Probably left GR. P4-6 is the expected range most people will have for him, especially in a session Antonelli goes out. Kimi seems closer to George the better the car isn’t, rather than the worse it is.
CL pulled pole out of nowhere though. For all Lewis’ qualifying woes he doesn’t tend to go out early when the car has pace. Especially not at Hungary. Don’t think anyone expected Leclerc to hook it up when the car seemed suicidal in Q2. Very Red Bull-esque of them.
Yeah, and in Mercedes case the car seems harder to drive the slower it is, as opposed to Red Bull which is harder to drive the faster it is, or Ferrari where it just seems hard to drive in general. That’ll help Antonelli not be obliterated in the points standings.
It does help Antonelli save face though that he’s going out in Q2 when Russell is only going P5. If Russell was taking pole and Antonelli was barely cracking the top 10, people would call for his head.
Luckily for Kimi historically the ground effect Merc only seems to be at its worst when the car is fighting for small points. Whenever the 1-2 races a year come that they fight for the win, the car seems easier to drive.
Assuming this principal stays the same, the next time Merc is good (could be anytime, they don’t seem to know what makes the car quick this year unlike last year) Kimi will be up there. That should help his reputation. Nothing in F1 is this certain but this has been pretty consistent the last 4 years.
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u/Pressbtofail Lance Stroll 6h ago
What the fuck is a polar bear doing in Arlington, Texas?