Bottas didn't suffer that much in dirty air, I think Lewis had some issue with the engine which made it worse in dirty air.
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Lewis Hamilton has taken another decisive win at the Japanese Grand Prix, fending off Max Verstappen in the final few laps. Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium for Red Bull Racing. The win is a major one for Hamilton, as his championship lead is now further extended after Vettel retired early on with power issues.
Bottas didn't suffer that much in dirty air, I think Lewis had some issue with the engine which made it worse in dirty air.
Probably after being told he risked getting a penalty.DiogoBrand wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 08:38Fernando let Lewis pass from a long way back on the hairpin, i don't see how he held Hamilton up.
How does image stabilization make the drivers move the steering wheel less? Look at Hamilton's legs - you can see them vibrating over kerbs and bumps but the steering stays smooth.foxmulder_ms wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 02:31Yeah, nowadays, cameras have much better image stabilizationJust_a_fan wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 00:01Don't think this has been posted so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUoEB5r1QgM
The comparison between the smoothness of the current cars whilst carrying big speed through the Ss etc. to the 2006 cars is quite amazing. Hamilton looks like he's out for a Sunday drive where Massa looks to be having to work the steering a lot to get the time from the car.
Interesting to see that his 2006 time is only 1/10 faster than his Q2 time this year and a 1/10 slower than his Q3 time. He'd have still only got 9th on the grid for this race with his previous record time. Who says the current cars aren't fast?
He was holding him up for a couple of laps... Why do you think Ves caught up so much?DiogoBrand wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 08:38Fernando let Lewis pass from a long way back on the hairpin, i don't see how he held Hamilton up.
The investigation was for holding up Hamilton, Alonso was being shown the blue flag for a couple of laps.Phil wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 08:59Regarding Alonso and holding up Verstappen - just saw a replay. I dont think its an issue or that Alonso did anything wrong. It looks exaggerated from Max’s view because the incident takes place in the hairpin and Max goes to the inside and compromizes his exit (the turn in was far too tight). Because Alonso didnt stop is car, he automatically ended in front again (due to the bad exit by Max).
Hamilton just had a better position to pass Alonso at that point.
LH was seriously down on engine mode plus he was coasting today, it's impossible to say that VET would be faster.ringo wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 09:12Well,
Three races in a row now Ferrari has the de-facto fastest car and somehow reliability has set them back big time.
The W08 doesn't deserve to be on the podium today. Had the two Ferraris had a clean weekend, it would be 1234 for ferrari and redbull.
Hamilton is really just driving perfectly and the reliability has been perfect. The W08 doesn't seem to be the most robust when it comes to going hammer and tongs over a whole race distance like the ferrari and the redbull, but its been fairly steady for at least the first stints to put itself out of harms way; with the help of its Q3 engine trick of course.
I am a Lewis fan, but he is looking very lucky this season; driving well yes, but it has been Ferrari's to lose at the second half of the season, and for some reason uncharacteristic failures have met them when it really counts.
To be honest, while i agree with most of it, i am not convinced Ferrari would have been much faster. Hamilton drove and had fantastic pace on the SS stint. This may be also because Max had trouble with thre front-end (post race interview). On the second stint, it was a question of tire management. I think the optimum would have been 2 stops, but RB dictated the strategy for Mercedes, so they needed to make it work. This meant that Hamilton had to manage his pace, making sure that the tires lasted to the end, but also to not run into a safety car situation and then face a competitor on tires in a better state.ringo wrote: ↑08 Oct 2017, 09:12Well,
Three races in a row now Ferrari has the de-facto fastest car and somehow reliability has set them back big time.
The W08 doesn't deserve to be on the podium today. Had the two Ferraris had a clean weekend, it would be 1234 for ferrari and redbull.
Hamilton is really just driving perfectly and the reliability has been perfect. The W08 doesn't seem to be the most robust when it comes to going hammer and tongs over a whole race distance like the ferrari and the redbull, but its been fairly steady for at least the first stints to put itself out of harms way; with the help of its Q3 engine trick of course.
I am a Lewis fan, but he is looking very lucky this season; driving well yes, but it has been Ferrari's to lose at the second half of the season, and for some reason uncharacteristic failures have met them when it really counts.
