JimClarkFan wrote:Only one I am not sure of is the Hamilton, today was as bad start, and 25 points for 0 is amount to make up especially when it looks as if your sister car is the only one you are likely to be racing all season. Still only race one down.
I've been thinking about this actually. Rosberg has shown a really consistent performance so far - to the point, I think he's slightly stronger in the current Mercedes. This is worrying, because with the Mercs being so dominant, every point will count, as it's likely going to be 25-0 (25 points deficit) or 25-18 (7 points deficit). The DNF in Australia is a huge blow for Lewis. While he has already closed the gap to 11 points, I have a feeling that another DNF (and with Lewis's luck, I think it might strike him again sooner) will see the gap again grow significantly. It also requires 4 wins in a row (assuming your teammate always scores the remaining points, which IMO is quite realistic) to make up for one DNF. With such a strong pairing between Lewis and Nico, I wouldn't be surprised to find that on some tracks, one will have the advantage over the other - so in the end, a few DNF could be WDC deciding.
Imagine the scenerio where one driver pulls a gap of two race wins and it might already shatter one drivers moral (8 straight wins to make up those points). The pressure will only get bigger as the season progresses.
I have a feeling here that Nico might pull through here - the 25-0 lead from the first race is already putting a lot of pressure on Hamilton. For the sake of spicing up the WDC a bit and not make it such a dominant battle between team-mates, I hope the others can close the gap a bit or that rain or other factors might neutralize the advantage a bit.
If I was to sum up both drivers, I would say Nico to be the more consistent one - but Lewis, slightly less, but at times, pulling out magic that makes him pull off things that are hard to replicate. This is going to be very close.
