Vanja #66 wrote: ↑03 Dec 2023, 00:51
Xyz22 wrote: ↑02 Dec 2023, 23:56
Moreover, Sainz is not a slow driver at all and especially in tracks like Mexico or Brazil.
So yeah, quite shocking.
Sainz gets slower when Leclerc is up to speed with the car. Same thing with Max in STR. Not sure if he starts questioning himself too much and so loses focus and 1-2 tenths a lap, but it affects him big time.
As usual, you can´t skip any opportunity to bash Sainz, with or without a reason
From Japan, there was 7 GPs remaining, Sainz scored 54 points, Leclerc 83
At first 7 GPs of the season, Sainz scored 58 points, Leclerc 42
58-54 is quite consistent from Sainz. 42-83 is not from Leclerc
And I didn´t even consider Qatar, next GP to Japan, when Sainz DNS because of a car problem (fuel leakage), so he could have scored even more points in that last third of the season, than he did at first
Leclerc perfomance was night and day during the season, quite poor at first, much better at the end. I understand this ups and downs from Leclerc might confuse you when comparing his perfomance with Sainz, but the inconsistent driver this season was Leclerc, not Sainz
I know, the car didn´t suit him at the start of the season. Poor boy. But that is Leclerc problem/limitation. Great drivers can adapt to any car, sorry if Leclerc can´t, but that is not Sainz problem. If you want to accuse any driver of inconsistency, this season that driver was Leclerc... again
Otherwise he should outscore Sainz by a factor of 1.5-2, but after 3 seasons that has never happened yet, he´s extremelly fast, but also very inconsistent.
Actually Leclerc is similar to the SF23, they both have a pretty small operating window, they´re fast when conditions are ok, but without those conditions perfomance drops way too much