Lewis Hamilton has won the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai thanks to a better race strategy and a working KERS device. Sebastian Vettel struggled to the end and came in second while his teammate Mark Webber ended up in third place after starting from 18th position.
That was priceless. As soon as it came out of his mouth, you could tell he was backtracking and trying to figure out a way to be political about it!!Tumbarello wrote:LOL Webber said it was good that Hamilton won in the press conference! LOL
There's an override in case the system fails so that the FIA can tell a team manually that they're allowed to use the DRS in the designated zone and the driver can still activate it. It looks like Ferrari have deployed this, probably by accident, in the wrong zone.Ray wrote:Yeah, right before the last corner but the world feed didn't show how long it was open. Might have pooped open due to malfunction. Though one of the Speed commentators did say a driver can activate it any time they wish but must answer to Charlie for it. Don't think it helped him pass Schumacher though. Strange it opened there.septerra wrote: I believe it was right before the final corner.
Ray wrote:. Lewis didn't do anything other than take advantage of Vettel's radio problems and possible strategy miscommunication.
Whatever happened it requires the investigation. If FIA allowed DRS by mistake in area where it shouldn't be allowed that has to be fixed. If Ferrari managed somehow engaging DRS without race control permission it needs to be penalized.Ray wrote:Yeah, right before the last corner but the world feed didn't show how long it was open. Might have pooped open due to malfunction. Though one of the Speed commentators did say a driver can activate it any time they wish but must answer to Charlie for it. Don't think it helped him pass Schumacher though. Strange it opened there.
Vettel could hear the pitwall but the pitwall couldn't hear him. He had no way of requesting a stop the ideal time, but according to Horner (a fellow who couldn't lie straight in his bed) they were on a 2 stopper anyway.Giblet wrote:Ray wrote:. Lewis didn't do anything other than take advantage of Vettel's radio problems and possible strategy miscommunication.
Lack of radio won't affect strategy. The pit board is still there with all the needed info lap by lap.
Pardon? You're suggesting that making up 20 seconds by having massively better tyres is somehow impressive? Sorry, but with these Pirellis, the state of the tyre is everything.Ray wrote:Yeah, that is my point. Webber started 18th. He was 30 seconds adrift by lap 10, yet managed to finish less than 8 seconds behind the winner and less than 3 seconds behind the pole sitter. To compare Lewis' drive to Webber's is lunacy. Fresh tires or not. Especially for a driver that is universally thought of if not the best certainly one of about 3 or so elite drivers today.
Yeah was just thinking the same, most of cars he should have passed anyway and once he got to Schum, Alonso and co he had the best car of the field and new tyres so really if he hadnt got near the podium it would have been pretty poor. Getting 3rd was very good in the end but Hamilton really was the driver of the day for me. Really great drive and one I'm sure he'll remember for a long timevolarchico wrote:Yeah, Webber's achievement is quite good! But also expected... He is in the fastest car (based on qualifying) starting behind a bunch of slower drivers. If he DIDN'T pass a bunch of people and make up a lot of positions, something would have had to be seriously wrong. Don't get me wrong...his drive was still really impressive. If I had to pick just one driver of the race, it would be him.
piast9 wrote:Ray wrote:Yeah, right before the last corner but the world feed didn't show how long it was open. Might have pooped open due to malfunction. Though one of the Speed commentators did say a driver can activate it any time they wish but must answer to Charlie for it. Don't think it helped him pass Schumacher though. Strange it opened there.
