- 04 Oct 14, 22:33#419334
Yeah, Hamilton had a surprisingly costly wobble out of spoon and the last corner, which of course he's not going to do every lap, so it wasn't a
basic lack of speed in relation to Nico. He also talked about quali/race setups, so maybe he's gone the latter.
The lockup into the hairpin he did a lot, so it must have been some sort of line/camber decision knowing it wasn't going to flatspot or lose time,
because a lot of drivers were taking the wider line and missing the apex. Bit of a gamble on such sensitive tyres though.
It's interesting that even with more and more of his 'aids' being taken away, Nico is still up there. He's put Singapore behind him well too,
which is what he said he did even during that race, but saying it is one thing... He looked rightly happy, and with good long runs in FP he
must be confident.
I was slightly surprised by the Williams because it's a relatively high downforce circuit, but they like those tyres, and must have had some good upgrades.
Well placed to snaffle up Merc issues. Alonso showed again the Ferrari isn't a bad car. He could sneak a podium.
I still couldn't call the race, if we even have proper racing. Bit annoying, it's one of the few races I get to watch at a civilised time.
I know Lewis locked up on one of the tight corners. But sky showed the two laps side by side and Lewis actually GAINED on that corner. Apart from that and just a couple of slightly missed apex, he was clean.
Yeah, Hamilton had a surprisingly costly wobble out of spoon and the last corner, which of course he's not going to do every lap, so it wasn't a
basic lack of speed in relation to Nico. He also talked about quali/race setups, so maybe he's gone the latter.
The lockup into the hairpin he did a lot, so it must have been some sort of line/camber decision knowing it wasn't going to flatspot or lose time,
because a lot of drivers were taking the wider line and missing the apex. Bit of a gamble on such sensitive tyres though.
It's interesting that even with more and more of his 'aids' being taken away, Nico is still up there. He's put Singapore behind him well too,
which is what he said he did even during that race, but saying it is one thing... He looked rightly happy, and with good long runs in FP he
must be confident.
I was slightly surprised by the Williams because it's a relatively high downforce circuit, but they like those tyres, and must have had some good upgrades.
Well placed to snaffle up Merc issues. Alonso showed again the Ferrari isn't a bad car. He could sneak a podium.
I still couldn't call the race, if we even have proper racing. Bit annoying, it's one of the few races I get to watch at a civilised time.
