Re: Verstappen the new crash kid?
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 4:21 am
Another minor mistake damaging his front wing, got away with it though
The speed advantage he had over Ricciardo was noticeable but not all that huge. The not spinning behind the virtual safety car advantage he had over Ricciardo was pretty significant, however...KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
Come on, that wasn't a serious mistake. He didn't lose a place, no one had to quit the race... I would argue Bahrain wasn't a serious mistake either, just a racing incident, but some people might see that differently, I agree.Exediron wrote:The speed advantage he had over Ricciardo was noticeable but not all that huge. The not spinning behind the virtual safety car advantage he had over Ricciardo was pretty significant, however...KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
In all seriousness, nobody questions Verstappen's speed. That's why nobody is making a big deal about him being quick in the race; we all know he's quick. But a lot of people also think he makes too many mistakes, and he made another one in this race. It was relatively minor, but that's still 5 from 5 races on the season that he's made a serious mistake in the race.
credit to him: he did very well with the car after he lost the endplate and put in some decent lap times. I wrote in the race thread that it didn't appear to hamper him at all.Llotyhy wrote:Come on, that wasn't a serious mistake. He didn't lose a place, no one had to quit the race... I would argue Bahrain wasn't a serious mistake either, just a racing incident, but some people might see that differently, I agree.Exediron wrote:The speed advantage he had over Ricciardo was noticeable but not all that huge. The not spinning behind the virtual safety car advantage he had over Ricciardo was pretty significant, however...KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
In all seriousness, nobody questions Verstappen's speed. That's why nobody is making a big deal about him being quick in the race; we all know he's quick. But a lot of people also think he makes too many mistakes, and he made another one in this race. It was relatively minor, but that's still 5 from 5 races on the season that he's made a serious mistake in the race.
He's not going to have the best race craft all of a sudden, he might never have, but it will take some time. He did what he had to do yesterday.
Since when is running into the back of another car not a serious mistake? It's potentially race ending, and certainly likely to require a front wing change. As the Bahrain example highlights, the contact doesn't need to be all that severe to lead to a DNF - in Barcelona the dice came up in Max's favor, in Bahrain they didn't.Llotyhy wrote:Come on, that wasn't a serious mistake. He didn't lose a place, no one had to quit the race... I would argue Bahrain wasn't a serious mistake either, just a racing incident, but some people might see that differently, I agree.
He's not going to have the best race craft all of a sudden, he might never have, but it will take some time. He did what he had to do yesterday.
KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
what huge advantage?Option or Prime wrote:KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
Is this true? Ricciardo had the fastest lap by nearly a second. 1’18.441
Also its not clear that the wing damage didn't have an effect, Vettel nearly caught him on the last lap, how did he lose such a huge advantage?
Vettel was between 3.0 and 1.8 seconds behind Max for the entire time since he came out of the pits behind him. It was usually about 2 seconds, and never more than 3. I don't know why he suddenly caught up on the last lap, but the real question is why he didn't catch up (and overtake) sooner, with fresher tyres and Max driving a damaged car.Option or Prime wrote:Also its not clear that the wing damage didn't have an effect, Vettel nearly caught him on the last lap, how did he lose such a huge advantage?
2.4 sec gap to 0.8 sec gap in the last lap, not so huge as I thought so apologies. Vettel's tyres were going so I think he could have caught him if the front left wasn't shot.Zoue wrote:what huge advantage?Option or Prime wrote:KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
Is this true? Ricciardo had the fastest lap by nearly a second. 1’18.441
Also its not clear that the wing damage didn't have an effect, Vettel nearly caught him on the last lap, how did he lose such a huge advantage?
The huge advantage was that Ricciardo's mistake of spinning after the virtual safety car cost far more than Verstappen's mistake of impact with another car.Zoue wrote:what huge advantage?Option or Prime wrote:KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
Is this true? Ricciardo had the fastest lap by nearly a second. 1’18.441
Also its not clear that the wing damage didn't have an effect, Vettel nearly caught him on the last lap, how did he lose such a huge advantage?
I'm sorry, you've lost me a bit. How is that relevant to the advantage Max held over Vettel?iano wrote:The huge advantage was that Ricciardo's mistake of spinning after the virtual safety car cost far more than Verstappen's mistake of impact with another car.Zoue wrote:what huge advantage?Option or Prime wrote:KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
Is this true? Ricciardo had the fastest lap by nearly a second. 1’18.441
Also its not clear that the wing damage didn't have an effect, Vettel nearly caught him on the last lap, how did he lose such a huge advantage?
Also note that although Ricciardo was able to put in fastest laps, he himself said they were mixed with slower laps and his car was inconsistent.
