Quote:
Originally Posted by Artemis
IMHO it's wrong to blame Leclerc for crashing in Q3. Drivers flirt with driving limits. If it works, all power and glory to them. If it fails - they tried to get P1. No clear error or reckless driving by Leclerc here - no, just a fraction over the adherence limit. OK, teams hate crashes as there are expensive repair bills to be footed, but it's the price to be paid for achieving success at the top. No pain, no gain.
Tough audience to judge only by results.
Verstappen has clocked the fastest lap time of all qualies (1:26:814 in Q2), overstepped on first attempt in Q3 but didn't crash. Subsequently a strategy mistake by him or his team to stay too long inside the pit garage: gamble (no yellow/red flags) and you can lose.
Thanks to Leclerc's crash, the slippery circuit tarmac, gusty Miami winds and heavy cars at the beginning (fuel load) we are set for an interesting race. Especially if Alonso (P2) would manage to pass Perez and back him up in the early stage of the race (otherwise Perez is gone). Verstappen (P9) and Hamilton (P13) are required to take risks in rowing through the pack. Those three got WDC titles - they got the required skills to live up to those expectations. Not 'just another day at the office' during this F1 Miami race. They got to show being worth their salt.
If it rains it's gonna be yellow and red flags.
Attachment 3174750 |
Sadly, there is only a 7% chance of rain by the 4:00 PM start time.
But I guess we won’t need rain to make this an interesting race.