. I can't figure him out.
Well, daddy did shell out for two private tests I believe?BMWSauber84 wrote:It was a horror show. He is near the end of his first season yet produced a debutants performance amd at the worst possible time. Abu Dhabi has to yield much better for him.
He is looking like someone who needs a year of testing and GP2. There has been moments of promise and I have been sympathetic towards him. But this should concern Williams gravely.
A good driver describes his observations to the team, he does not attempt to diagnose and solve the problem himself. He reported what he observed.cm97 wrote:What concerned me in Brazil was his description of his tyre failure. He came over the radio saying something was stuck/hanging off his tyre like it was debris.
From what I saw it looked like a chord within the tyre which became exposed due to the tyre delaminating. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.
The issue for me is that he doesn't have a very good mechanical understanding on his car. Like when in Monaco he came on the radio basically asking for help on how to keep his tyres warm (or something similar).
To be blunt, he ain't going to win championships and lead teams unless he improves his knowledge. His race pace seems ok as well as his wet weather skills. Improving his knowledge on car setup will help him get more out of his tyres and will improve his qualifying pace.
I agree, we've seen enough flashes of talent to know that there's a good Formula 1 driver in there somewhere, but his inexperience has been so apparent this year. If it weren't for Max Verstappen, Williams would have been lambasted for putting a driver of Stroll's age in a race seat. Sadly Lance is not the prodigious talent that Max is.BMWSauber84 wrote:It was a horror show. He is near the end of his first season yet produced a debutants performance amd at the worst possible time. Abu Dhabi has to yield much better for him.
He is looking like someone who needs a year of testing and GP2. There has been moments of promise and I have been sympathetic towards him. But this should concern Williams gravely.
I would agree about describing this issue to the team rather than diagnosing, but in this case I thought it was simple enough for him that he should know the issue.Blinky McSquinty wrote:A good driver describes his observations to the team, he does not attempt to diagnose and solve the problem himself. He reported what he observed.cm97 wrote:What concerned me in Brazil was his description of his tyre failure. He came over the radio saying something was stuck/hanging off his tyre like it was debris.
From what I saw it looked like a chord within the tyre which became exposed due to the tyre delaminating. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.
The issue for me is that he doesn't have a very good mechanical understanding on his car. Like when in Monaco he came on the radio basically asking for help on how to keep his tyres warm (or something similar).
To be blunt, he ain't going to win championships and lead teams unless he improves his knowledge. His race pace seems ok as well as his wet weather skills. Improving his knowledge on car setup will help him get more out of his tyres and will improve his qualifying pace.
I will be the first to say he had a very bad day at the office at Interlagos. Even though he is a fellow countryman (see my sig below) I wish he succeeds but I do not ignore his shortcomings and faults, nor do I defend him.
And yes, his mechanical knowledge appears to be lacking. But here we have a rich boy who had everything paid for him, and up until he got to Formula One, there were engineers and staff oh his team who did the boffin stuff.
But we are talking about a driver who finished 6th in the previous race.
The Stroll's methodology was just to get the necessary license points and then head straight for F1.cm97 wrote:I would agree about describing this issue to the team rather than diagnosing, but in this case I thought it was simple enough for him that he should know the issue.Blinky McSquinty wrote:A good driver describes his observations to the team, he does not attempt to diagnose and solve the problem himself. He reported what he observed.cm97 wrote:What concerned me in Brazil was his description of his tyre failure. He came over the radio saying something was stuck/hanging off his tyre like it was debris.
From what I saw it looked like a chord within the tyre which became exposed due to the tyre delaminating. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.
The issue for me is that he doesn't have a very good mechanical understanding on his car. Like when in Monaco he came on the radio basically asking for help on how to keep his tyres warm (or something similar).
To be blunt, he ain't going to win championships and lead teams unless he improves his knowledge. His race pace seems ok as well as his wet weather skills. Improving his knowledge on car setup will help him get more out of his tyres and will improve his qualifying pace.
I will be the first to say he had a very bad day at the office at Interlagos. Even though he is a fellow countryman (see my sig below) I wish he succeeds but I do not ignore his shortcomings and faults, nor do I defend him.
And yes, his mechanical knowledge appears to be lacking. But here we have a rich boy who had everything paid for him, and up until he got to Formula One, there were engineers and staff oh his team who did the boffin stuff.
But we are talking about a driver who finished 6th in the previous race.
I agree about him not been told this stuff as a junior driver, which is disappointing because it is limiting his growth. As you point out, you don't finish 6th without some natural talent, but perhaps more time as a junior would have helped him be a more well rounded driver when entering F1.
I believe this is an issue in the modern generation across the world, kids being placed into situations they aren't ready for. Yes it worked for Max, but how about Jaime alguersuari and countless kids we will never hear off. Jaime was 19 and clearly out of his depth. Eventually after a season or two he showed his potential but it was a bit too late. There are examples here in Australian Supercars as well, where you look at it and go, maybe the kid needs more time in lower ranks to become a good driver. But, money and in some cases the ego of parents living their dreams through their children (Jos is the poster boy for this) pushes kids into these awkward positions.
