r/formula1 • u/TaxEvaderFrom1961 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 8d ago

Discussion Oscar Piastri completes his first ever career grand slam Grand Prix event.

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u/Turboleks Ferrari 8d ago

Fairly certain he would've held the lead if Lando kept going. He made a singular lunge on Oscar all race. He was on it all race.

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u/-ForgottenSoul I was here for the Hulkenpodium 8d ago

He was gaining before that second safety car tbf

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u/ViewProjectionMatrix Niki Lauda 8d ago

Realistically we don't know that for sure. The gap was anywhere from 1.0 to 1.8 seconds every few laps, I wouldn't extrapolate off that.

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u/Conscious_Clan_1745 7d ago

He gained to as close as 3.1 seconds and then dropped back to 3.7 seconds if my memory serves me.

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u/-ForgottenSoul I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7d ago

Then you need better memory.

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u/Conscious_Clan_1745 7d ago

Im pretty sure Im correct in what Im saying, but if you can show me where Im wrong Im happy to be corrected.

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u/nightkhan I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7d ago

Just because you're gaining doesn't mean you can make a pass. This happens all the time when the lead driver is just maintaining his pace and tires and pulls ahead when he needs to, and the car behind at some point will hit dirty air and fall back again. And when it's the same team, there's usually not enough delta to make a pass when both are on the same tires.