Jan Larsen
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Magnussen is fast on a good day in qually and usually decent in races where Grosjean can be lightning quick in qualifiying (once every few years) and **** in the races mostly. None of them are world class, but neither is the car. Out of the two, I'd marginally pick Magnussen, he dosent complain much either.
Neither Perez or Hulkenberg is better than any of the two Haas drivers, but they both have more experience, however, they're also a fair bit more expensive. Perez can bring millions from his wealthy family and good sponsorship ties, Hulkenberg only brings experience and sometimes slightly better pace than Perez. Personally I'd go for Perez/Magnussen. Perez for money/experience and Magnussen because he knows the team well. Having two new guys in the team, experienced or not, is a risk.
But more importantly, Haas really need to get a grip of what they're doing, because I dont think they have a clue. One day the car is crap, next day its brilliant and all they say is that they dont know why. How can you not know that, telemetry is your friend in this regard. If drivers are happy, look at telemetry and note down anything in that particular moment and see if you can replicate that across all conditions. Saying you just dont know why the car is great and crap from one session to another is not good enough.
Neither Perez or Hulkenberg is better than any of the two Haas drivers, but they both have more experience, however, they're also a fair bit more expensive. Perez can bring millions from his wealthy family and good sponsorship ties, Hulkenberg only brings experience and sometimes slightly better pace than Perez. Personally I'd go for Perez/Magnussen. Perez for money/experience and Magnussen because he knows the team well. Having two new guys in the team, experienced or not, is a risk.
But more importantly, Haas really need to get a grip of what they're doing, because I dont think they have a clue. One day the car is crap, next day its brilliant and all they say is that they dont know why. How can you not know that, telemetry is your friend in this regard. If drivers are happy, look at telemetry and note down anything in that particular moment and see if you can replicate that across all conditions. Saying you just dont know why the car is great and crap from one session to another is not good enough.