@o_oli to Formula 1 • 1 year agoLewis Hamilton vs George Russell Head to Headi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square6arrow-up156arrow-down13
arrow-up153arrow-down1imageLewis Hamilton vs George Russell Head to Headi.postimg.cc@o_oli to Formula 1 • 1 year agomessage-square6
minus-squareJJROKCZlink31•1 year 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_oliOPlinkEnglish4•1 year agoOh that’s interesting I hadn’t heard about that before but it makes a lot of sense.
minus-square@greyfroglink2•1 year 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-squarenikkilinkfedilink4•1 year 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/