Mercedes forced to run with less power today? Equalisation
Discussion
Jasandjules said:
I have to admit though I did wonder if they run a little lower (not due to being told to) so that there was more of a fight to try and diffuse the "equalisation" bull***t.
So did I!Terrible the conspiracy theories our own minds can come up with ! But Merc did seem to have lost that second and a half they always had in hand.
Strange, better get the tinfoil out again
LeftHooker said:
Or just a bad tyre strategy and unlucky with the safety car call? That Fezza win came out of nowhere, smells a bit fishy to me two weeks after a Merc Whitewash in Oz.
It didn't come out of nowhere. Not if you followed what the respective teams were doing throughout the preceding 2 days. Ferrari were competitive today because they made a massive step forward over the winter, which was obvious from the first day of the Jerez test. The very hot conditions suited their package, and they also had a superb strategy, which Vettel executed perfectly.
Mercedes didn't win because they completely screwed up their strategy and their car was harder on its tyres in the conditions. Lewis's pace was limited by the need to manage his tyres, not his power unit.
Mercedes didn't win because they completely screwed up their strategy and their car was harder on its tyres in the conditions. Lewis's pace was limited by the need to manage his tyres, not his power unit.
Oh come on.. What a load of BS.
...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
DS240 said:
Oh come on.. What a load of BS.
...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
Hamilton was 34 seconds ahead of Vettel in Oz, and probably could have been more if pushed harder. In Oz Hamilton was 1.4 seconds quicker in qualifying than Vettel, on a shorter lap than Malaysia. ...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
So, did Ferrari find all of this time on the trip from Oz to Malaysia, at the airport perhaps? Or in Bernie's private jet?
At the start of the race, first few laps before the safety car, on the same tyres, Rosberg could not get anywhere near Vettel?
Bernie s
t himself after the first race that it was going to be a Merc whitewash season. Germany dropped from the calendar, audiences plummeting. What do you do.........LeftHooker said:
DS240 said:
Oh come on.. What a load of BS.
...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
Hamilton was 34 seconds ahead of Vettel in Oz, and probably could have been more if pushed harder. In Oz Hamilton was 1.4 seconds quicker in qualifying than Vettel, on a shorter lap than Malaysia. ...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
So, did Ferrari find all of this time on the trip from Oz to Malaysia, at the airport perhaps? Or in Bernie's private jet?
At the start of the race, first few laps before the safety car, on the same tyres, Rosberg could not get anywhere near Vettel?
Bernie s
t himself after the first race that it was going to be a Merc whitewash season. Germany dropped from the calendar, audiences plummeting. What do you do.........No conspiracy theory at all.
slipstream 1985 said:
LeftHooker said:
DS240 said:
Oh come on.. What a load of BS.
...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
Hamilton was 34 seconds ahead of Vettel in Oz, and probably could have been more if pushed harder. In Oz Hamilton was 1.4 seconds quicker in qualifying than Vettel, on a shorter lap than Malaysia. ...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
So, did Ferrari find all of this time on the trip from Oz to Malaysia, at the airport perhaps? Or in Bernie's private jet?
At the start of the race, first few laps before the safety car, on the same tyres, Rosberg could not get anywhere near Vettel?
Bernie s
t himself after the first race that it was going to be a Merc whitewash season. Germany dropped from the calendar, audiences plummeting. What do you do.........No conspiracy theory at all.
LeftHooker said:
slipstream 1985 said:
LeftHooker said:
DS240 said:
Oh come on.. What a load of BS.
...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
Hamilton was 34 seconds ahead of Vettel in Oz, and probably could have been more if pushed harder. In Oz Hamilton was 1.4 seconds quicker in qualifying than Vettel, on a shorter lap than Malaysia. ...... Back in the real world. Ferrari were not far off the pace in Australia, looked positive in pre season testing and looked strong all weekend.
There's an element of the early pit stop and mercs not passing traffic afterwards which helped vettel, but pace was there from Ferrari to battle.
So, did Ferrari find all of this time on the trip from Oz to Malaysia, at the airport perhaps? Or in Bernie's private jet?
At the start of the race, first few laps before the safety car, on the same tyres, Rosberg could not get anywhere near Vettel?
Bernie s
t himself after the first race that it was going to be a Merc whitewash season. Germany dropped from the calendar, audiences plummeting. What do you do.........No conspiracy theory at all.
Don't forget the rest of the pack were still miles behind the Mercs. The Ferrari powered Saubers have appeared from nowhere this year.
Nothing sinister here. Ferrari found a sweet spot today with the high temps and being light on tyres.
If the next race is cold I expect Ferrari to be less competitive.
Ferrari may the Williams issue from last year this season in the car being kind on its tyres, in warm weather it works well but the negative will be in cooler/wet conditions it can't work them hard enough and struggle for pace.
They just got things right today and are the first team to best Mercedes on performance rather than mechanical failure.
They just got things right today and are the first team to best Mercedes on performance rather than mechanical failure.
LeftHooker said:
Hamilton was 34 seconds ahead of Vettel in Oz, and probably could have been more if pushed harder. In Oz Hamilton was 1.4 seconds quicker in qualifying than Vettel, on a shorter lap than Malaysia.
So, did Ferrari find all of this time on the trip from Oz to Malaysia, at the airport perhaps? Or in Bernie's private jet?
At the start of the race, first few laps before the safety car, on the same tyres, Rosberg could not get anywhere near Vettel?
Bernie st himself after the first race that it was going to be a Merc whitewash season. Germany dropped from the calendar, audiences plummeting. What do you do.........
Where do you people come up with this dross from ? did you not watch the race ? do you not understand tyre compounds and strategy ?So, did Ferrari find all of this time on the trip from Oz to Malaysia, at the airport perhaps? Or in Bernie's private jet?
At the start of the race, first few laps before the safety car, on the same tyres, Rosberg could not get anywhere near Vettel?
Bernie s
t himself after the first race that it was going to be a Merc whitewash season. Germany dropped from the calendar, audiences plummeting. What do you do.........Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff