Ricciardo’s middle stint hints at Red Bull potential

16 comments on “Ricciardo’s middle stint hints at Red Bull potential”

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   Ivan Vinitskyy (@ivan-vinitskyy)
   13th April 2015, 16:08

   He was on average 2sec slower than Ham who was going 1sec slower than he could. I don’t see how that hints at their potential.
   1. 

      Andre Furtado
      13th April 2015, 20:26

      I agree, for the speed that he was doing, I don’t see how he was not saving tires.
   2. 

      @HoHum (@hohum)
      13th April 2015, 22:17

      Never locking brakes might have helped as well.
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   CountryGent (@countrygent)
   13th April 2015, 16:54

   I think that is more an illustration of a very good racing driver outperforming his package than any evidence of a midseason Red Bull resurgence. Let’s see how they fair come the European rounds; surely the combined might of Red Bull and Renault will eventually start to tell.
   1. 

      Michal (@michal2009b)
      13th April 2015, 18:05

      How you can outperform your package? :O
      1. 

         @HoHum (@hohum)
         13th April 2015, 22:18

         Ask your girlfriend.
         1. 

            Ivan B (@njoydesign)
            13th April 2015, 23:11

            hahaha sharp)))
         2. 

            Rob
            14th April 2015, 4:43

            ZING!!! :D
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   Chris Lawson
   13th April 2015, 17:00

   I think Alonso’s final stint was more impressive and showed potential. I know Merc had time in hand but he was within half a second of them consistently.
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   Edgar
   13th April 2015, 17:46

   He used his best trick from last year : excellent usage of his tyres.

   But unless Renault bring their A game for Spain onwards, he won’t be capable on doing much. The guy is legit and very good, but his car is handicaped on the straights, and different from last year, now he is almost alone at that.
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   Sonics (@sonicslv)
   13th April 2015, 17:48

   I don’t agree, as I argued here, Red Bull chassis is worse than Toro Rosso. The brake problem isn’t as bad in China as in Malaysia so sorting it wont give that much improvement I think. To be honest Sainz is doing better job than Ricciardo except for the spin (his fault) and gearbox problem (not his fault). He set the 3rd fastest lap too.
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   Funkyf1 (@funkyf1)
   13th April 2015, 23:55

   Those stats reflect nothing on the race itself. That car looked horrible on track and the other one blew up. Everyone questioned Seb, but he knew! The teams glory days are behind them. I personally think RBR will leave the sport before they reign again. Poor Dan maybe he can follow Seb and take Kimi’s seat when he’s done.
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   AntoineDeParis (@antoine-de-paris)
   14th April 2015, 8:47

   “Red Bull’s chassis has the potential to become a competitive proposition once its engine and braking problems have been sorted.”
   Dan said no more problems with breaks. But his overtaking attempts in China were just amusing. Not sure what’s happening with the guy. Looks like half a man from last season.
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      Solo (@solo)
      18th April 2015, 14:08

      That is what happens when you car is below expectation and you have ambition that counters your car’s ability. You try to push it too much and that ends biting you back. Hamilton had a similar experience in 2011. He wanted too much from his car because Red Bull was so strong that he ended up not driving very cool.
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   pxcmerc (@)
   14th April 2015, 10:09

   you could probably have taken the softs full race distance if you ran them slow enough. The tires are engineered to work at certain limits, and the limit of the tires kept Vettel or Nico from getting any where near the guy in front of them in the race. If you ask me Pirelli have gone soft this year, in order to slow down Merc, and in the process they have made it almost impossible to push the tires outside the limit for any real meaningful amount of time.
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   Matt Adams
   14th April 2015, 14:23

   Red Bull have always been decent on tyres – so can make long stints work….
   but that generally means suffering the undercut, and playing the game that you can make moves later on fresher tyres.

   Unfortunately with a marked top speed and power disadvantage, the Bulls will simply be unable to overake even the middling Merc teams.

   After an absolutely horrible start, Daniel drove well, but a Redbull with low top speed, but good tyre usage is only good in one spot – and that is leading the race from start to finish (much like Vettel over the Red Bull good period)… Start with a middling car that can’t overtake, and you have a very long year,

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