I have just done that (hadn't done before), and it shows that Perez was slightly faster on lap 15, and about 1.5s faster on lap 16. Perez's pace is constant, while Hamilton's laptime increases dramatically from lap 15. Or are we talking about different charts?Pup wrote:It's possible but if you check the race progress chart at f1fanatic, and select Hamilton and Perez, you'll see that Perez' tires had gone and he was slowing tremendously. One more lap probably would have put Hamilton out in front and Vettel wouldn't have gained that much.
What really got me thinking was that Button's 2nd stint was easily as fast as Vettel's 2nd stint. Despite being on a harder tyre.raymondu999 wrote:...What really got me thinking was that Vettel's 2nd stint was longer than the Mclarens' 2nd stint. Despite being on a shorter-life tyre.
and low on fuel....Onch wrote:What really got me thinking was that Button's 2nd stint was easily as fast as Vettel's 2nd stint. Despite being on a harder tyre.raymondu999 wrote:...What really got me thinking was that Vettel's 2nd stint was longer than the Mclarens' 2nd stint. Despite being on a shorter-life tyre.
It's hard to say really. Vettel could have been managing his tyres while Button was flat out - given that they had the same target lap.speedsense wrote:and low on fuel....Onch wrote:What really got me thinking was that Button's 2nd stint was easily as fast as Vettel's 2nd stint. Despite being on a harder tyre.raymondu999 wrote:...What really got me thinking was that Vettel's 2nd stint was longer than the Mclarens' 2nd stint. Despite being on a shorter-life tyre.
I can´t say Vettel was mighty quick. He was slightly quicker in the 3-4 final laps before a pit stop but in the beginning Hamilton was quickest then they were more or less even throughout the stint.raymondu999 wrote:Ah. Difficult to say though. The heavier fuel would have increased tyre wear and slowed them down by virtue of being heavier.
Wasn't Hamilton only keeping pace after the first 14 or so laps though? For the first 14 or so laps Vettel was mighty quick - quicker than Lewis - just that he couldn't pull the pass off. What really got me thinking was that Vettel's 2nd stint was longer than the Mclarens' 2nd stint. Despite being on a shorter-life tyre.
I'd love to know what the stewards know so that they see it as just a racing incident. Going into the corner both cars are side by side and yet Massa has all four wheels off the track pushing into the side of Senna.zoro_f1 wrote:race incident between massa and senna.
The Sky commentators asserted that Massa already had a puncture from the collision in turn 3, I'm not sure, I suspect he was just being Massa, and ramming into anything that tried to pass him. My bet re stewarding though is... They've decided not to be quite such cu*ts as last year, and not to penalise people for as many contacts, but to determine that most are racing incidents.myurr wrote:I'd love to know what the stewards know so that they see it as just a racing incident. Going into the corner both cars are side by side and yet Massa has all four wheels off the track pushing into the side of Senna.zoro_f1 wrote:race incident between massa and senna.
Did Massa already have a puncture or other problem at that point and so wasn't able to make the corner? If not then that was dirty driving in my view and should have been punished.
If he was close to lewis that would be down to the DRS wouldn't it?raymondu999 wrote:I say might quick because Vettel was biting 6/7 tenths out of the first two sectors a lot of the time - only to lose it in the final sector, possibly due to dirty air in the final sector.
The DRS lewis couldn't use because he wasn't following anyone?ianwit wrote:If he was close to lewis that would be down to the DRS wouldn't it?raymondu999 wrote:I say might quick because Vettel was biting 6/7 tenths out of the first two sectors a lot of the time - only to lose it in the final sector, possibly due to dirty air in the final sector.