He tried to stop them in all possible ways by making them wide with his Red Bull from the Pole, but Verstappen soon realized that he had nothing to do before the McLaren in Miami, And even Russell got out of the podium taking advantage of a virtual security car to make his stop. In the end, the two crossed the goal More than half a minute after Piastri and Norris. A real rhythm exhibition of the Mcl39 For their second double of the season that they did not expect even in the Woking team itself.
He recognized it Andrea Stella: “I am a little surprised that the difference we had was so great. I thought we could have had an advantage in tire management, but not that it would lead to that difference. ”In addition to the rubber, the team leader points to another area in which they stand out:“ Especially when it is hot, there is another feature that works very well with our car: The cooling system. Under these conditions, it has reached a point where you can make a difference in this way. ”
The Italian also analyzed the encounter that Norris had to vastoppen after the departure and that, in the end, he would cost his victory options because he went from the second to the sixth place with his excursion outside the track (investigated without consequences for Max): “Let’s say that, considering the situation, It could have been better for Lando simply to raise your foot and make sure you maintain the second position, Since the car, again with the advantage of the retrospective, was very fast and would certainly have surpassed Max as Oscar did. ”
“You have to analyze where the opportunities are and I think in this case Lando could have been a bit more patient ”, Stella admits about the British in another Ear pull, Although he also recognizes that he liked to witness a more aggressive part of his piloting: “I like to see the aggressive Lando, seeking to advance the leadership of the race, sometimes it is only a matter of a fraction of a second. In this situation, the commissioners decided that it was not necessary to intervene, but without a doubt the maneuver was quite to the limit.”
And they still have “aspects to improve” …
Despite the obvious superiority of the papaya car, Stella does not want to trust and points to two aspects to improve. Another in Norris, when he had to return the position momentarily to Verstappen for passing him out of the track: “It was fair to give the position because when we advance we exceed the limits of the track, so there are some aspects that we must improve.” And another to a piastri that has won four of six races (the last three in a row): “Even by Oscar, there are aspects to improve. If we look at the classification, lost a little rhythm between Q2 and Q3, So even in that case we have some opportunities. ”
