Rosberg calls Hamilton lucky before podium ceremony

Rosberg calls Hamilton lucky before podium ceremony

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Gary C

12,489 posts

180 months

Sunday 28th September 2014
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And while it was a 'separate' reason, I don't think anyone thinks the loss of ers retardation was not the reason for the brake problems experienced.

One question, did they not have temp and wear sensors on the rear brakes ? I can't understand why his engineers weren't shouting at him to watch his rear brakes.

Crafty_

13,297 posts

201 months

Sunday 28th September 2014
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Gary C said:
Politics
Care to explain ?

theAmerican

105 posts

123 months

Sunday 28th September 2014
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Crafty_ said:
What possible reason has he got for lying ?
I don't think there was anything sinister in his response. If memory serves me correct he'd just come off the pit wall was asked to comment and gave a response. He'd not even been to the garage.

Still, bottom line is if the same issue were to happen again and all things remained the same, it would still be Hamilton who has the failure first. Anyone with a bit of tech & racing nous can see as much.

angrymoby

2,613 posts

179 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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ash73 said:
Gary C said:
One question, did they not have temp and wear sensors on the rear brakes ? I can't understand why his engineers weren't shouting at him to watch his rear brakes.
They were, Lewis decided to run in Nico's slipstream anyway and cooked the brakes. If he'd dropped back he probably would have finished the race.

Lewis said:
We knew as a team that we had some issues some part through the second stint, but we thought it would be okay to manage it and that's why we were going at the pace we were going. I jumped him in the stop and I was thinking 'Wow! Finally! What a great feeling', but then straight away on that lap the brakes failed. There was nothing I could do.
can you point me to your source, as i can't find it in the radio transcripts? ...afaiaa neither were warned re: brakes, they were warned about their MGU-K (software) issues ...Nico was then warned about his brakes, once Lewis had gone off

wevster

765 posts

158 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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angrymoby said:
can you point me to your source, as i can't find it in the radio transcripts? ...afaiaa neither were warned re: brakes, they were warned about their MGU-K (software) issues ...Nico was then warned about his brakes, once Lewis had gone off
Radio transcripts here

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/18/2014-canadia...

no warning on brakes.

LDN

8,911 posts

204 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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wevster said:
angrymoby said:
can you point me to your source, as i can't find it in the radio transcripts? ...afaiaa neither were warned re: brakes, they were warned about their MGU-K (software) issues ...Nico was then warned about his brakes, once Lewis had gone off
Radio transcripts here

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/06/18/2014-canadia...

no warning on brakes.
That should shut a few people up. Thank goodness...

Gary C

12,489 posts

180 months

Thursday 2nd October 2014
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Crafty_ said:
Gary C said:
Politics
Care to explain ?
Telling facts that aren't the real story without actualy lying, or politics !

Managing the brand image is paramount for all merc team management. It's the only reason Merc are in it. Does not seem to be very successful in this case.

Also, so it appears the engineers did not warn Nico and lewis about the rear brakes until Lewis's had failed ?