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.
I thought he was rather close a couple of times and you'd only need one clean go on that long straight. Also if you're closer, you might be able to put more pressure on your opponent (which Perez didnt have after Ham dropped back).dans79 wrote: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.
That's probably because Rosberg got bored out of his mind. Like most people watching this race.Just_a_fan wrote:Rosberg didn't look as happy as Vettel in the warm-down room. Odd. Indeed he looks subdued generally.
I was unaware that the FIA had checked his tyres during Q2 as they did after Quali finished. Perhaps you could link their report from that Q2 check?Felipe 92 wrote:Ham set his fastest time in Q2 on that tyres with "an unsafe car". Driving "unsafe car" at racing speed in qualifying is OK, but driving it in race is a safety issue!?
Unfortunately, the people with the actual information and the responsibility for defining the situation think that it is the same thing.Felipe 92 wrote: Ham has flat spotted tyre which was good enough to get him through to Q3, Raikkonen had his front wing stuck underneath a car while the track was still wet, it`s not the same thing.
So everyone who makes a change in parc ferme due to safety has to start from the pits?basti313 wrote:He could just go the usual way and start from the pits if it is that unsafe.
His ‘great time’ was a second down on his team mate and, whilst you may see no reason for the change, I’m not sure how much time you were able to spend with Hamilton’s tyres overnight to carry out your investigation. Perhaps you could enlighten us?basti313 wrote: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.
He didn't, but they stopped him too early with the intention of 2-stopping, then converted back to a one stop when they saw degradation was low. This resulted in a compromised strategy, even though I don't think it mattered much.LionKing wrote: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
"One thing for sure, these drivers they moan so much about so many damn things, ... but I’ll just sit there and smile. And there was a little shoulder shrug, as if he was asking the other drivers: “What’s all the fuss about?”
For the love of god, these technical problems are ridiculous.Phil wrote: Ps: Eddie just said on Channel 4 that Hamilton started with the "problem", while Rosberg initiated it himself and was thus able to change it back.
Of course by "technical problem", what they mean is a setting which is not ideal for the current situation. The whole point of having those settings is to be able to adjust the car by the driver. What do they expect from the car an AI?dans79 wrote:For the love of god, these technical problems are ridiculous.Phil wrote: Ps: Eddie just said on Channel 4 that Hamilton started with the "problem", while Rosberg initiated it himself and was thus able to change it back.
? It's easier to manage it on one lap so they are OK in Q. I don't know of course, maybe just the tracks. Gap still rather big.lmaomatt_b wrote:Toto's classic there were problems on both cars catchphrase
Perhaps the start was one hour later than normal to avoid overlap with Le Mans.oT v1 wrote:I dont understand the times for this race (and not just because i have to go to work at 3pm UK time). Its even later than most western european races, despite locally being on Moscow time.....
So they told him pretty clear what to do...
Indeed. This race together with some other tracks with similar traits (Few to no fast corners, lots of 90 deg slow turns and long straits) give us a better idea of the contribution of raw power vs. traction vs DF and L/D.iotar__ wrote: - Ferrari fairly quick, must be all those slow corners. Why would they be quick in China and Canada and not here?
