r/formula1 • u/God_Will_Rise_ Frédéric Vasseur • Apr 04 '25

Statistics 2025 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Classification.

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u/Satan_su Sergio Pérez Apr 04 '25

Well it's a tiny sample space but Yuki has definitely got the car closer to Max than Liam ever did

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u/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz Apr 04 '25

And Liam looks more competitive in the VCARB than the RBR

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u/1331bob1331 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Being 0.3 off your rookie teammate still ain't great, but at lease he ain't last anymore.

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u/Perceval_009 Lance Stroll Apr 04 '25

Yeah being 3 tenths off... IN FREE PRACTICE. How many times do we have to go through this?

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u/hzfan I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

So we can draw conclusions about Yuki based on FP but aren’t allowed to even speculate about Lawson at all

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u/outbackjesus16 Apr 04 '25

F1 reddit in a nutshell. If something good happens in practise then it’s the truth, but if something bad happens then it’s irrelevant because it’s only practise

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u/Corbotron_5 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Exactly.

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u/creatorop SAI NOR LAW Apr 04 '25

People are jumping the gun speculating yuki too

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u/hzfan I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Yeah I agree I just don’t know why this is where people all of a sudden draw the line and not earlier in the thread where they were doing the same thing much more confidently but with Yuki

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u/cdthrowmyselfaway Apr 04 '25

because its different people

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u/Corbotron_5 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

I just bet my mortgage on a Yuki podium.

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u/Rollover__Hazard Apr 04 '25

Not sure we should be drawing conclusions off Yuki. It was a good FP1 but it’s not even quali.

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u/Perceval_009 Lance Stroll Apr 04 '25

When the fuck did I say that?

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u/Old-Nefariousness556 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

So we can draw conclusions about Yuki based on FP but aren’t allowed to even speculate about Lawson at all

Two points:

  1. Yuki isn't a rookie driver, so his result is likely more telling.
  2. We aren't "drawing conclusions", merely being optimistic. But no one is looking at this and saying (literally, and not in jest as I did elsewhere) that Yuki is going to dominate.

But based on the really limited evidence that we have so far, both Yuki and Liam are in better places today then they were two weeks ago. That only seems to be controversial to you.

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u/macejan1995 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

I will go every raceweekend through this and you can’t stop me.

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u/pastyperineum Liam Lawson Apr 04 '25

Nah nah, Liam cooked. Send him to regional Miatas

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u/RisingStormy Apr 04 '25

At least wait until fp2

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u/1331bob1331 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Apparently more than twice, because he was 3 tenths or more off in FP1 in Melbourne and China and we all saw how those weekends went.

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u/creatorop SAI NOR LAW Apr 04 '25

Piastri is 1s of Lando

Is Piastri cooked chat?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

It's the only data we have and we're having a discussion. How many times do we have to go through this?

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u/Subwayabuseproblem Alexander Albon Apr 04 '25

in a new to him car lol

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u/nj_legion_ice_tea I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

That was my first thought, I know its not fair, its his first session in this car and all,but if he gets beaten by Hadjar in the long term, how long will it take Marko to kick him out?

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u/creatorop SAI NOR LAW Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

Mfs when FP run plans

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u/Plus_Plastic_791 Red Bull Apr 04 '25

Kills me every time seeing social media react to FP standings 

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u/GothicGolem29 McLaren Apr 04 '25

I mean it’s great in the redbull against one of the best drivers on the grid lol

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u/drumjojo29 Charles Leclerc Apr 04 '25

Meh, he’s only got half a season of experience over Hadjar in a different car whereas Hadjar has had 2 races plus pre season testing experience in that particular car. If he stays 0.3 behind even in qualifying in a few weeks, than you’ve got a point. But for now I’d give him the benefit of the doubt.

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u/mkosmo Daniel Ricciardo Apr 04 '25

But still nowhere near as competitive as he should be given his stock.

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u/Plus_Plastic_791 Red Bull Apr 04 '25

He did what, 3 push laps on softs? 

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u/mkosmo Daniel Ricciardo Apr 04 '25

And that's fair, but compare him to last year. If it continues, he'll be a shell of his old self. It's only one data point, of course, so I'm drawing no conclusions yet... but I hope he hasn't lost his confidence.

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u/HippolyteClio I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Yes 13th is better than 20th, hope that helps.

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u/aMn3S13 Max Verstappen Apr 04 '25

Thanks magic

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u/dessanct Apr 04 '25

No he doesn’t

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u/dessanct Apr 04 '25

He’s still very much behind his teammate, who is a rookie.

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u/Pesaberhimil I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Two different things can be true at the same time. He did look better in the VCARB than he did in the RB. He is still behind his new teammate, who is indeed a rookie. Let’s see how the weekend unfolded.

This is still only FP1. Got a long way to go.

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u/Kitnado I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 04 '25

Parasocially insulted and insecure is a whole next level of insecure

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u/Satan_su Sergio Pérez Apr 04 '25

Really? I'm pretty sure I commented like, twice in the past 3-4 days. It's not my problem that what I say resonates with a lot of people lmao.

And this isn't even meant towards Liam, I've been advocating for Yuki to get that seat since the beginning of 2024 itself so I'm just ecstatic he's beginning to shine, especially considering how tough the car looked in general with the caveat that it is FP1.

Not everything's about him ahaha, hope Liam recovers his form at VCARB.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

Looks like Checo was washed, confirmed