greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 7
th, 2025 at 8:33pm:
Oscar is still angry (and rightly so).
There's talk now of him leaving McLaren and going to Ferrari.
If they got rid of Hamilton, kept Leclerc and added Piastri it could be a good combination.
Oscar should be angry with himself for leaving the door open for Lando to stuff it up the inside.
It was a "racing incident"
McLaren lose 10% wind tunnel testing time next year for winning constructors championship with new engine and aero rules hard to say who will get it right next year.
Hamilton has a new engineer working with him this year it has taken a while for them to understand each other with car setup starting to come good so Hamilton should be matching his team mate for rest of the year.
Maybe Hamiltons Italian speaking has improved.
The driver-engineer relationship is super critical to get a car that matches your driving style and to keep up with changes to track evolution as it rubbers up.
I would say the engineer is vital for success it doesn't matter how good the driver is if car isn't right you can't win.
With Parc Ferme rules after qualifying if your car isn't sorted properly by then you're stuck with it for the race.
Both Ferraris had to lift off and coast to reduce plank wear because car was too low a fundamental error. Front brake issues show they didn't have big enough cooling ducts which comes down to trying to reduce drag as bigger ducts create more drag or it could be in clear air it was adequate but not if stuck behind someone.
Hamilton had Bono as engineer at Mercedes Max has had same engineer GP for entire F1 career.
Next year who knows which team will nail it for new design rules if past experience is considered Adrian Newey cars at Aston Martin might be the team to beat.
Forum
Pages: 
