Andres125sx wrote: ↑27 May 2024, 08:39
24 points at the WCC is far from imposible to recover, specially if RBR perfomance is similar to this last GPs for the rest of the season
Also, Sainz is proving to be way more consistent than Perez, so I´d say the championship is quite open
Apart from that,
what a BS of a GP Monaco is... Being slower is key, to avoid your chasers to have a free pitstop. Laptimes were 8 seconds slower than possible. When the key is slowing down instead of going as fast as possible, that should not be called racing
Not saying it's impossible to recover, just saying RBR are the favourites until they are mathematically beaten. They should never be underestimated to make a big leap with the car and I think everyone in Ferrari understands this.
Sainz is amazing this season, reaching his full potential and it's wonderful. I'm sure even you'll agree he was not at his best last two years. Just to illustrate, Monaco was race 7 for him this year and he's at 108p. In 2022, with arguably a far stronger chassis relative to RB18, he was at 65p after 7 races. +66% point improvement over 2022!
As for Monaco, it was pretty much like second stint in Singapore 23 but for the whole race. It was important not to allow pit stop gap for McLaren because you never know what can happen with SC, tyres, weather, etc.