That's directed to Palmer
a light bulb moment.
Well, merc were the best in S1 by quite a lot. It's just that they utterly sucked (by their standards) on other parts of the track.
Sector 3 is all the driver, this is not an easy circuit to nail the perfect lap. Traffic will be an issue in the race, and getting the perfect window for the pit stop will be the deciding factor. The Ultra Soft tires will start losing pace around lap 20, so making the perfect switch to super softs will be crucial in either getting an undercut or favorable track position. Mercedes and Ferrari should split their strategies, having one car act as a spoiler if one tries to undercut have one car stay out to slow down the undercutter.tomazy wrote: ↑29 Apr 2017, 17:34I wonder, with the gap so big betwin Bottas and Hamilton, there is probably a set up diffirence in the cars. Have Mercedes implemented no sharing data betwin the drivers like Hamilton sugested? Has this prevented him from beeing closer to Bottas (and Ferraris) in Sochi?
If this is the case, Mercedes will probably quickly scrap this rule now that Ferrari have a compatitive car.
You can't be serious, my dear designated F1T troll. Need I remind you that the top 3 qualified within less than 1 tenth off each other? Bottas has been quicker than Hamilton all weekend so far. Also one race does not a championship make. Ferrari need to maximize their opportunities while they can, because it looks like they may take grid penalties at some point while Mercedes has rock solid reliability at the moment.Chene_Mostert wrote: ↑29 Apr 2017, 18:33No more massive power advantage to mask chassis / aero mediocracy.
Once the grid penalties come they must just take it. Ham is starting 4th with no penalty.godlameroso wrote: ↑29 Apr 2017, 19:02You can't be serious, my dear designated F1T troll. Need I remind you that the top 3 qualified within less than 1 tenth off each other? Bottas has been quicker than Hamilton all weekend so far. Also one race does not a championship make. Ferrari need to maximize their opportunities while they can, because it looks like they may take grid penalties at some point while Mercedes has rock solid reliability at the moment.Chene_Mostert wrote: ↑29 Apr 2017, 18:33No more massive power advantage to mask chassis / aero mediocracy.