Second place in the WDC isn't that important for Mercedes, when they win the WCC and the WDC they will be more than satisfied.KeiKo403 wrote:hahaha...i think the only predicament that Mercedes might find them selves in is if results continue as they have been doing recently and that they'll have to ask Lewis to move over for a Rosberg win in a race or 2 so he can secure 2nd place in the WDC vs Vettel.
That could though lead to Lewis not being able to beat Vettels number of consecutive wins record or if he does beat that then his record might not be as big as what it could. Would Hamilton concede a win?
Clearly they got their simulations wrong for Singapore, the W05 and W06 have proven to be fast on every type of track so it's obviously a blip in their performance. Suzuka is a pretty similar track to Silverstone so I very much doubt we will see anything but Mercedes domination there.adrianjordan wrote:So with Vettel closing in on Rosberg in the WDC, what approach do Mercedes take?
Should they start to use team orders and protect both drivers' positions, do they protect Hamilton's lead or do they just keep doing things the way they have been all season since they have such a strong position in the WCC and it does look unlikely that Ferrari have actually caught or overtaken Mercedes and this race was just a blip?
Too soon to discuss that, isn't it OR do we really need to discuss this? I like this, because this happens every time Vettel wins and then only for reality to prevail.adrianjordan wrote:So with Vettel closing in on Rosberg in the WDC, what approach do Mercedes take?
Should they start to use team orders and protect both drivers' positions, do they protect Hamilton's lead or do they just keep doing things the way they have been all season since they have such a strong position in the WCC and it does look unlikely that Ferrari have actually caught or overtaken Mercedes and this race was just a blip?
Ben (Bhall2) did the work in the Singapore thread in digging out the numbers, but IMO they show some interesting data:Cold Fussion wrote:Clearly they got their simulations wrong for Singapore, the W05 and W06 have proven to be fast on every type of track so it's obviously a blip in their performance. Suzuka is a pretty similar track to Silverstone so I very much doubt we will see anything but Mercedes domination there.
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Monaco 2014 2015
Merc: 1:15.989 1:15.098 (-0.891)
RB: 1:16.384 1:16.041 (-0.343)
Fer: 1:16.686 1:15.849 (-0.837)
Will: 1:18.082 1:17.278 (-0.804)
Singap 2014 2015
Merc: 1:45.681 1:45.300 (-0.381)
RB: 1:45.854 1:44.428 (-1.426)
Fer: 1:45.907 1:43.885 (-2.022)
Will: 1:46.000 1:45.676 (-0.324)
I don't think that will have affected them. The tyre operates around the same temp or higher than they sit in the tyre blankets.FoxHound wrote:Mercedes have said several times, the issue in Singapore was one of traction out of the slower corners.
They did not encounter this issue at Monaco or Hungary, which have some similarities to this track. Which leads me to believe they have changed the way they prepare the tyre due to the FIA imposing the "at any time" pressure check regulation.