2018 United States Grand Prix - Austin, 19-21 October

[Just_a_fan]

That Ferrari is quick on the straights!

[Just_a_fan]

Kimi has does his job of slowing Lewis down. Over to Seb now...

[Phil]

I smell team orders coming up where Vettel will be asked to let Kimi go. He needs to, in order to have a chance against Hamilton.

[DiogoBrand]

I think Kimi should've pit only after Hamilton went pass, the more he stayed in front, the more time Hamilton would lose.

[Restomaniac]

Vettel will now have to pass Bottas and Verstappen before he even gets to Raikkonen.

[Phil]

If Kimi can stay below the pit time window vs Hamilton, he has a chance at the win assuming Hamilton will not get to the end on his tires.

[Just_a_fan]

Spot on Phil!

[DVB]

UNBELIEVABLE that they didnt pit Vettel while he had Kimi on his ass! This lost him 2s. What the F is Ferrari doing??? HONESTLY

[Restomaniac]

If Kimi can stay below the pit time window vs Hamilton, he has a chance at the win assuming Hamilton will not get to the end on his tires.

However Hamilton is 17s ahead. He’s gunna be on cruise control.

[Restomaniac]

And they stick Softs on him. WTF.

[Phil]

My thinking is, assuming Mercedes stop again, they’ll do that soon enough which will give Kimi track position. Then try to win the race with him, while hoping that the battle will bunch up for Vettel to get closer.

Also; if Hamilton stops again, he might even fall behind Verstappen. Mercedes IMO in a tricky position. Conserve and try to get to the end or commit to the 2 stop and give up track position?

[MtthsMlw]

Seriously how many two stops did we see this season? Ferrari lost their minds.

[F1NAC]

this is one stop definitely. otherwise he wouldn't tip toe gas pedal around the track

[RZS10]

How much wider did Sainz go than Vettel and where did he supposedly gain the advantage?

[Sierra117]

My thinking is, assuming Mercedes stop again, they’ll do that soon enough which will give Kimi track position. Then try to win the race with him, while hoping that the battle will bunch up for Vettel to get closer.

Also; if Hamilton stops again, he might even fall behind Verstappen. Mercedes IMO in a tricky position. Conserve and try to get to the end or commit to the 2 stop and give up track position?

Highly unlikely they will stop again. It's like Vettel in Bahrain. Track position is usually king. Too risky to give up position and try and overtake a faster-on-straights Ferrari which could end in tears.