Lewis Hamilton has won the United States GP in a controlled manner. The Briton held onto his pole position and went on to lead Nico Rosberg to the finish flag, reducing his deficit in the championship to 26 points. Daniel Ricciardo finished in third position to complete the podium.
That´s an interesting comparison.
Yes, this was mentioned on Ted's Notebook.simieski wrote:I thought I heard on Sky that it was caused by a new brake duct chafing on the wheel rim, which in turn got very hot which led to the tyre failing.Fifty wrote:Any details come out on Sainz back to back tire punctures?
More like 333 vs 308.Andres125sx wrote:That´s an interesting comparison.
Top speed is way higher this season (325 vs 308 more or less) and also cornering speed is higher in first sector, but the final laptime is pretty similar. I know in 2012 Vettel was using mediums while Lewis used supersofts so the comparison is not that straight forward tough
I guess power must be higher on 2012... Did they use DRS all around the track in 2012?
Dan has to go long enough to avoid traffic. So I do not expect him to stop very early and when it is only early, the Mercs will pit right after him. There is little to no chance to go S-M as it would exceed the max limits by Pirelli. So it will be an easy 2-Stop, an early first stop will not hurt.Mansell89 wrote: Will be interesting if they could get Dan in some space to undercut when he stops early to rid the supersofts but we will have to see.
Looking at the two Porsche Supercup races, there is nothing more important than getting the inside into turn 1. It will be a drag race to the first corner, the distance from P2 to the apex is not much longer than from P1 as P1 needs to cross the track. I can picture a hard fight for the apex with a front wing part flying. Whoever is on the inside will do a Ham and, thus, will be ahead.Mansell89 wrote: Will Rosberg get twitchy in turn 1?! Pressure is on now- the Championship is in front of him...who knows!
True...but I have my doubts, that the Bulls are fast enough.Manoah2u wrote:I think it depends mostly on how Lewis' start will go. If it's flawless and better than nico, then I think Lewis will sail away and the game is on for Nico vs the RedBulls.
Nico is on the inside. There is not much chance for P3 to attack P2 if P2 is not compromised by a slow P1 so that P3 can take the outside line. I do not think this will happen.Manoah2u wrote: Also depends on how good Nico's start is and how good RIC and VES' starts are. If RIC gets away well, then he'll definately try to overtake Nico in the first corner,
Why do you think Lewis is in good shape? In Q he had one good (perfect) lap. This lap was the only difference to Ros. I rather expect a close formation flight to a 1/2.Manoah2u wrote: Lewis seems a lot better shaped up so it's looking to be a fairly interesting race, though i have a feeling that after a
lap of 5 to 10, it'll be a borefest untill the last laps.
