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China 2024 Sprint Race Analysis
I wasn't planning on doing a sprint analysis. However this sprint actually gave us a lot to talk about, and also finally gave an idea of what racing on this track will look like.
I have pretty strong thoughts on what happened between Carlos and Charles, that is at the end if you are less interested in the op ed reporting element.
Table of Contents
Sprint Start
Max and Lewis
DRS train: Perez
Ferrari: Charles and Carlos
- Ferrari Data/footage Analysis
Fernando retirement
Charles vs Carlos opinion
Concluding Thoughts
Sprint Start
The only thing I want to note at the sprint start was Lewis' amazing start to take the lead almost immediately from Lando. Lando then lost grip going into turn 1 which cost him 6 places while he recovered the car. I think the reason he lost grip had more to do with the lack of traction on that turn(we saw many others have issues here) and Lewis taking the better line got the section with the best grip. His inability to defend against Lewis in that first turn cost him the track line and thus the grip and resulted in that big drop in the order. We saw Lewis lose grip in the same turn later in the race so I really think the margin of accuracy for grip on that corner is narrow.
Without the lost of placement so early Lando might have seen a better result, but that loss of grip was very costly.
If anyone knows how to defend a front row start it's Lewis, Lewis' skill really shone into that first turn.
Max and Lewis
Lewis had the lead of the sprint after overtaking Lando until the final corner of lap 9 when Max overtook him.
Max was lagging in the pack at the start of his race, part of the issue was with his battery power setting. Once he fixed that he was moving up the pack very quickly, it was only a matter of time before he was out front.
Max won the sprint with Lewis finishing P2.
Lewis' drive overall was the most impressive this sprint. The WB15 has had a lot of problems and he's been having issues finding the right balance in the car. It's the best result we've seen from this car all season and that is simply due to Lewis' skill on track. Great to see him near the top again. Hopefully this result will have informed a positive direction for Lewis and Merc as far as his car setup goes.
DRS train
The most interesting part of this sprint was the DRS train that went on for essentially 16 laps between Fernando, Carlos, Checo, and Charles.
I have my thoughts on Ferrari's part in this situation below, for now I want to point out that Checo had some really impressive driving here.
While Carlos and Fernando were battling, Checo slid past both of them on the inside of turn 9 on lap 16. This was probably the most impressive move the entire race, just a clean double pass on his part. Checo has been performing great in the RB20 but that was probably the best bit of driving we've seen from him so far this year. That was simply put some solid racing on his part.
Fernando also was not going to be able to battle two Ferraris and a Red Bull. All are faster cars than his own, but he did not give that position up easy to Carlos. He did concede to Checo though, which fair enough, I don't think that Aston could fight the RB20 as it stands.
Fernando unfortunately had to retire his car after a tyre puncture on lap 16.
Ferrari
Charles started P7 and finished P4, while Carlos started P4 and finished P5.
This is the first time this season we've seen what it will look like when Charles and Carlos race wheel to wheel, and it's not looking good(on Carlos' side)
I have more thoughts in the opinion section but having a teammate defend so aggressively against another teammate to the point of causing contact between the cars is unacceptable. Risking damaging both cars is not what any team wants or needs. And the footage makes it abundantly clear that Carlos was the one in the wrong and the cause of the contact.
Carlos had the center line going into 9 on lap 16. Fernando was on the inside but clearly behind. Charles took the outside for the overtake. Carlos then swerved more to the outside crowding Charles off the track. I want to be clear that Carlos had already given Fernando room, and then he moved to push Charles off. This contradicts his statement to the press that they were all fighting and it wasn't his intent. The driving tells a different story.
Charles overtook Carlos on lap 17 going into turn 1. Once he was clear of Carlos his faster pace became clear as he created an immediate gap that Carlos was not going to be able to close.