I can only think that Nico had a large portion of the front wing under the car - this made him really slow? I remember there were a lot of sparks from it.. I think that may have been why he was penalised?Fiki wrote:I was surprised no action was taken about Max's front wing. When Hamilton and Rosberg had their moment on the last lap of Austria 2016, Rosberg was punished for completing the lap with a damaged front wing. Yesterday's incident was long before the end of the race, and somebody ran clean over the debris that was deposited on the racing line. That made me wonder what the difference was between the two cases.
I also wonder what the influence of the lack of left endplate on Max's wing would have been for a car following him. The wake turbulence could be less, but might it not have been worse because it was asymmetric? And what influence would there have been with most important turns being to the right?
Verstappen's end plate flew off onto the racing line which another car hit.Yellowbin74 wrote:I can only think that Nico had a large portion of the front wing under the car - this made him really slow? I remember there were a lot of sparks from it.. I think that may have been why he was penalised?Fiki wrote:I was surprised no action was taken about Max's front wing. When Hamilton and Rosberg had their moment on the last lap of Austria 2016, Rosberg was punished for completing the lap with a damaged front wing. Yesterday's incident was long before the end of the race, and somebody ran clean over the debris that was deposited on the racing line. That made me wonder what the difference was between the two cases.
I also wonder what the influence of the lack of left endplate on Max's wing would have been for a car following him. The wake turbulence could be less, but might it not have been worse because it was asymmetric? And what influence would there have been with most important turns being to the right?
We do seem to be getting more debris on the track than I can remember for some time.
I think it was Perez that drove over it, and it stayed under his car for quite some time.Clarky wrote:Verstappen's end plate flew off onto the racing line which another car hit.Yellowbin74 wrote:I can only think that Nico had a large portion of the front wing under the car - this made him really slow? I remember there were a lot of sparks from it.. I think that may have been why he was penalised?Fiki wrote:I was surprised no action was taken about Max's front wing. When Hamilton and Rosberg had their moment on the last lap of Austria 2016, Rosberg was punished for completing the lap with a damaged front wing. Yesterday's incident was long before the end of the race, and somebody ran clean over the debris that was deposited on the racing line. That made me wonder what the difference was between the two cases.
I also wonder what the influence of the lack of left endplate on Max's wing would have been for a car following him. The wake turbulence could be less, but might it not have been worse because it was asymmetric? And what influence would there have been with most important turns being to the right?
We do seem to be getting more debris on the track than I can remember for some time.
Yeah, quite lucky if you think what happened to Bottas just in the previous race. Losing some part of the car should be punishment enough (though not in all cases, I remember famously Massa losing a chunk of his front wing and actually going faster lap after lap). Would that size piece necessitate a safety car? I honestly don't know what the best action would be.TedStriker wrote:I think it was Perez that drove over it, and it stayed under his car for quite some time.Clarky wrote:Verstappen's end plate flew off onto the racing line which another car hit.Yellowbin74 wrote:I can only think that Nico had a large portion of the front wing under the car - this made him really slow? I remember there were a lot of sparks from it.. I think that may have been why he was penalised?Fiki wrote:I was surprised no action was taken about Max's front wing. When Hamilton and Rosberg had their moment on the last lap of Austria 2016, Rosberg was punished for completing the lap with a damaged front wing. Yesterday's incident was long before the end of the race, and somebody ran clean over the debris that was deposited on the racing line. That made me wonder what the difference was between the two cases.
I also wonder what the influence of the lack of left endplate on Max's wing would have been for a car following him. The wake turbulence could be less, but might it not have been worse because it was asymmetric? And what influence would there have been with most important turns being to the right?
We do seem to be getting more debris on the track than I can remember for some time.
Vettel was only slightly quicker than Max at that stage. His tires were only slightly newer and there just wasn't enough pace for him to pass. Barcelona was really brutal on cars following closely behind another car. Passing was only possible if you caught someone napping or if you had a solid 1.5-2.0 seconds in pace over them.Exediron wrote:Vettel was between 3.0 and 1.8 seconds behind Max for the entire time since he came out of the pits behind him. It was usually about 2 seconds, and never more than 3. I don't know why he suddenly caught up on the last lap, but the real question is why he didn't catch up (and overtake) sooner, with fresher tyres and Max driving a damaged car.Option or Prime wrote:Also its not clear that the wing damage didn't have an effect, Vettel nearly caught him on the last lap, how did he lose such a huge advantage?