I may have gone slightly off topic here, mainly because I don't believe Lance is entirely at fault here, more so the development system.
His radio outburst in Monaco was quite telling.pokerman wrote:The Stroll's methodology was just to get the necessary license points and then head straight for F1.cm97 wrote:I would agree about describing this issue to the team rather than diagnosing, but in this case I thought it was simple enough for him that he should know the issue.Blinky McSquinty wrote:A good driver describes his observations to the team, he does not attempt to diagnose and solve the problem himself. He reported what he observed.cm97 wrote:What concerned me in Brazil was his description of his tyre failure. He came over the radio saying something was stuck/hanging off his tyre like it was debris.
From what I saw it looked like a chord within the tyre which became exposed due to the tyre delaminating. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.
The issue for me is that he doesn't have a very good mechanical understanding on his car. Like when in Monaco he came on the radio basically asking for help on how to keep his tyres warm (or something similar).
To be blunt, he ain't going to win championships and lead teams unless he improves his knowledge. His race pace seems ok as well as his wet weather skills. Improving his knowledge on car setup will help him get more out of his tyres and will improve his qualifying pace.
I will be the first to say he had a very bad day at the office at Interlagos. Even though he is a fellow countryman (see my sig below) I wish he succeeds but I do not ignore his shortcomings and faults, nor do I defend him.
And yes, his mechanical knowledge appears to be lacking. But here we have a rich boy who had everything paid for him, and up until he got to Formula One, there were engineers and staff oh his team who did the boffin stuff.
But we are talking about a driver who finished 6th in the previous race.
I agree about him not been told this stuff as a junior driver, which is disappointing because it is limiting his growth. As you point out, you don't finish 6th without some natural talent, but perhaps more time as a junior would have helped him be a more well rounded driver when entering F1.
I believe this is an issue in the modern generation across the world, kids being placed into situations they aren't ready for. Yes it worked for Max, but how about Jaime alguersuari and countless kids we will never hear off. Jaime was 19 and clearly out of his depth. Eventually after a season or two he showed his potential but it was a bit too late. There are examples here in Australian Supercars as well, where you look at it and go, maybe the kid needs more time in lower ranks to become a good driver. But, money and in some cases the ego of parents living their dreams through their children (Jos is the poster boy for this) pushes kids into these awkward positions.
I may have gone slightly off topic here, mainly because I don't believe Lance is entirely at fault here, more so the development system.
But how much of the tire can he actually see while hunkered down in the cockpit to be able to tell that it's chords from the tire and not something stuck to it? I'm sure that he still has a lot to learn about communicating things that are going on with the car but I don't think this particular incident is something to put up as an example of that.cm97 wrote:I would agree about describing this issue to the team rather than diagnosing, but in this case I thought it was simple enough for him that he should know the issue.Blinky McSquinty wrote:A good driver describes his observations to the team, he does not attempt to diagnose and solve the problem himself. He reported what he observed.cm97 wrote:What concerned me in Brazil was his description of his tyre failure. He came over the radio saying something was stuck/hanging off his tyre like it was debris.
From what I saw it looked like a chord within the tyre which became exposed due to the tyre delaminating. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.
The issue for me is that he doesn't have a very good mechanical understanding on his car. Like when in Monaco he came on the radio basically asking for help on how to keep his tyres warm (or something similar).
To be blunt, he ain't going to win championships and lead teams unless he improves his knowledge. His race pace seems ok as well as his wet weather skills. Improving his knowledge on car setup will help him get more out of his tyres and will improve his qualifying pace.
I will be the first to say he had a very bad day at the office at Interlagos. Even though he is a fellow countryman (see my sig below) I wish he succeeds but I do not ignore his shortcomings and faults, nor do I defend him.
And yes, his mechanical knowledge appears to be lacking. But here we have a rich boy who had everything paid for him, and up until he got to Formula One, there were engineers and staff oh his team who did the boffin stuff.
But we are talking about a driver who finished 6th in the previous race.
I agree about him not been told this stuff as a junior driver, which is disappointing because it is limiting his growth. As you point out, you don't finish 6th without some natural talent, but perhaps more time as a junior would have helped him be a more well rounded driver when entering F1.
I believe this is an issue in the modern generation across the world, kids being placed into situations they aren't ready for. Yes it worked for Max, but how about Jaime alguersuari and countless kids we will never hear off. Jaime was 19 and clearly out of his depth. Eventually after a season or two he showed his potential but it was a bit too late. There are examples here in Australian Supercars as well, where you look at it and go, maybe the kid needs more time in lower ranks to become a good driver. But, money and in some cases the ego of parents living their dreams through their children (Jos is the poster boy for this) pushes kids into these awkward positions.
