Plutus - As I recall, Lewis Hamilton finished 3rd behind his team-mate on debut in Australia.
I said, that these kind of results are expected of Kevin Magnussen if the car under the given circumstances is capable of achieving these positons. Similar to Hamilton he will have to perform on a high level constantly to deliver the expected results. I was not comparing the two results and I trying to convey what is expected from him.
If you would have bothered reading and understanding my post, you might have come to that conclusion.
Explain
Plutus . Why is P2 not his true position? I am really interested in your justification of that statement.
Yes.
First of all this is a quote of my original post:
Kevin Magnussen certainly drove a good first race in Formula 1. I agree with Mephistopheles that P2 was not his true positioning but he utilised the cars potential to finish second unlike other drivers such as Bottas.
This is what most people seem to have read:
I agree with Mephistopheles that P2 was not his true positioning and he didn't deserve P2
Tell me in my original post, can you find the words did not deserve? Did I say he drove a good race? Did I say he made full use of the car to finish 2nd whilst others did not?
I was referring to the overall performance of the car during the race in Australia. I thought that would be clear after all I said he made use of the car (a reference to his good performance) unlike Bottas and other drivers who weren't capable because they made errors or their cars failed.
He did a good job because he finished in 2nd and on his way did not make a mistake whilst chasing Ricciardo and keeping the tires as well as the fuel level in check.
The problem is people the result is being hyped. McLaren do not have or at least in the race in Melbourne did not have the pace of Mercedes, Williams and Red Bull. I fear that with the hype around this result people will start criticising him if the McLaren performs like it did in Melbourne with others not making mistakes and he finishes 8th or lower in future races because they don't realise that the car is not good enough although he is performing well.
I am not taking anything away from his performance, when I say he is expected to deliver the results when other drivers fail, and it cannot be taken for granted that he finishes in a position in which the car should not be. It still takes a good driver and drive to complete the task. In Melbourne Magnussen performed like Alonso in 2012 when he took advantage of Vettels mechanical faults and the mistakes of other drivers, no one can say he did not deserve the position if anything it was fully deserved because he didn't make mistakes and concentrated on achieving the highest maximum position.
Anyway, take from it what you will. I said he drove a good race, and that this cannot be taken for granted but never did I say the result was not deserved and I believe that was never
Mephistopheles intention either.
