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Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
NR for perfectly executing the plan.
After the agony of defeat, success will be sweet!All drivers had a three week break not only Hamilton. Why do you assume only Hamilton's break had an adverse affect on driving? And what are the mistakes you refer to that Hamilton made? He had his car set up for the race and was 0.8 secs faster than Roseberg. Last year at Spain Hamilton was slower than Rosberg but this year he was faster. The new clutch didn't work for him and he lost any chance to challenge for first and indeed lost second place as well, almost third. The undercut on Vettel was lost due to a tardy pit stop, the next one wasn't good either. Hamilton had to switch to a three stop to try to regain second place, which he did. Pretty good damage limitation I'd say.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. Yes Hamilton had wheel spin, because of clutch issues......
"The 30-year-old Englishman never found the balance and set-up he wanted, his new clutch failed him at the start when he suffered furious wheel-spin, he had a slow first pit-stop because of a wheel-gun issue and he was unable to deliver any of his trademark passing moves because of the characteristics of the track.
As a result, Mercedes decided to switch him from a two-stop strategy to three stops and he responded with the most impressive drive of the day.
"On a three-stop, with a compromised start, finishing P2 was the result of really great driving," said Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.
"They were both faultless in this race. It is extremely satisfying for the team when we can pull off a result like that when things are not going perfectly." "
http://m.sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/news ... rg-revival
There is no evidence that Lewis' off track activities have an adverse affect on his driving. He fought back to second after several technical issues, he has three wins and four poles so far this season.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. Ah but they didn't have the same clutch. After quali Rosberg reverted to the 2014 clutch, That's not just the journalists opinion, it's a fact.
Without the clutch issues and pitstop problems it would have been very close indeed, Lewis was 8 tenths faster in the race. 'Good tonking?' I think not. Excellent damage limitation though.
And absolutely no evidence that Lewis' driving is in any way affected by his leisure pursuits......though one does have to wonder about the affect of Risberg's impeding fatherhood on his ability to stay focused. He's only had one win, one pole so far this season, and he's been behaving rather oddly in press conferences and interviews, perhaps it's all getting too much for him.
...From F1 fanatic:
Who was the best driver of the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix weekend?
Nico Rosberg (60%)
Valtteri Bottas (15%)
Carlos Sainz Jnr (8%)
Sebastian Vettel (4%)
Lewis Hamilton (3%)
Daniel Ricciardo (2%)
Kimi Raikkonen (1%)
Fernando Alonso (1%)
Jenson Button (1%)
Romain Grosjean (1%)
Pastor Maldonado (1%)
Will Stevens (1%)
Total Voters: 513
Bravo Bottas!! Bravo Sainz!! After the agony of defeat, success will be sweet!Ah but they didn't have the same clutch. After quali Rosberg reverted to the 2014 clutch, That's not just the journalists opinion, it's a fact.
Without the clutch issues and pitstop problems it would have been very close indeed, Lewis was 8 tenths faster in the race. 'Good tonking?' I think not. Excellent damage limitation though.
And absolutely no evidence that Lewis' driving is in any way affected by his leisure pursuits......though one does have to wonder about the affect of Risberg's impeding fatherhood on his ability to stay focused. He's only had one win, one pole so far this season, and he's been behaving rather oddly in press conferences and interviews, perhaps it's all getting too much for him.
Interesting then that Rosberg made the right move to switch to the old clutch and that Hamilton was in the dark about it. Anyway Hamilton stayed with the upgraded clutch but still managed to get the bite point wrong. He should have spent more time on the clutch setup I guess as Rosberg did.
I find it hard to believe that you are denigrating Rosberg’s family life which is obviously very fulfilling at the moment, something he can draw energy and confidence from versus Hamilton's three weeks of non-stop globetrotting, partying and late nights that would do nothing but numb the mind and empty the soul. An absolutely bizarre position for you to take actually. Lewis traveled the equivalent of three extra fly away races between races!
Again please don't attempt to compare fastest laps in the race as they were on different strategies! I am sure you can appreciate that the times are not comparable.
And yes a 'tonking'. From F1 fanatic:
Who was the best driver of the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix weekend?
Lewis Hamilton (3%)
Nico Rosberg (60%)
Daniel Ricciardo (2%)
Valtteri Bottas (15%)
Sebastian Vettel (4%)
Kimi Raikkonen (1%)
Fernando Alonso (1%)
Jenson Button (1%)
Carlos Sainz Jnr (8%)
Romain Grosjean (1%)
Pastor Maldonado (1%)
Will Stevens (1%)
Total Voters: 513
Rosberg did not use the same clutch. 
Yet despite you only just becoming aware of these facts, you now know why Rosberg got the better start, "Because he spent more time on the clutch set up". Yet he switched after quali. Not much time to practise clutch set up between quali and the race eh?I think there may be a little more to it than that. 
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