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Originally Posted by CMW33
I actually don't think McLaren goofed with the two-stop strategy. The one-stop was a risky and bold call and it didn't sound like McLaren could've made it work anyway.
A better question maybe: where did the race pace that RBR had on Friday go on Sunday? It had looked close in practice between all four teams. And then Max finishes 30-35 seconds behind Oscar and Lando on Sunday! That's arguably worse than what happened in Zandvoort. It still boggles my mind that the RB20 went from dominant in the first four races to ... whatever we want to call this...
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They (Red Bull) changed the RB20 setup for the Monza Q3 (in a hurry)! to close the gap with McLaren.
But they made it worse and the gap grew from a 0.3 to a 0.7 sec. gap.
The 2024 RB20 was at Zandvoort 1 sec. faster than the 2023 RB19 (!)
This means McLaren , Mercedes and Ferrari improved a lot..
In other words : At this moment the RB20 is driving backwards by a design flaw..
If your upgrades work like a downgrade , It's a disaster (!)