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Simone Resta

Simone Resta

Italian engineer

Jul 30, 2026

5:22
Based on what I'm trying to get to, was it more Lando or was it really the upgrades from McLaren that gave this performance in Budapest?
5:29
I mean, for sure it's a sizable update and it must have had an impact in their performance.
5:34
But also, if you look at the gap between their two cars, it's significant as well.
5:38
So, we have seen in general McLaren as a team that has performed well in many occasions this year, with a bit of up and down between the two drivers in terms of who is the fastest one.
5:49
And we have seen some strong performance from Norris already a few times this year.
5:54
And maybe he was in a very good place with the car and the setup in this condition and time management and he executed very well.
6:01
So I think it's probably a combination of both aspects.

18 MINS LATER

24:03
How do you feel about this, Simone? And what can be done to stop these small internal problems happening that are costing the team points?
14:15
What separates the great drivers that we've just mentioned and the good drivers?
14:21
I suppose they're all different.
14:24
There's not just one, uh, single characteristic let's say to, to define those clusters.
14:28
I suppose there are characteristics that are quite unique and make the difference.
14:31
For example, when you got a car that is n- not in a happy place, uh, in term of balance, in term of characteristics, system of consistency, uh, there are drivers that can drive over the problems, and there are drivers that struggle to cope with that and just take a bit of a step back.
14:46
So, this is f- for me is a characteristic of a driver, where you really see someone that can drive over the problems, can cope with the problems, and just keep extracting the maximum.
14:55
Or there are drivers that, uh, for example, during a race or during, like, a quite chaotic condition, they got always the good view about, you know, the strategy, where the other cars are, what's the best strategy to follow with the tires, and so on.

5 MINS LATER

20:33
Do you think that is something that Formula 1 misses as a result?

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