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Short version: He didn't fuel Raikkonen's car up enough which forced an early pit stop in the second-to-last lap of the race. However at the end of the race the
by Mithaldu 9y ago
Short version: He didn't fuel Raikkonen's car up enough which forced an early pit stop in the second-to-last lap of the race. However at the end of the race they placed the same as they had planned, and they had for the laps before the pit stop the advantage of having a stress-free race due to being in pole position.
And the lesson he learned from that: Don't stick to the rules too closely, but also try to see if breaking some rules can have positive side effects. Experiment.
Not a fun read. Very badly written as he constantly leaves out the consequences and details of decisions and circumstances, or only mentions them paragraphs later.
- fredley 9y agoThe lesson wasn't "Don't stick to the rules", it was "Capitalise on your mistakes". He didn't plan to underfuel the car, but when he did there were lessons to be learned.
- Mithaldu 9y agoThe rules would've been "don't do it again and move on".
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- rconti 9y agoIt was overall a pretty terrible read. Likely because he's not allowed to share full details of what exactly happened. Running a light fuel load in quali was a well-known strategy, and it's one they would have modeled in simulations. Likewise, avoiding first-lap (and particularly first-corner) collisions by qualifying as high up as possible is similarly a well-known strategy. Finally, they obviously know the money they get from being on pole. The article doesn't bother explaining why the real-world outcome was different from what was modeled, so it's hard to gain any insight from it.