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My god. I don’t care what Perez does in it, he’s a nobody making up the numbers. With Max, Lewis or Alonso in it, probably even Leclerc, the car can literally do 360 spins mid race, have dodgy pit stops, have front wing pieces missing, qualify 14th, and it would still win. It’s going to end up winning 15+ races. It’s dominant, hence why both championships have been wrapped up, what feels like, for an age.
The fact that Perez can compete with Leclerc or Hamilton highlights how currently dominant the RB 18 is.ispano6 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2022, 06:41Obvious answer: The driver-car combination of Max Verstappen and the RB18 has been dominant on race day. The RB18 in the hands of Sergio Perez has been competitive against Leclerc in the F1-75. Therefore the difference is clearly in Max Verstappen's ability to maximize the package. Laurent Mekkies of Ferrari states that the straight-line speed of the RB18 is what gives them the edge to win on Sundays. That is a combination of aerodynamic efficiency and the power of the Honda PU.
It's a shame Red Bull didn't have a powerful enough engine previously. We could have seen some really good battles for championship than the boring domination.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑24 Oct 2022, 15:05It's quick and works great everywhere. It might not have the edge in one lap pace but its very strong in every area, a very balanced and strong car. Dominant on Sundays.
You only need to go back to Austria to see how Verstappen is only dominant when the car is dominant. Perez has never been a dominant driver.
Max is dominant in a dominant car. But his dominance hinges on the dominant car. Very much so the RB18 is dominant beast. RB did a massive job on this car given their cars were previously dominant in corners at expense of straight-line speed.
2021 he wasn't dominant either. The point is, dominance happens with a dominant car. Thats what makes it feasible or not. If you have a dominant driver and a dominant team track side, you get dominated results. And that is what we have seen this year.Sieper wrote: ↑24 Oct 2022, 15:58Austria they made a big set up mistake, they had no tirelife whatsoever. They have confirmed that.
I was thinking how bad tirelife deteriorated after the TD-039 for Ferrari, but that was after the summer. Maybe they wanted to win very badly in Austria and went very far with their floor in Austria and that’s why RBR was by comparison so poor on tire life.
Or maybe RBR’s set up mistake was responsible for the tire wear and that explains it by itself. If you read Neweys book “how to built a racecar” he talks about several old seasons and they also sometimes got it wrong (the occasional weekend) back then, so that does happen.
That Max then cannot win (but STILL won the sprint race) is only logical. But there you are not talking about a “not dominant” car, but of an inferior car (that one weekend).
The fact is you aren't giving Perez much credit for his abilities. He's great on tires, which is what the past few years cars hinged on. You realize he WON a race in a Racing Point after being in LAST PLACE, and he scored many podiums in a Force India and Sauber. Allow me to remind you:Xyz22 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2022, 11:56The fact that Perez can compete with Leclerc or Hamilton highlights how currently dominant the RB 18 is.ispano6 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2022, 06:41Obvious answer: The driver-car combination of Max Verstappen and the RB18 has been dominant on race day. The RB18 in the hands of Sergio Perez has been competitive against Leclerc in the F1-75. Therefore the difference is clearly in Max Verstappen's ability to maximize the package. Laurent Mekkies of Ferrari states that the straight-line speed of the RB18 is what gives them the edge to win on Sundays. That is a combination of aerodynamic efficiency and the power of the Honda PU.
Red bull said on balance he had the faster car. When the margin is so tight, variables such a things going your way also play a role. His car has way less quirks and was better suited to the reg changes in 21. This year he has a car that is a lot better than the rest of the field.
Think you need go tell Neways that, he quite proudly says Redbull had the best car last year.
That was against Max.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑24 Oct 2022, 17:55Red bull said on balance he had the faster car. When the margin is so tight, variables such a things going your way also play a role. His car has way less quirks and was better suited to the reg changes in 21. This year he has a car that is a lot better than the rest of the field.
Perez doesn’t know how to get more out of the car or out of himself in the rb18. Even so, using Perez as evidence of how dominant the rb18 is doesn’t make a strong argument. For one, he’s not the defacto number 1, so his strategy is consistently set up to finish further behind drivers whose teams are favouring them for the win.
When Checo is RB’s favourite for win, he gets priority strategy to support his shot at win (Monaco, Singapore) would you say the w11 was less dominant if max suffered less mechanical dnf’s that year and finished ahead of valterri in the standings? VB only took p2 by 9 points.