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Lewis Hamilton has won the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai thanks to a better race strategy and a working KERS device. Sebastian Vettel struggled to the end and came in second while his teammate Mark Webber ended up in third place after starting from 18th position.
The racing IS being done on track. Vettel had the option to three stop but chose a different strategy. Now he has to fight it out on track to make it work.andrew wrote:I disagree. It is completely false. The racing should be done on the track and not in the garage before the race.
Vettel chose a strategy and it's not worked. Hamilton had to make some overtakes for his strategy to work out and he made it happen. This is not artificial like DRS where one car has an advantage over another because they have different capabilities available to them. Vettel and Ferrari have simply got the strategy wrong because the McLarens were able to use their pace to attack.andrew wrote:Not really. If it was like the Michelin v Bridgestone I wouldn't mind but it is the fact that these tyres drop off so much is just devaluing the racing and overtaking. It makes too all too easy.
Do we know what strategy Vettel was on? His last stint has been ridiculously long. The tyre degredation detracts from driver skill and eventually makes overtaking all too easy. Incidently, I agree with you on the DRS.myurr wrote:Vettel chose a strategy and it's not worked. Hamilton had to make some overtakes for his strategy to work out and he made it happen. This is not artificial like DRS where one car has an advantage over another because they have different capabilities available to them. Vettel and Ferrari have simply got the strategy wrong because the McLarens were able to use their pace to attack.andrew wrote:Not really. If it was like the Michelin v Bridgestone I wouldn't mind but it is the fact that these tyres drop off so much is just devaluing the racing and overtaking. It makes too all too easy.
+1myurr wrote:Vettel chose a strategy and it's not worked. Hamilton had to make some overtakes for his strategy to work out and he made it happen. This is not artificial like DRS where one car has an advantage over another because they have different capabilities available to them. Vettel and Ferrari have simply got the strategy wrong because the McLarens were able to use their pace to attack.andrew wrote:Not really. If it was like the Michelin v Bridgestone I wouldn't mind but it is the fact that these tyres drop off so much is just devaluing the racing and overtaking. It makes too all too easy.
Edit: In fact the tyre war is more artificial as you're giving different equipment to different drivers. If a driver would have won the race had they been using the other make of tyre but they're contractually stopped from doing so then that is artificial. In this race all the drivers had the same options available to them, and thankfully we have a situation where strategy and drivers can make a difference.
I respectfully disagree.hollowBallistix wrote:It does not detract from driver skill, it is a skill required from a driver to manage their tyres !!!
So you don't think Hamilton showed any skill in how he was able to attack all those drivers and make his way through the field? Remember I don't think he got a single overtake due to the DRS.andrew wrote:I respectfully disagree.hollowBallistix wrote:It does not detract from driver skill, it is a skill required from a driver to manage their tyres !!!