As Opposed To Hamilton, Leclerc Can't Spot What Makes Verstappen's Car Better
F1Monday, 18 December 2023 at 07:00
Charles Leclerc mentioned he talked to Lewis Hamilton about Max Verstappen's car, and the Mercedes driver suggested he knew exactly where the RB19 car was better.
Red Bull's RB19 car has clearly been the most dominant car not only throughout the 2023 season but arguably in the history of Formula One.
Not many drivers got a chance to follow Max Verstappen closely from behind to see how the Red Bull car behaves as the Dutchman would almost always just disappear in the distance.
However, Lewis Hamilton had the opportunity during the United States Grand Prix, where he had more pace than the triple World Champion towards the end of the race and caught up with him.
The seven-time World Champion revealed he observed the back of Versappen's car was much more stable in turns and suggested Red Bull has been successful at building a car with a much more stable platform.
Speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc mentioned he talked to Hamilton about the Red Bull, but he personally can't recognize the details that make it faster.
"I spoke to Lewis after Mexico, where he told me that he can see exactly where Max's car is better. Maybe that's true for him, but I have to tell you that I can't possibly recognize the details."
While the Monegasque driver stated he could see whether RB19 had a softer or harder suspension, other details were far too small for him to notice.
"We're talking about differences of millimeters in ground clearance or suspension travel. You can of course see whether a car has softer or harder suspension and at which points it gains time on you."
The Ferrari driver added he prefers to look at onboard cameras as they reveal a lot about how the car operates. Onboard cameras are accessible even for F1 fans who watch races through F1TV.
F1TV offers streamers a feature where they can watch qualifying or the race from the onboard camera of any driver on the grid. Leclerc concluded:
"I prefer to look at the footage from the on-board cameras. You can see from the driver's helmet what the car does and doesn't do on the track."
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