To be a good F1 driver it is not enough to be the fastest. There are many other elements that make the difference, and the clear example is the direct comparison of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, colleagues at Ferrari, in complex conditions or when it comes time to make a decisive strategic decision. In recent seasons, the pattern has been repeated: Carlos Sainz has been more clear, even opposing his team in some strategies to finally benefit from his sense or reading of the race. maximizing your results thanks to your decisions. Clear examples of this are the ‘stopped inventing’ after one achieved victory in Silvertzone 2022, or Monaco 2022, where Sainz corrected the team’s approach to his car, something very close to giving him victory.
And the other side of the coin in this matter is Leclerc, less decisive and less able to read races, something he must improve.
There are many examples that indicate this. It happened last weekend, at F1 British GP 2024. And in Monaco 2022, where Charles did listen to the team and failed. He also made a mistake Brazil 2022 qualificationwhich is the only one that puts intermediate wheels, or inside Canada 2023, where it is also dissolved. Or to Russia 2021where after a good return to 4th place, it melted when the rain arrived due to a bad decision: staying on dry-to-wet tires for too long, another situation where Carlos Sainz He chose better, because he placed the intermediates earlier to reach the podium.
When something is repeated many times, it ceases to be a chance. When it rains, it is sometimes said that it is a “roulette” and anything can happen. But with work and methodological analysis, better decisions are often made. And that’s what Carlos Sainz clarified with the facts.
And more clearly see the enormous difference between the way of management when the rain comes in the race F1 British GP 2024 from last Sunday when comparing the radios of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc with their respective track engineers. The radios of an important moment in which Carlos Sainz began to take a long time from Leclerc, were announced by the portal ‘RaceFans’ and were not wasted.
The incredible comparison of radios: Sainz used the colors of the radar
In them, the result of the thorough study and work carried out by Carlos Sainz with his engineer can be seen. They both communicate using the colors of the type of rain indicated by the weather radar so that Carlos, in his car, knows exactly the type of rain falling in each curve or sector and can predict his movements. to know whether more or less will attack. In turn, this work allowed him to calculate how much to stay on track with soft tires.
While carrying out this delicate task in the heat of the race, the Spaniard flew around the track, closing the gap considerably with respect to his rivals and even reaching the wheel of Verstappen with the slower car, who suffered more in fast corners. Meanwhile, Leclerc continued to lose time and ended up making a mistake by installing the intermediate tire too early.
“What I sincerely believe is that we will never be faster than the leaders we can get in a battle that is not ours. And I all the time thanks to Free Practice 1 and Free Practice 2, studying the radar with my engineers and studying the track all the time which tire I need to use. “We were right all the time and that gave us the opportunity to be in positions that we probably shouldn’t have been,” stand up Carlos Sainz after the race. He made a difference compared to other drivers like Charles Leclerc or Lando Norris.
Sainz and Leclerc radio example:
- Lap: 13/52 LEC: 1’31,989, SAI: 1’32,251
Bozzi (engineer Leclerc): Very little drop in the pit lane.
Adami (Engineer Sainz): Very small crash in the pit lane.
Bozzi: Class two to three showers are expected in one or two rounds.
Adam: Cyan color in three turns. Grows in green, yellow in two turns.
Bozzi: Leclerc overtook Stroll
Well done.
Sainz: Okay. Describe the rain quickly.
Adami: Copied. Russell 31.7, car behind Charles, in 4.2 seconds.
- Lap: 14/52 LEC: 1’32,396, SAI: 1’32,106
Bozzi: Sainz ahead, 32.2.
Adam: In two laps, three sectors, cyan.
Bozzi: Leclerc in the Hangar straight. Rain is expected in this sector in the next round.
- Lap: 15/52 LEC: 1’32,755, SAI: 1’31,916
Bozzi: Carlos’ lap time was 32.1.
Adam: Russell’s lap time: 31.5; Charles’ lap time: 32.4. Cyan color for one turn and green-yellow for two turns.
Bozzi: Heavy rain in two rounds, two to three rounds.
- Lap: 16/52 LEC: 1’32,923, SAI: 1’32,455
Bozzi: We expect heavy rain today. It’s about to happen.
Sainz: Now it’s cyan. Yes? It is cyan.
Bozzi: This heavy rain should last two or three laps, then it will stop and then it might rain more.
Adam: Cyan now.
Adam: In one turn, from green to yellow, it takes two to three turns.
Sainz: All right. Be specific when it comes, whether it is green or yellow.
Sainz: Okay, now sector three is wet.
Source: La Verdad
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