Gotta be the only viable option. Same top speeds so will need a big tyre differential.
Unless Ver tyres go early so he goes two stop and ham tries to run a 1 stop and defend
Gotta be the only viable option. Same top speeds so will need a big tyre differential.
Softs will be dead in 12-13 laps max. Probably more like in 10 laps, if Hamilton is right behind and hustlin' him. He has to then make the hards last for 45 laps, even pitting on lap 13 . Without scs/vscs, that's not gonna work. We are likely to at least get a vsc here tho.
Imola, Portugal, Spain, Silverstone Redbull were equally faster! There was nothing in them really.renault rs26 wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:05Imola, Portugal, Spain, Silverstone, Turkey, Monza Mercedes was slower than even Haas?siskue2005 wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 16:42Redbull are the car to be on this season.
His lap in Jeddha and here speaks volumes of how much they have the car underneath him.
Only in Brazil and Qatar did Merc looked clearly faster.. apart from that redbull has been the fastest.
This is motor sport u need the motor (car) to win!
Agree. All the permutations in play are fascinating. I think lots of twists and turns during the race with the tyre situation.Shrieker wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:24I don't quite see how this race is 'already over'.
Max was more than .3 ahead of Lewis going into the last corner in Saudia in q3. Even if he had been a tad reserved, he could've still likely snatched pole by .3 of a second; there or thereabouts. But look how the race unfolded. Especially when RB went for the medium pinning their hopes on track position, and Merc played the long game by putting on hards. We have a similar dynamic tomorrow, albeit in the opening stint.
Personally I think it's gonna be fantastic, ceteris paribus.
Also te change in tyre pressure for today has affected Merc tyre warm up... The increased tyre pressure will degrade the tyres more in race...i don't see Max making a 1 stop, its surely a 2 stop for them...El Scorchio wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:28Agree. All the permutations in play are fascinating. I think lots of twists and turns during the race with the tyre situation.Shrieker wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:24I don't quite see how this race is 'already over'.
Max was more than .3 ahead of Lewis going into the last corner in Saudia in q3. Even if he had been a tad reserved, he could've still likely snatched pole by .3 of a second; there or thereabouts. But look how the race unfolded. Especially when RB went for the medium pinning their hopes on track position, and Merc played the long game by putting on hards. We have a similar dynamic tomorrow, albeit in the opening stint.
Personally I think it's gonna be fantastic, ceteris paribus.
Just a reminder that Max was quicker in his 2nd attempt before he aborted it, without a tow:
Agreed. They wanted pole, but seem to judge that it was very likely redbull would take it, and they made preparations for that scenario.Tom145145 wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:18It’s not likely Hamilton gave up pole, but I don’t think he/the team were upset with it. If Redbull need to do a 2 stop then it’s going to be a tough race for them unless there is a safety car at a good time for them. This track is most often a 1 stop but who knows this year. I think as soon as Max was on the softs 2nd on the grid was ok for Lewis as he would have likely lost out at the start.