Lesser mistakes have ended with BOTH drivers out of the race.KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
It's only a mistake if it costs you that seems to be the argument, but the counter argument is that the more mistakes you make then the more likely it will end up costing you.Llotyhy wrote:Come on, that wasn't a serious mistake. He didn't lose a place, no one had to quit the race... I would argue Bahrain wasn't a serious mistake either, just a racing incident, but some people might see that differently, I agree.Exediron wrote:The speed advantage he had over Ricciardo was noticeable but not all that huge. The not spinning behind the virtual safety car advantage he had over Ricciardo was pretty significant, however...KingVoid wrote:Are we really going to focus on that one mistake which didn’t even effect the final result, and completely ignore the speed advantage he had over Ricciardo?
In all seriousness, nobody questions Verstappen's speed. That's why nobody is making a big deal about him being quick in the race; we all know he's quick. But a lot of people also think he makes too many mistakes, and he made another one in this race. It was relatively minor, but that's still 5 from 5 races on the season that he's made a serious mistake in the race.
He's not going to have the best race craft all of a sudden, he might never have, but it will take some time. He did what he had to do yesterday.
It's not his best track.Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
Not at all, he has shown great pace here in the oast but then was quickly followed up by a crashmikeyg123 wrote:It's not his best track.Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
I believe that was when the track moved twice...Mayhem wrote:Not at all, he has shown great pace here in the oast but then was quickly followed up by a crashmikeyg123 wrote:It's not his best track.Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
An illegal double movement?Fiki wrote:I believe that was when the track moved twice...Mayhem wrote:Not at all, he has shown great pace here in the oast but then was quickly followed up by a crashmikeyg123 wrote:It's not his best track.Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
Obviously!pokerman wrote:An illegal double movement?Fiki wrote:I believe that was when the track moved twice...Mayhem wrote:Not at all, he has shown great pace here in the oast but then was quickly followed up by a crashmikeyg123 wrote:It's not his best track.Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
I think that what Verstappen needs to do is not try too hard. He hasn't had a single totally clean weekend this year. I have to blame him for what he did on Stroll. Stroll did slow down a bit more than he needed to. But this was when the flashing yellow sign was visible. Just after Verstappen had hit him, it went green. Stroll didn't need to slow down but there is nothing against what he did, but drivers should not drive as close to the one ahead like Verstappen did. In those instances, you should be prepared to slow down or stop. If Verstappen hit Stroll when Stroll was just going fractionally slower, then they is pretty poor IMO. He was really lucky that his bit of damage did fly off without giving him a puncture. And nobody else including Perez suffered either. He kept it clean and performed well after that, but it was a really lucky escape.JN23 wrote:Mayhem wrote:What are the odds versteppen crashes at some point this weekend??? Given his current form i feel he is unlikely to finish ....
All or nothing this weekend for Max IMO. He'll win, or bin it.
Never say never.Noni wrote:They will never drop Max... Too much excitement .... Hoping Daniel has a very good season this year.
Source: https://sportstalk24.com/1997-world-cha ... erstappen/“If a driver is constantly making mistakes, he must calm down and slow down. But to beat Ricciardo’s level, he has to take more risks. It can only mean one thing: Max is not as good as Daniel. Full stop,” Villeneuve said.
Is that really true?froze wrote:Max seemed already agitated in today's press conference. Seeing his comments, I think Red Bull has to do something since the situation doesn't seem to be fixing itself. I mean, I do acknowledge the huge talent the guy has, but I've never seen anyone in this sport to get that much leeway simply just for his talent. It's just that the current situation is not doing anyone any favors. Not to Max, not to the team and really not even the fans.
Exactly. He'll be fine. All top drivers have had bad streaks.mikeyg123 wrote:Is that really true?froze wrote:Max seemed already agitated in today's press conference. Seeing his comments, I think Red Bull has to do something since the situation doesn't seem to be fixing itself. I mean, I do acknowledge the huge talent the guy has, but I've never seen anyone in this sport to get that much leeway simply just for his talent. It's just that the current situation is not doing anyone any favors. Not to Max, not to the team and really not even the fans.
Others have also had poor runs. In 2011 Hamilton had patch where he had incidents in four out of five races. 3 races before that he hit his team mate, the race before that he received two penalties for on track collisions. He survived.
I liked the way he said he would headbutt anyone who asks me the same thing about my crashes!...froze wrote:Max seemed already agitated in today's press conference. Seeing his comments, I think Red Bull has to do something since the situation doesn't seem to be fixing itself. I mean, I do acknowledge the huge talent the guy has, but I've never seen anyone in this sport to get that much leeway simply just for his talent. It's just that the current situation is not doing anyone any favors. Not to Max, not to the team and really not even the fans.