How F1’s current breed of cars expose struggling drivers

We’ve seen Formula 1 drivers experience some wild performance swings since ground-effect aerodynamics came back.
And this doesn’t just apply to the obvious examples: drivers like Nicholas Latifi, Logan Sargeant or Lance Stroll. Even drivers held in much higher regard, with better track records behind them and/or reputations for metronomic consistency, have fallen victim to the confidence trick imposed by this new generation of F1 car.
Drivers like Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo, both race winners who were largely revered in F1 pre-2022, have had their reputations shredded in this iteration of Formula 1.
In the case of these two, the malaise has lasted so long their very presence on the grid has been called into question - but even drivers who have generally performed strongly in these cars have still had acute moments of struggle.

00:00 Difficult beasts
01:49 Driving style challenge
05:15 Narrower knife-edge

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