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Not really blaming Bottas for anything, glad that Ric got away after that, I wonder though why Bottas defended so hard against Vettel when it was clearly lost considering the condition of his tyres
Yes but I was expecting more from the start and the race pace. The beginning was too easy. As I mentioned some days ago Mercedes worked hard to have better starts and we have seen the results today.
Yeah, and that is with Bottas saying on Thursday that there is no plan for him to play the support role.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 16:55I do feel for Bottas. After driving so well for so long, the tyres just wouldn't last and he lost out big time. Real shame.
From what do you take that? Vettel was clearly faster after the overtake.Restomaniac wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 16:59I hate team orders/manipulation.
Ferrari should have let a clearly quicker Raikkonen have a pop at Bottas too.
YES. And they shouldn't pit him so early just to attract Bottas and let Vettel behind Lewis.Restomaniac wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 16:59I hate team orders/manipulation.
Ferrari should have let a clearly quicker Raikkonen have a pop at Bottas too.
The point I made, has got nothing to do with Ferrari. So don't quote me for something I am not saying. Still I will clarify, Kimi lost out at the start, and the reason he finished third, was because of his two stop strategy and not fifth, like Bottas.
Bottas couldn't have done anything other than what he did. He had to pit when he did to cover kimi. Then tried to make the tyres last until the end. What could he/merc have done different? ?GrayGreat wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 16:59Yeah, and that is with Bottas saying on Thursday that there is no plan for him to play the support role.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 16:55I do feel for Bottas. After driving so well for so long, the tyres just wouldn't last and he lost out big time. Real shame.
The stewards agree that it's a racing incident. How are you going to revive your belief now?
Because if he didn't defend so hard people would have moaned that he didn't defend hard.jz11 wrote:So Toto blamed Ferrari for taking opponents out of the races?
Not really blaming Bottas for anything, glad that Ric got away after that, I wonder though why Bottas defended so hard against Vettel when it was clearly lost considering the condition of his tyres