• IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It’s not luck when you know changes are going on behind the scenes and actively seek to make a jump despite being laughed at and called crazy.

    IF he wins another WDC with Ferrari he’ll widely be regarded as the smartest driver on the grid and best career manager.

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      5 months ago

      It’s not luck when you know changes are going on behind the scenes

      He’s no engineer. He’s famous for being one of the less technically minded drivers. It was big news when he did simulator sessions with Mercedes for a change. Renault/Alpine showed changes are going on behind the scenes to Ricciardo and Alonso as well but those turned out to be overly optimistic projections. Ferrari making progress was clearly visible even for us outsiders last year.