[Official] Team of the Grand Prix: United States Grand Prix 2023

[Born Racer]

Who gets your vote?

[chunterer]

Wow this is tough this week!

I was going to say Aston, had Alonso fimished, as both cars rose strongly from the put lane?

Mclaren for Lando?

Ferrari didn't optimise tyre strategy and made a meal of the late race driver swap.

Don't know?!?

[bjohnsonsmith]

RBR, best overall team result with 1st and 5th.

[GT6]

Well after the farce from the stewards Willians get two in the points so this week they get my vote

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by GT6

Well after the farce from the stewards Willians get two in the points so this week they get my vote

Well, as I can't really think of a team of the race, I'll go for that too.

[BertMk2]

Tricky one - most teams were 'meh' with both cars or only really achieved anything with one of them.

Red Bull - Won but Perez underperformed again (Max won with a car that had problems, Perez nowhere near him with no car problems).
Mercedes - Bungled the strategy for Hamilton, Russell off the pace then Hamilton DQ.
McLaren - Only got one car to the finish (although that's on Ocon rather than the team).
Ferrari - Strategy wrong for Leclerc then Leclerc DQ
Aston - Starting both cars from the pitlane is not a good look.
Alpine - Gasly did ok, Ocon blundered into Piastri taking himself out in the process.
Haas - Double pitlane start, did nothing after that.
Williams - Got lucky with the double DQ ahead to get both cars into the points.
Alfa Romeo - Largely anonymous throught the weekend.
Alpha Tauri - Decent enough result for Tsunoda, Ricciardo nowhere.

So between Williams for a double points finish and McLaren for a decent Lando result and a no fault Piastri retirement. Gave it to Williams.

[S griffin]

Gave it to RBR for helping Max to win, despite starting way back and him having brake problems. Plus a decent drive by Checo

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Plus a decent drive by Checo

I thought Perez had another underwhelming weekend - I'd go for 'disappointing' rather than 'decent'.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

I thought Perez had another underwhelming weekend - I'd go for 'disappointing' rather than 'decent'.

Initially he was 5th, before Hamilton's DSQ, which is far better than his previous three results: 8th in Singapore, retired in Japan and 10th in Qatar. He also finished ahead of pole sitter Leclerc and that was before Leclerc was also DSQd.

[Aysedasi]

Yeah but Perez didn't have a pants strategy..... 'Underwhelming' is certainly becoming his middle name as this season has gone on. Mind you, Leclerc has started to fight him for it....

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Yeah but Perez didn't have a pants strategy..... 'Underwhelming' is certainly becoming his middle name as this season has gone on. Mind you, Leclerc has started to fight him for it....

I think Leclerc has pipped Perez for the 'Underwhelming' title. He's only managed three podiums, his best being 2nd at Austria. Otherwise it's a couple of 3rd places at Baku and Spa.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I think Leclerc has pipped Perez for the 'Underwhelming' title. He's only managed three podiums, his best being 2nd at Austria. Otherwise it's a couple of 3rd places at Baku and Spa.

I wouldn't disagree.....

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I wouldn't disagree.....

Difference beimg Perez has tanked in a title winning car as the season wore on even though he has won races.
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Leclerc had pulled off some stunning qualy drives and largely improved over the year, even though the Ferrari has been very ordinary over a race distance other than Singaz.

I don't think the two are all that similar.

[Skam85]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

I thought Perez had another underwhelming weekend - I'd go for 'disappointing' rather than 'decent'.

Checo's form has been that poor that a recovery drive to 5th on the road in by far the best car on the grid is now classified as decent.

[AndreasDavour]

I think one reason Leclerc comes across as so underwhelming is he has been portrayed as the saviour of Ferrari, and he was never going to be able to fulfil that role. While his talent is undeniable, he lack a certain something. In qualifying he can be quicker than Max and Lewis, but he makes mistakes when not under pressure and he is always a bit lost when the team flounders. Compare that to Carlos, who always has an answer in interviews when something has gone wrong, and who is assertive on team radio. He might not be lightning fast, but he does lift the team with his work ethic.


Checo on the other hand is in a car that might be the best ever, and is not second in every quali and race. That is underwhelming on a different level, IMHO.

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

I thought Perez had another underwhelming weekend - I'd go for 'disappointing' rather than 'decent'.

Compared to his recent races, it was quite a decent weekend by Checo. Kept out of trouble, got ahead of Leclerc towards the end and picked up some solid points

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Compared to his recent races, it was quite a decent weekend by Checo. Kept out of trouble, got ahead of Leclerc towards the end and picked up some solid points

Qualified badly and only recovered to 5th on the road in the fastest car. It's a race he should have won given that Verstappen had car problems. If that's now considered decent for Perez then I think that shows just how poor he's been this season.