One thing we saw is that Charles' tyre management gives him the pace advantage over Carlos. If he is within range to overtake that is going to likely come up again in future races. Carlos was not even close at the end there. This overtake did give us a glimpse at what the real difference in pace between them means for the rest of the season.
After a few back and forth's between them Carlos should have conceded. It was clear Charles had the pace and it was just a matter of time before he'd overtake.
I want to point out that Carlos fighting Charles so much might have cost Ferrari a real chance to battle Checo. If he had let Charles pass Charles might have been able to stay within range of Checo and be within DRS. Because Carlos fought Checo was able to create a wide gap so by the time Charles did pass there wasn't a real chance to catch him. So this was not strategically optimal and it can be pinned 100% on Carlos' choices in that turn.
In fact you can see that Charles actually did have the pace necessary to stay closer to Checo. If he would have been able to pass is up in the air, but Carlos did cost Ferrari the chance to at least try to battle Checo for P3. If Charles had been able to get ahead of Checo he had the pace to keep him behind, or at least have a chance at doing so.
Also this serves to highlight that Charles' tyre management is on par with the RB20 or at least not far off, Carlos' tyre management is much further off the pace.
Charles finished P4 in the sprint with Carlos finishing P5.
Data and Footage Analysis
So the data is pretty clear on this. I wanted to show because it supports my argument later and it also demonstrates the difference in tyre management between the two drivers.
Charles' pace was better even in lap 16 when he was stuck behind Carlos. Once he is clear of Carlos after his pass on the first turn of lap 17 the real difference in pace between them becomes clear. Charles had more than a second on Carlos in all remaining laps. This is very likely due to his tyre management. The large difference here also highlights why Carlos should have let Charles pass because this pace difference is not something to fight over. Strategically Carlos should have let Charles pass smoothly, but Charles overtook anyway because his pace was not something Carlos could fight for long.
Note: DRS Charles got from Carlos at the beginning of lap 17 accounted for about 1 - 2 tenths of pace, the rest was all Charles increasing that gap himself.
Now I want to just look at the move from Sainz going into turn 9 on lap 16. He claimed he needed to give Fernando space. Charles said he was being too aggressive and forced him wide. Let's see who's version of events the actual footage supports.
Leading into the turn we can clearly see that Fernando is behind. Carlos has the inside line, Charles has the outside.
Here they are entering turn 9. There is clearly enough space on Carlos' inside for Fernando already. Charles clearly has the outside line.
Here you can see that Carlos has moved further outside. Now since he'd already given room to Fernando the only reason for this would be to fight Charles. And once again Fernando clearly behind. And I will say that some battling between teammates is acceptable. But what happened next did not fall into that category of acceptability.
Here is where Carlos continued to force Charles wide. Also where they got way too close and made some contact.
And here is the final result going into that turn. Carlos has forced Charles completely off the track, and he even has two wheels off the track. This was not about leaving space for Fernando. Does Fernando need the entire track? No. This was Carlos forcing a teammate who had better pace off the track because he could not actually fight his pace.
Either Carlos did this on purpose, which is unacceptable. Or he is telling the truth and didn't realize what he was doing, in which case he is admitting to extremely poor driving on his part.
Either version of events is not a good look for Carlos.
He was overtaken by Charles easily in the next lap. He just did not have the pace and should not have defended this aggressively against his own teammate.
Next I will be sharing my more opinionated thoughts on things relating to Ferrari.
Charles VS Carlos
I want to get into some of my thoughts on this whole battle we saw between Carlos and Charles because I think it was emblematic of the way thing shave been going at Ferrari and with their teammate dynamic on track.
This was unacceptable on Carlos' part. It's that simple.
I have listened to what both drivers have said about the overtake, and the battle we saw between them. I have looked at the footage from many different angles. And Carlos is in the wrong here. Not only that but I do not see how this kind of "racing" from him is going to be good for his career considering he still does not have a seat lined up for 2025.
The fact is Charles was faster. And that wasn't something Carlos was willing to accept.
