Probably, but I can't think of any other time where a poorly-built car actively put the health of the driver at risk while they raced. Which is why I think that Mercedes (ideally of their own accord) should just raise the ride height, because there's no way they can finish the season like this.
There were comments dating back to Miami I believe, that Lewis is basically spending the season trying to iron out the car where as George might be running setups that help him work with what he's got (or doesn't). I caught a few mentions on Reddit that Lewis was running a new floor design, but I didn't look into that.
If it wasn't every public figure at Mercedes complaining about safety throughout the whole week at every opportunity then I might agree with you, but it has a very easy solution and that's to raise the ride height and stop complaining. But they don't want to do that because there's nothing in it for them.
None of that negates the claim about the drivers "acting". Everyone witnessed what he went through, he made a concerning remark about the seat going cold, & even the commentators have talked about how much force he's experiencing bouncing.
I don't think it should be unfathomable to anyone that drivers and teams exaggerate perceived issues for their own benefit. Hamilton in particular did it better than anyone else when bluffing about his tyre wear over the last 10 years.
This completely continues to be purposefully ignorant of what Hamilton specifically went through today, bringing up irrelevant issues. Guess Daniel is just acting/milking it as well.
And Latifi scoring 0 points isn’t the same as Leclerc scoring 0 points. Retiring from a certain victory isn’t the same as retiring from a distant 2nd. Retirements often aren’t equal because of the potential points that are lost, and they definitely become even more significant if it’s preceded by one or more retirements.
No, Perez needs to not drop 21 seconds in about 30 laps and get utterly destroyed by his team mate. And he needs to not shred his tyres trying to keep up with Leclerc and Verstappen.
Christian Horner suggested Checo suffered from higher deg because of his setup potentially being more quali focused:
www.motorsport.com
Only if Ferrari can stay in the running, that is. I don’t believe Checo can win in a straight duel against Max (or Leclerc).
I still don't buy it. Max has walked so far away from perez at so many races. Put Russell in that seat and the dual between him and Max would be a season for the ages.
Not really, but it is what you read in the news perhaps and what is called clickbait.
Did some digging and found this article just now:
In Mercedes mind Lewis is still their "lead" driver so he gets the updates first. It's just their bad luck and engineering that meant it may have cost him time. Verstappen gets parts before Perez. You don't see him complaining.
