Do I really have to explain that to you? The main reason Verstappen was far ahead is because of where lewis started and how long it took him to pass the slower cars. The other reason is that Verstappen built a lot of his gap while he was on fresher tires. But when Ham pitted he was catching max initially all the time and catching him up fast, but he was too far down the road to make any meaningful impact. What do you think that would have meant if they had started the race closer to each other? Even at the end, when they were all on mediums Hamilton was on older mediums.langedweil wrote: ↑10 Jul 2022, 18:50Then where do the +41s after 71laps fit in that narrative ? Is all that part of the dra train ?Hammerfist wrote: ↑10 Jul 2022, 17:08You can disagree all you want but the fact that Max pitted so early combined to the length of Hamilton's first stint would have made it very difficult for him to beat Hamilton today.
Come on .. still a very long way to go. And the fact that they weren't upfront, well that's part of that same package, isn't it ?
The scenario I was describing involved Hamilton not starting miles behind. The same way the Ferraris put pressure on Max, it would have been the same with Hamilton too. Max's management of the tires was bad today. No ifs and buts about it.
It's almost as if you people don't understand tire degradation and the effect it can have in a race. Even Toto said that the race pace was good even though the result and final gap doesn't show it. Please educate yourself.