2014 Bahrain Grand Prix

[QLDriver]

Why the hell did it take so long for the marshals to get to the car!? The guy wasn't getting out - shouldn't someone have been there to check on him!?

[Shrieker]

Maldonado just cost Hamilton the race win

We don't know that. The track's well rubbered in now, that might reduce the performance gap between the two compounds.

[zeph]

I am normally sympathetic to Maldonado, but unless his brakes gave out, this was inexcusable.

Big thumbs down for race control, too, that SC took ages to be deployed.

[iotar__]

His fault but of course everyone's overreacting. Maldo should use Alonso's excuse that he didn't see him and get away with it, right?

There was more action between team-mates at Mercedes than through all Schumacher career at Ferrari, difference between good old times and today, a bit dirty from Hamilton. Then thankfully "alternative strategy" as a way to separate them for some time kicked in and worked brilliantly, who needs team orders.

[Joie de vivre]

Maldonado just cost Hamilton the race win

We don't know that. The track's well rubbered in now, that might reduce the performance gap between the two compounds.

still rosberg is less then a second behind plus on softer tires, which enables him nonstop drs zone ... its just matter of time

[mnmracer]

Maldonado just cost Hamilton the race win

Hamilton's tyres were already slowly going away; Rosberg was already starting to catch up.

[ecapox]

If the noses weren't so low, this wouldn't have happened....

[mnmracer]

If the noses weren't so low, this wouldn't have happened....

Don't think this has much to do with it. We've had plenty of these sort of crashes in the past.

[Shrieker]

If the noses weren't so low, this wouldn't have happened....

I disagree, from what i saw, Esteban's rear tyre got launched by going over Maldo's front wheel. Nothing to do with the nose - again, from what i saw.

[dans79]

Maldonado just cost Hamilton the race win

Hamilton's tyres were already slowly going away; Rosberg was already starting to catch up.

Lol, that thing called a gap is very important you know....

[ecapox]

It went right under the car. A higher nose would have hit in the middle of the sidepod or rear suspension. CLEARLY it flipped because of the low nose.

[void]

For me Perez flip was caused when his rear tyre hits Maldonado's front tyre. Nothing with low noses on this.

[zeph]

Maldonado just cost Hamilton the race win

Hamilton's tyres were already slowly going away; Rosberg was already starting to catch up.

13 sec gap with 15 laps to go?

[mnmracer]

Maldonado just cost Hamilton the race win

Hamilton's tyres were already slowly going away; Rosberg was already starting to catch up.

13 sec gap with 15 laps to go?

from the top of my head, 6 seconds.
and Lewis still had to switch to the hard compound anyway.

[iotar__]

Team orders at Mercedes, too funny - "Hello it's Paddy"