The Official Chinese GP Thread 2012***SPOILERS***
Discussion
DanDC5 said:
ewenm said:
dr_gn said:
Did Rosberg ever use the W-duct in the race?
Sorry, can't be bothered to read the whole thread.
Probably, when lapping cars in the DRS zone.Sorry, can't be bothered to read the whole thread.
Bedazzled said:
ewenm said:
DanDC5 said:
Apparently he didn't use it. Just the DRS/KERS for lapping back markers. Mercedes thought he'd have to use it to hold back whoever caught him up at during the race but no one did.
Does it not automatically happen when DRS is used?ewenm said:
ETA
Apparently he didn't use it. Just the DRS/KERS for lapping back markers. Mercedes thought he'd have to use it to hold back whoever caught him up at during the race but no one did.
How could he use it to hold people back? Can't it be only used by a following car?Apparently he didn't use it. Just the DRS/KERS for lapping back markers. Mercedes thought he'd have to use it to hold back whoever caught him up at during the race but no one did.
Edited by dr_gn on Tuesday 17th April 11:43
Lost soul said:
dr_gn said:
How come if the car was good enough to pull out such a gap with such consistent lap times, without the W-duct, there wasn't a bigger margin over the rest in qualifying?
i think .5 of a second is a pretty big gap by todays standards During the race, certain incidents upset the true form picture too and rather than confirm things, clouded the issue somewhat for this observer.
One thing I am certain about, the Mercedes-GP Team have got the rest of the grid thinking hard.
If the coming weekend's event is allowed to go ahead and without disruption, the overall picture should be more clear. Lets hope so.
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Lost soul said:
dr_gn said:
How come if the car was good enough to pull out such a gap with such consistent lap times, without the W-duct, there wasn't a bigger margin over the rest in qualifying?
i think .5 of a second is a pretty big gap by todays standards dr_gn said:
It is, but I was thinking more that it should have been an easy 1-2 on the grid with Schumacher, which wasn't the case.
The pundits seemed to think that the big gap was more due to changing track conditions during Q3 and Rosberg putting a great lap in right at the best time to be on track.At the end of Q2 the top 10 were covered by about 0.3s IIRC, so the Mercedes wasn't hugely dominant there.
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