And this level of battling a teammate, especially to the extent you cause contact and force that teammate off the track(to the extent that lap time had to be deleted) is not acceptable.
I will say that a little back and forth between teammates on track is fine. That wasn't what we saw. This was not only too much fighting of a teammate it was also poor sportsmanship(touching, and pushing off track)
Charles let Carlos pass because he was faster in Japan. Carlos does not do the same. It is this kind of thing coming from Carlos that is a prime example of why Ferrari did not re-new his contract.
Fighting to the point of causing contact between teammates is too far, you can see him move further to the outside even when it's clear he's given Alonso enough space. He was fighting Charles and caused contact. A driver who does not have the pace should not be fighting their teammate so extensively that they cause contact. They are on the same team, risking damage to both cars is again, unacceptable.
As seen above in the data Charles' pace at this point was significantly better than Carlos, he was really showing the difference between them in tyre management. If Carlos had the pace given he was in front after Perez passed then he would have had a larger gap to Charles and Charles would not have been able to catch him. Even fighting "dirty" he was unable to stop the inevitable.
When there is this great of a difference in pace between teammates, a pass is what should happen. Carlos would have been able to tell by the second time Charles caught him that Charles' pace was much better. That should have been his signal to move. He didn't.
Furthermore we hear on team radio exactly how frustrated Charles was over this. He wouldn't have been anywhere near as mad if this was a first time thing, it isn't, and again this display from Carlos is a reason that Ferrari are not keeping him.
I hope Ferrari make it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be allowed to happen in the future. Risking damage to both cars is not something any team can afford, especially a top team when they are trying to seriously compete with Red Bull.
Charles did everything he should have done. He had the line, but was forced wide. He had the pace and was aggressively fought with.
Final Sprint Thoughts
This was actually one of the best sprints. Lots of action and we saw some really solid racing from a lot of top drivers.
I hadn't planned on doing regular sprint analysis, but if they are all packed like this I might have to. If enough noteworthy things happen in a sprint I'll do it again.
Thank you for reading and I'll be back with my China GP analysis soon!
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Why bother arguing in support of trans people if you’re not trans?
very simple concept called believing in human rights
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Defending Dick Grayson from people who think he wasn’t kind to Jason at first is a full-time job and I’m always employed
#i just cant take people seriously who say this#like who do y’all think gave him the proper robin suit!! hint! it wasn’t bruce!!!#jason todd#dick grayson
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Another thing that annoys me about “Cass, Steph and Damian died too” as a response to Jason just existing (besides that Jason doesn’t bring up his death to use against others nearly as much as people think he does), is that “they got over it, why can’t you?” and belittling him for not being a “perfect victim” is all in such bad taste, for obvious reasons. Then there’s the fact that none of those deaths are the same as Jason’s so the comparison doesn’t work even if we decided to judge characters on how well they fit the mold of a victim that doesn’t make a fuss.
Cass’ death is her being freed from her death wish. She’s not expecting revenge because she signed up for it. I don’t even know what to say about that because it’s all pretty clearly stated in the text.
Steph’s death was retconned into not being an actual Death death, first of all. Otherwise, we see her struggling to piece together her relationships in the aftermath of her return. Also, her death can’t be acknowledged too much because Bruce has been repeatedly absolved of all blame (that being pushed off to Leslie instead, originally) and speaking about how Bruce failed her isn’t something she’s allowed to do as a character who has to stay entirely on one side of the fight (because most characters don’t get to question Batman or believe he failed them, not without being framed as something less than morally sound). Jason gets to openly criticize Bruce but at the cost of never being one of the Bats like Steph is, and the inverse is true for Steph (irt pre-flashpoint).
Damian’s big death should be ignored because there’s literally not a way to have that storyline happen without being racist. We understand this, yes? And the rest don’t last longer than an issue. Let’s not pretend it’s comparable with Jason being dead and buried for over a decade in real time, actually dead and buried for 6 months in-universe, and believed dead for 3 years in-universe.
