@o_oli@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.world • 11 months agoLewis Hamilton vs George Russell Head to Headi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up149
arrow-up149imageLewis Hamilton vs George Russell Head to Headi.postimg.cc@o_oli@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareJJROKCZcakelinkfedilink30•11 months 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-square@o_oli@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoOh that’s interesting I hadn’t heard about that before but it makes a lot of sense.
minus-square@greyfrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•11 months 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-squarenikkilink3•11 months 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/