7beelsebob wrote:I think there might have been a bit more fuel in Hamiltons car than Rosbergs, because they couldn't really predict how fast he could get to 2nd, that could be the reason why he wasn't closing in as fast when he got to that 2nd place, also the tyre strategy - it looked like he was stretching his 1st stint to have a bit more tires/fuel left at the end of the race to mount a serious offensivejz11 wrote:[quote="beelsebob"
Personally, I find it unclear whether him gaining on Nico was to do with pace, or Nico's failure progressing. He certainly did start gaining a lot after a few laps though.
I disagree, without Rosberg's problem it would be very hard/impossible to overtake - look at Vettel-Alonso even without skills difference. He certainly wasn't faultless over the weekend and got away with a free win. The rest is car and 25+ s advantage over everyone else.gray41 wrote:Lewis was faultless today, got some luck but I think he had Nico anyways.
At this point, it's much more than just a rumour. Lewis repeatedly uses less fuel than Nico - we have the facts there. The team will not waste precious tenths of a second leaving extra fuel in the car.n smikle wrote:Lewis car fueled lighter is a rumour. Just a silly rumour.beelsebob wrote:I don't think that's it - Lewis's car is usually fueled less than Nico's, and even was at the last race where he started ninth. If anything, starting low on the grid, you want a light car at the start to help passing.
Again - because Lewis repeatedly uses less fuel than Nico. This was borne out today - Lewis' fuel usage was substantially lower.If Rosberg was fueled heavier why was he told that his fuel was on the limit at early as lap 15 or so?
Lewis was using substantially less fuel than Nico.Surely hamiton would be the one closer to the limit being fueld 4kg lighter as some uninformed people claim.
Except again - he wasn't - we saw the fuel usage throughout the race. Lewis was using less. Something about Nico's style takes more both out of the tyres, and out of the fuel tank than Lewis.It's all rubbish if you ask me. If rosberg was fueled heavier he would have been able to save more fuel thN ham esp if he was in clean air.
Lewis is fuelled lighter exactly because he uses less.But for the tenth race in a row it is not materialising. It is about time we give up on this faulty logic that Hamilton is fueled lighter.
It's 47 times the force of gravity. Unprotected, most humans will die from their injuries at 25g or so. A plane crash typically causes people to experience around 50g. So that's about it - what Kimi was exposed to was roughly the same as being in a serious plane crash.Gaara wrote:What is 47 G anyway?
What's that got to do with fuel usage?n smikle wrote:Rosberg would have to make a second stop remember.
I think Hamilton has lost 11 points to Rosberg due to mechanical failings this year.beelsebob wrote:I'd suggest that Rosberg has been (slightly) lucky at this point. He's had one race ending failure and one manageable one, while Hamilton has had two race ending failures.Sevach wrote:With Rosberg's Silverstone issues, both guys had 2 mechanical failures, neither has been lucky.
Ideally, I'd like to see a race where Rosberg DNFs, Hamilton looks like winning, but has a manageable failure that allows him to finish second. Then it'd be equal on points lost from failure, and we'd have a real championship on our hands.I hope Mercedes figures this out otherwise the championship will be decided on reliability, a win over your teammate means 7 points a DNF means -25.
Bitter much?iotar__ wrote:I disagree, without Rosberg's problem it would be very hard/impossible to overtake - look at Vettel-Alonso even without skills difference. He certainly wasn't faultless over the weekend and got away with a free win. The rest is car and 25+ s advantage over everyone else.gray41 wrote:Lewis was faultless today, got some luck but I think he had Nico anyways.
And I love how Lewis wins in the same manner that Rosberg has won earlier in the year and all the usual suspects are out in force downplaying his drive. Lewis was 1 second a lap quicker than Rosberg in the race and didn't need to stop again where Rosberg did, simple as.Traction wrote:This is so funny...Lewis inherits a win and the fans insist he would have won anyhow, Seb gets the better of Alonso in a straight up battle and everyone refuses to acknowledge it..Lewis been the populist gets his efforts elevated and Seb been the traditional guys people love to undermine gets hie efforts down played =D>