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Originally Posted by red 928
I'd bet some at Ferrari are wishing he would have stayed.
Let me pass, let me pass so I can drive slower!!!!
LeClerc need to practice his tantrums to keep up with lewis.
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I think the place swapping was a direct result of the difference in tires. They had both just changed to their alternate compounds so Charles was on the hard and Lewis was on the mediums. The mediums come into their 'window' sooner, so Lewis had some performance advantage. Ferrari should have recognized that immediately and swapped the order of their drivers. Their hesitation diminished the advantage. Later, when Charles' hard tires were superior, they were again late making the swap. This time the fact that Carlos was close to DRS was certainly a factor.
Ferrari pit,"Sainz is 1.4 seconds back."
Lewis, "Do you want me to let him by too?"
Classic!
Even with the fumbling, they managed to close the gap to the Mercedes from 6 to 2 seconds.
The McLarens pulling out a half minute gap to their nearest rival was sobering.
Best
Les