I may have gone slightly off topic here, mainly because I don't believe Lance is entirely at fault here, more so the development system.
Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote:Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.
pokerman wrote:I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote:Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.
“Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team,” Hamilton commented afterwards. “Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful…”
"When I was out of the car I was just gutted because it was my first mistake all year and to do it on the way into the pits was not something I usually do,” was Hamilton’s take in the immediate aftermath. "You cannot go through life without making mistakes. But I am over it and we look forward to Brazil. We still have points in the bag."
His recent version of events is somewhat different.Covalent wrote:pokerman wrote:I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote:Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.“Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team,” Hamilton commented afterwards. “Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful…”
"When I was out of the car I was just gutted because it was my first mistake all year and to do it on the way into the pits was not something I usually do,” was Hamilton’s take in the immediate aftermath. "You cannot go through life without making mistakes. But I am over it and we look forward to Brazil. We still have points in the bag."
I daresay his recollection of events at the time it happened was much sharper than it is now.pokerman wrote:His recent version of events is somewhat different.Covalent wrote:pokerman wrote:I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote:Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.“Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team,” Hamilton commented afterwards. “Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful…”
"When I was out of the car I was just gutted because it was my first mistake all year and to do it on the way into the pits was not something I usually do,” was Hamilton’s take in the immediate aftermath. "You cannot go through life without making mistakes. But I am over it and we look forward to Brazil. We still have points in the bag."
I think you guys have missed my point. Rookies make mistakes and have bad days at the track. Yes, immediately after that bad day the driver deserves to be held accountable. But in the big picture of an entire season, not only the bad but the good must be weighed.Covalent wrote:pokerman wrote:I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote:Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.“Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team,” Hamilton commented afterwards. “Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful…”
"When I was out of the car I was just gutted because it was my first mistake all year and to do it on the way into the pits was not something I usually do,” was Hamilton’s take in the immediate aftermath. "You cannot go through life without making mistakes. But I am over it and we look forward to Brazil. We still have points in the bag."
Or he just towed the team line at that time, now he asks why did the team leave him out on tyres worn down to the canvass.Zoue wrote:I daresay his recollection of events at the time it happened was much sharper than it is now.pokerman wrote:His recent version of events is somewhat different.Covalent wrote:pokerman wrote:I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote: Both.
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.“Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team,” Hamilton commented afterwards. “Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful…”
"When I was out of the car I was just gutted because it was my first mistake all year and to do it on the way into the pits was not something I usually do,” was Hamilton’s take in the immediate aftermath. "You cannot go through life without making mistakes. But I am over it and we look forward to Brazil. We still have points in the bag."
That's fair enough but you was also making a point about mechanical awareness, Hamilton was well aware about the poor condition of his tyres, McLaren decided to leave him out.Blinky McSquinty wrote:I think you guys have missed my point. Rookies make mistakes and have bad days at the track. Yes, immediately after that bad day the driver deserves to be held accountable. But in the big picture of an entire season, not only the bad but the good must be weighed.Covalent wrote:pokerman wrote:I'm just wondering what team allows a driver to compete on tyres in that condition, Hamilton asked to pit several times.mikeyg123 wrote:Both.Blinky McSquinty wrote:It is interesting that some hold to the belief that any driver should be able to properly diagnose some problems with the car, despite the simple fact that the teams are designed around having the engineers in the garage perform that function. Have you ever seen any video or pictures of many people monitoring the car's telemetry during a race? What if a rookie attempts a diagnosis and gets it wrong? If I was a team owner I would direct any driver, rookie to veteran "you just drive and report your observations. We have very many intelligent and skilled engineers in the pits, the car has almost 300 sensors giving us data, and this car is incredibly complex."
To arrive at a proper assessment one needs all information. This is further information, I won't tell you what conclusion you are supposed to arrive at, think for yourselves. In FP3 his gearbox failed, also damaging the engine. Both had to be replaced. The team installed a used and old unit, and it was down on power. In an effort to keep up with Grosjean, he had to perform a maximum dive bomb at the end of every long straight. We witnessed a few lockups, which resulted in the tire going south.
So do we chastise or applaud a rookie driver for over-driving his car?
http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-con ... 34x458.jpg
Hamilton got a torrent of criticism for going off in China and a shed load of praise for his balls out attitude that kept him with Alonso all season.“Prior to entering the pit lane for my last stop I was constantly talking to the team,” Hamilton commented afterwards. “Although my tyres were in poor condition we took a joint decision to get through the last rain shower before changing to dry tyres. I was trying to be very careful…”
"When I was out of the car I was just gutted because it was my first mistake all year and to do it on the way into the pits was not something I usually do,” was Hamilton’s take in the immediate aftermath. "You cannot go through life without making mistakes. But I am over it and we look forward to Brazil. We still have points in the bag."