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Nico Rosberg has won the inaugural Grand Prix at Baku, leading the race from start to finish. Sebastian Vettel finished a distant second, and he too was unthreatened in that position. Perhaps the happiest man on the podium was Sergio Perez, who followed up on his podium finish at Monaco some weeks earlier.
My issue is that this "issue" came out of no where. I am assuming he did not change the setting himself into a wrong mode, so the car must of ended up by itself. How in gods name is he supposed to figure it out if according to the wheel everything should be fine? Also bear in mind this is not the first time he is racing this car... and yet it must be something more complex than just "turning a switch".GrayGreat wrote:Lol. One race where Hamilton can't figure out how to correct his engine settings, and everyone on the sky team whining how silly these radio ban rules are. It's the same for everyone.
Specially when the team repeatedly told him he didn't do anything wrong.Phil wrote: My issue is that this "issue" came out of no where. I am assuming he did not change the setting himself into a wrong mode, so the car must of ended up by itself. How in gods name is he supposed to figure it out if according to the wheel everything should be fine? Also bear in mind this is not the first time he is racing this car... and yet it must be something more complex than just "turning a switch".
I'm assuming there was a genuine problem on the car.
For sure he could have gotten 4th without the issue, but no way was he ever going to get past Checo on track. I watched talemetry all race, and Checo was routinely the fastest guy through sector 2. Before the issue, Lewis would gain time in sector 1 & 3, only to have Checo pull it back out again in 2.Phil wrote: Evenso, i am doubtful he would have made the podium. Perez seemed genuinly quick and hard to pass. 4th should have been doable though.
Yes, because there would be no change of tires!Gaz. wrote:If this was any other driver then it wouldn't even be discussed.basti313 wrote:He could just go the usual way and start from the pits if it is that unsafe.Wynters wrote:For those complaining about the tyre switch.
Pitting at the end of the first lap still has an unsafe car on the track for nearly an entire lap,...
He was able to do two further laps and a great time in Q2 on this "unsafe" set of tires, so I see absolutely no reason for the change. Mercedes should have stopped him in Q2 if the tires were too unsafe to drive.
No matter what you discuss, it is a big gift from FIA. And in the past (RedBull in Spa for example) changes like this were never allowed, unless the tire suffered a puncture on the inlap due to debris on the track.
Might be true, because at one point in race, the gap between Rosberg and the Ferraris reduced from 19 to 14 seconds.matt_b wrote:Toto's classic there were problems on both cars catchphrase
I swear I saw on Twitter that it was traffic that slowed Rosberg down.GrayGreat wrote:Might be true, because at one point in race, the gap between Rosberg and the Ferraris reduced from 19 to 14 seconds.matt_b wrote:Toto's classic there were problems on both cars catchphrase
Don't swear, I believe youflickerf1 wrote:I swear I saw on Twitter that it was traffic that slowed Rosberg down.GrayGreat wrote:Might be true, because at one point in race, the gap between Rosberg and the Ferraris reduced from 19 to 14 seconds.matt_b wrote:Toto's classic there were problems on both cars catchphrase
I was just guessing.When did Kimi stop for the 2nd time? Kimi finished as high he could in this race.wickedz50 wrote:Ferrari strategy of a 2 stop screwed Kimi...almost did Vettel who chose not to do 2 stop
When will they learn
It might, but Toto reminds me of Nigel Mansell with the excuses "oh but we had this problem and that problem that you were not aware of..." The times of Rosberg do not lie, yet Toto has previous form too.GrayGreat wrote:Might be true, because at one point in race, the gap between Rosberg and the Ferraris reduced from 19 to 14 seconds.matt_b wrote:Toto's classic there were problems on both cars catchphrase
Oops!GrayGreat wrote:Don't swear, I believe youflickerf1 wrote:I swear I saw on Twitter that it was traffic that slowed Rosberg down.GrayGreat wrote: Might be true, because at one point in race, the gap between Rosberg and the Ferraris reduced from 19 to 14 seconds.
