Formula 1

[kruddler]

That reads more like a prayer rather than a strategy.

I'm a Ricciardo booster, he is known as "The last of the late brakers", a style of driving I admire, why he and Alonso are my among my favourites.

He has a McLaren car with known high end straight line speed and strong braking, a car they(the experts) thought suited his driving style to perfection.

But this year he can't get past anybody!

The 'experts' are similar to the 'experts' of AFL footy.
Imagine asking BT's for his expert AFL on matters.  :-[

Its relatively simple aerodynamics tradeoff. The faster the car in the straight, the slower the car in the corners.

The McLaren has always been that way, going back to the Senna days. McLaren was the fastest. The Ferrari was the best in corners and the Williams was bang in the middle of both. Made for good racing.