I believe he apologized on team radio and Toto said so too in the post qualifying interview that there was a mistake. I'm really not sure what "vacuum" you are referring to. Lewis was up 1.5 tenths after the first sector and he was purple in S2, yet he lost more in S3 than on his previous best. This isn't Barcelona where you are sacrificing one sector for another because the tires are overheating. Montreal is a high speed full confidence circuit with significant track evolution. Anyway, as I already said, I think Lewis lost around 1 to 1.5 tenths, not more, thus he wouldn't have gotten pole anyway.
hard to say, but it's really going to be interesting if that's the case, as most teams just don't have enough tires for a strategy like that. They'd need to run the Softs at some point then, and potentially multiple times if they really disappear after a handful of laps. But it's unlikely to happen of course. Unfortunately
Based on qualy the Ferrari has enough traction out of the hairpin to stay ahead on the straight, and that's the only passing place. The only chance for Lewis is if the Ferrari eats its rears quite a lot faster, which it might do but if Seb can look after them the action is all going to be behind, while Seb and Lewis go round and round in tandemShakeman wrote: ↑09 Jun 2019, 18:05The only way Ferrari win today is if HAM is taken out at the start.
If VET doesn't choke under the intense examination by HAM the Ferrari pitwall strategists will choke.
I cannot see past HAM in a straight fight, VET does not have enough car advantage* to put him in a safe place. *unless today's temperatures adversely affect the Merc.
Long straight plus DRS?izzy wrote: ↑09 Jun 2019, 18:27Based on qualy the Ferrari has enough traction out of the hairpin to stay ahead on the straight, and that's the only passing place. The only chance for Lewis is if the Ferrari eats its rears quite a lot faster, which it might do but if Seb can look after them the action is all going to be behind, while Seb and Lewis go round and round in tandemShakeman wrote: ↑09 Jun 2019, 18:05The only way Ferrari win today is if HAM is taken out at the start.
If VET doesn't choke under the intense examination by HAM the Ferrari pitwall strategists will choke.
I cannot see past HAM in a straight fight, VET does not have enough car advantage* to put him in a safe place. *unless today's temperatures adversely affect the Merc.
but perhaps the Pirellis can deliver for us
yes i know what you mean, but last year...Restomaniac wrote: ↑09 Jun 2019, 18:38Long straight plus DRS?izzy wrote: ↑09 Jun 2019, 18:27
Based on qualy the Ferrari has enough traction out of the hairpin to stay ahead on the straight, and that's the only passing place. The only chance for Lewis is if the Ferrari eats its rears quite a lot faster, which it might do but if Seb can look after them the action is all going to be behind, while Seb and Lewis go round and round in tandem
but perhaps the Pirellis can deliver for us
There's free DRS in quali, and DRS negates the drag of the rear wing almost completely. So the figures you've mentioned aren't exactly representative.
When was the last time you got your prediction of HAM DNF right? I have been reading that prediction of yours for ages now.FrukostScones wrote: ↑09 Jun 2019, 18:58this will be a total borefest
VET running off into the distance, HAM dnf LEC 2nd.