o_oli@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 2 years agoLewis Hamilton vs George Russell Head to Headi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13
arrow-up152arrow-down1imageLewis Hamilton vs George Russell Head to Headi.postimg.cco_oli@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareJJROKCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 years agoLewis’ stats were subpar last year because the team used him as the setup Guinea pig since he had far better/more feedback experience. No point testing setups on George who wouldn’t know what the top car is supposed to feel like anyway
minus-squareo_oli@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoOh that’s interesting I hadn’t heard about that before but it makes a lot of sense.
minus-squaregreyfrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoNot that I don’t believe you, but I heard this take elsewhere as well. Is there any “source” for this I can read?
minus-squarenikki@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThere’s not a ton out there, but toto did comment on it early last season. https://www.racefans.net/2022/06/11/hamiltons-recent-deficit-to-russell-is-due-to-set-up-experiments-says-wolff/
Lewis’ stats were subpar last year because the team used him as the setup Guinea pig since he had far better/more feedback experience. No point testing setups on George who wouldn’t know what the top car is supposed to feel like anyway
Oh that’s interesting I hadn’t heard about that before but it makes a lot of sense.
Not that I don’t believe you, but I heard this take elsewhere as well. Is there any “source” for this I can read?
There’s not a ton out there, but toto did comment on it early last season.
https://www.racefans.net/2022/06/11/hamiltons-recent-deficit-to-russell-is-due-to-set-up-experiments-says-wolff/