thank you for writing this!! i truly believe it will be such a historical record to look back on when oscar gets wdc ♡ jokes aside regardless of what oscar ends up achieving, it is really cool to see what traits he has that are indicators for championhood. and like you said you can't profile every champion definitively, and there are no guarantees in life, but it makes it very easy and exciting to be hopeful from a statistical standpoint.
some interesting insights: "plus it's also clear from the kinds of dr/ln jokes he laughs at that he has extremely immature humor and is very amused by the Other Lads but mostly just doesn't have any desire to be the one making the joke in the first place" -> this makes me like oscar even more... he's not obnoxious but he likes to react. actually i found that clip of him discussing the jetpack incident (in which he knew they were filming him and so he had to react visibly for that reason) quite interesting. he seems like a very observant and intentional person in a lot of ways WHICH MAKES THE HEART EYES SYNDROME EVEN MORE QUESTIONABLE.
"but when you look at their qualities it kind of seems as though he and lando look very similar on paper and that a lot of what made oscar successful in f2 (great one-lap pace + sheer adaptability + knowing when to take risks) are all things lando is lauded for" -> this is soooo interesting because although it's quite common to hear speculation of team lineup strategy in terms of having a #1 and a #2, or not, it's rarer for someone to say "i think they chose to pair these two drivers because their skills are compatible or their strengths are identical". i do wonder if they got lucky or if they're geniuses a little bit. how much did oscar and lando contribute to the success of their development, either in feedback or execution, etc. yeah you can say everything lined up this season for oscar and lando to be able to do well, but they still have to deliver as drivers and i think the "total package" that mclaren is right now being this strong is so promising for 2024 and beyond...
"There is no external noise in his brain. He doesn’t dissipate or dilute his talent into things that are not useful or functional, and that was apparent to us relatively early on." andrea stella banger quotes fr.... oscar is just some guy but he's just some guy in such an efficient way we'll see how that helps him as his career goes on.
telemetry will probably always go over my head so i can't comment on the full content of the post but it's apparent how much objective data you take into consideration when analyzing oscar and it makes your praise of him so lovely to hear ♥
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some interesting insights: "plus it's also clear from the kinds of dr/ln jokes he laughs at that he has extremely immature humor and is very amused by the Other Lads but mostly just doesn't have any desire to be the one making the joke in the first place" -> this makes me like oscar even more... he's not obnoxious but he likes to react. actually i found that clip of him discussing the jetpack incident (in which he knew they were filming him and so he had to react visibly for that reason) quite interesting. he seems like a very observant and intentional person in a lot of ways WHICH MAKES THE HEART EYES SYNDROME EVEN MORE QUESTIONABLE.
"but when you look at their qualities it kind of seems as though he and lando look very similar on paper and that a lot of what made oscar successful in f2 (great one-lap pace + sheer adaptability + knowing when to take risks) are all things lando is lauded for" -> this is soooo interesting because although it's quite common to hear speculation of team lineup strategy in terms of having a #1 and a #2, or not, it's rarer for someone to say "i think they chose to pair these two drivers because their skills are compatible or their strengths are identical". i do wonder if they got lucky or if they're geniuses a little bit. how much did oscar and lando contribute to the success of their development, either in feedback or execution, etc. yeah you can say everything lined up this season for oscar and lando to be able to do well, but they still have to deliver as drivers and i think the "total package" that mclaren is right now being this strong is so promising for 2024 and beyond...
"There is no external noise in his brain. He doesn’t dissipate or dilute his talent into things that are not useful or functional, and that was apparent to us relatively early on." andrea stella banger quotes fr.... oscar is just some guy but he's just some guy in such an efficient way we'll see how that helps him as his career goes on.
telemetry will probably always go over my head so i can't comment on the full content of the post but it's apparent how much objective data you take into consideration when analyzing oscar and it makes your praise of him so lovely to hear ♥