It is dominant. Max and Perez both made mistakes that would have put both on Pole. Also both had very limited practice. I still expdct redbull to be much faster in the race.
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Max Verstappen took the lead of the race at the wet start, and maintained that until the very end. Behind him however, lots was going on due to the mixed conditions. Lewis Hamilton fought back from an error into second while Norris put McLaren on the podium for the first time this season.
It is dominant. Max and Perez both made mistakes that would have put both on Pole. Also both had very limited practice. I still expdct redbull to be much faster in the race.
No, you're making my point for me!
Agree. I think it shows that there’s pressure and expectation on them to deliver for the first time, now they are in the fastest car. That pressure can lead to little mistakes....
Maybe not dominant, but definitely consistently strong.
I am not sure how the tires play into this. Last race RB was dominant on c2 (red) but that advantage was gone when turning to C3 (yellow) Seems that it is hard to setup the car for both. If that is the same for this race then it could well be that Ham and Ves are tuned towards the yellow tyre. They both seemed suspiciously comfortable on yellow in Q2.dans79 wrote: ↑17 Apr 2021, 21:39No, you're making my point for me!
If the car was as dominant as so many here claimed just a few weeks ago, they would have beaten Lewis regardless of the mistakes.
Helmet himself said Max's mistake cost him 0.2. so he would have been on pole by a little over a tenth without the mistake. That is hardly the sign of a dominant car.
Yes, in the previous race it was the dominant car. Half a second is pretty bullet proof lead if you do not make mistakes.
Dominance is something else then being faster. At this moment, 5% or so into the season, with 3 measuring points, it's 2-1 for Mercedes/Hamilton.foxmulder_ms wrote: ↑17 Apr 2021, 23:00Yes, in the previous race it was the dominant car. Half a second is pretty bullet proof lead if you do not make mistakes.
After two qualifying sessions, Redbull is the faster. Dominant? maybe not but still comfortable lead. Both drivers made mistakes but they had still almost identical times to Hamilton.
Dominant was when one or both Merc drivers made similar 3 tenth mistakes and it was still 1-2...foxmulder_ms wrote: ↑17 Apr 2021, 23:00Yes, in the previous race it was the dominant car. Half a second is pretty bullet proof lead if you do not make mistakes.
After two qualifying sessions, Redbull is the faster. Dominant? maybe not but still comfortable lead. Both drivers made mistakes but they had still almost identical times to Hamilton.
