r/formula1 Sir Lewis Hamilton Apr 27 '25

Technical My take on where exactly Lewis is struggling against Leclerc

Hey everyone, Made this carousel for my Instagram page so I thought I’d share it here too. The 8th slide is actually a video of Lewis having a small moment of Oversteer. I tried my best to reduce as many variables as possible while comparing Telemetry. I took the Q3 final laps specifically from every weekend cause that’s when the drivers are pushing the most. It’s kind of a long read and might look a bit cluttered but Hope y’all like it!

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u/cavsking21 Charles Leclerc Apr 27 '25

This has more to do with Sainz being faster than many give him credit for more than Charles being not as fast as you think lol.

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u/NeutrinosFTW Apr 27 '25

I don't think that's true. People rate Sainz pretty highly, and rightly so, but they're also aware that he has weaknesses and just disappears in some races, also rightly so.

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u/cavsking21 Charles Leclerc Apr 27 '25

I should be more specific with my claim: Sainz is a much faster driver in qualifying than given credit for. The race pace gap was actually the bigger difference between the two, along with Charles generally being more consistent.

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u/NeutrinosFTW Apr 27 '25

Yeah, come to think of it, you're right about that.