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Zoning laws are just fucking terrible
#we’re discussing zoning in my land policy course rn and it’s CRAZY how attached we (the us) are to r1 zoning#specifically last class was talking ab whether or not it’s worth it to try to abolish r1
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second time thru RoW and i still don’t like the deal dalinar made. it’s so … presumptuous? he is so determined to speak for all of mankind and to believe he’s making the right decision and (as his history has shown) he’s not the most reliable on that front. sure he’s able to uphold HIS morality but that doesn’t mean it’s right, esp considering he’s more put off by the murder of a slimy evil man who tried to kill him multiple times than the concept of slavery
#is this#kholin critical#? you decide#i really find myself disliking dalinar on this reread. like. he just never REALLY faces consequences and never really atones for his actions#in my opinion of course#like don’t get me wrong he’s a fascinating character and he intrigues me but. i don’t think i like him as a person#dalinar kholin#cosmere#stormlight archive#rhythm of war
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sorry to lirin but he will simply never be getting forgiveness from me from his whole “why couldn’t you just have been a good slave kaladin? and then you could’ve been treated better” as if kaladins reactions to literally being made property are at all unwarranted
#somehow i feel this ties back to brandon being a liberal#i haven’t figured out how yet. but let me sleep on it. it’ll come#stormlight lirin#kaladin stormblessed#stormlight#stormlight archive#rhythm of war#cosmere
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reminder that digital libraries aren’t owned, also why pirating digital content is a necessity
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seems like a good time to bring back my favorite tweet
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I'm about to walk into the Ferrari garage like
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look. I'm barely in my twenties. I'm a bitter petty son of a bitch and proud of it. I have an impossible task to accomplish and the lives of a thousand men depend upon me being successful at it. I think I've earned the right to be a bit selfish. to think of only myself for once. to feed a bit into my broken ego and show these spoiled and pampered assholes that I've fought two shardbearers and am still alive to tell the tale. fuck you.
#my toxic trait is that i think kaladin should’ve been meaner#he deserved to be#like i get he wasn’t bc he was too busy being majorly depressed but Still. i think it would’ve helped#kaladin stormblessed#cosmere#stormlight archive
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Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.
#kaladin fr#that man canNOT hold a normal conversation#kaladin stormblessed#cosmere#stormlight archive
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"yuki qualifies 10th at the expense of his teammate"
i say that's an expense well worth it 💅
#while i love seeing the downfall of DR#MORE IMPORTANTLY i love MORE seeing yuki being successful!!!#that’s my little guy fr!!#yuki tsunoda#japanese gp 2024#f1
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jasnah makes me a bit insane because she wants to act all aloof and unaffected but if you take a step back and look at her actions it's actually ridiculously easy to see how she cares so so so so much. talking to the assassin in secret because she doesn't want her family to worry. paying a huge amounts of money for liss to only keep watch because even though she suspects that *the wife to the direct heir of the throne* is actually a traitor she doesn't want to do that to her little brother. willingly putting herself in danger so she can eradicate any threats to citizens who are unable to protect themselves in the way she can. goes out of her way to solve all of her ward's problems even after she knew shallan had been lying and planning to betray her since day one. and on top of that being worried that shallan (who, once again, had been planning to cheat her all along) would not be happy with the solution she found because she doesn't want her to be unhappy. jasnah kholin i love you.
#again. jasnah kholin my crazy older sister#context: i have an older sister and i LOVE her. just as i love jasnah. they can do no wrong To Me#jasnah kholin#stormlight archive#cosmere
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honestly the most realistic part of kaladins character is he’s 22 and that depressed (source: i’m 23) only thing he’s missing is a little existential dread but i guess he did that early
#i know i’ve reblogged the he shoulda been at the club meme before but let’s be real#kaladin should be at trivia night#cosmere#kaladin stormblessed#stormlight
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