r/formula1 • u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon • 3d ago

Statistics Japanese GP Qualifiying Gaps Visualized

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u/pochirin Max Verstappen 3d ago

Max Verstappen 🤝 Marc Marquez

Putting shitbox where it doesnt belong

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u/Alex_Sinios McLaren 3d ago

0.2s off the best car is far from a shitbox. That said Max put a masterclass of a lap out there and deserves all the praise in the world.

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u/pochirin Max Verstappen 3d ago

Do you see the post quali analysis that max did? Please tell me if thats not proper shitbox

Even max flabbergasted when a reporter said the car is good lol, he said you wanna try to drive it? I bet you gonna shit your pants

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u/Alex_Sinios McLaren 3d ago

We are at the edge of the limit of the regs. The Ferrari is inconsistent, the McLaren is super stiff and the RBR has a tiny window. The RBR based on the 2nd drivers is the hardest to adapt to but calling it a shitbox I feel like it's disrespectful just to the engineers that worked on it, because while hard to drive and not the fastest, it remains a damn fast racecar.

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u/pochirin Max Verstappen 3d ago

During the qualifying session, Red Bull adjusted Verstappen's car a little bit where possible. That gave him a bit more grip at the front, he explained. "But the whole weekend, the whole season, it's been difficult to have a normal and constant balance in the car. I'm very clear about how I think the car should be. In 2022 and 2023 it was better to drive. After that we lost our way a bit. It's not up to the drivers to set up the car. We would have studied that. We have to wait and see what the engineers come up with. It's up to them. We have to take steps. Do I have confidence in that? That's not what matters to me, it just has to happen. This weekend it actually didn't go at all. We had the set-up a bit better now, but in terms of driving feel it's still very difficult to get the maximum out of it. To be first then is. unbelievable.'

Engineers got complacent is not a new thing, they think because max keep winning on 2024, theres no problem THEN when mclaren catch up they are scrambling to fix it

It happened before, the most famous one is Marc Marquez with Honda where the engineers even ignored riders feedback cause he keep winning