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[Nin-Chin]

The damage wouldn't have been too bad but it's when the tyre started flailing is when the real damage was done. If he had driven slower it would have not caused as much damage.

[racechick]

You can't know that for certain Nin Chin.

[The Second Coming]

Is there much of what he says that you can believe?

When asked if he was looking to end Hamilton's three straight wins in Sochi, Rosberg said: "I wasn't even really aware of that [statistic], until I heard another question about it. It's really not something that I've dwelled on in the last couple of weeks, trying to put together a statistic that would go against me - which is exactly that statistic! It's not something positive to go into a race weekend with. I believe and know that if I do a good job on Sunday I will win. That's where it ends for me - I'm not in the past, I'm just right here."
Read more at http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorspor ... WlDrcLq.99

Emm...

[racechick]

" The only conclusion I can get to is that my team-mate got to grips with that poor car balance quicker than I did. For me, I really lacked the confidence in that car at that Suzuka track where you are twitching all the time. I wasn't able to push as a result and that's the explanation."

Well he's nothing if not honest!

[ang4f1]

If I was watching/listening to that interview on TV, I'd have to press the 'mute' button after a very short time...

[The Second Coming]

If I was watching/listening to that interview on TV, I'd have to press the 'mute' button after a very short time...

...or flip over to Sponge Bob for about 2 minutes until the air is clear again.

[ang4f1]

[CookinFlat6]

Personally Lewis could have got points at Spa had he not driven back to the pits so fast. Coming up to Blanchimont the tyre started to flap and flail but he kept his foot in and literally destroyed any chance he had of points with it. Maybe lose 10 seconds driving back slowly and have a competitive car instead of saving 10 seconds and having a car that's 2 seconds a lap slower than where it should be.

Thats on the surface, but when you drill down to any kind of forensic level examination of the quantitative facts available, then you should find that there was a stark choice and that Lewis made the one that made most sense. There is indeed such a detailed examination on this very thread if you feel like going into it more. Clue - Spa is a long lap and the damage was inevitable ONCEthe tyre started to flap and flail like you suggest. i.e. once the delamination happened even jumping out the car and pushing it would not have make a difference to the damage sustained by the floor to track contact over a long way with elevation changes. Before Blanchimont could he have prevented the delamination, and if so what speed would he have to do to GAURANTEE this and ofcourse he would have to maintain that speed for the rest of the lap to continue to gaurantee it?

Considering these facts could help you advice Lewis on how to recover a damaged car next time

[CookinFlat6]

" The only conclusion I can get to is that my team-mate got to grips with that poor car balance quicker than I did. For me, I really lacked the confidence in that car at that Suzuka track where you are twitching all the time. I wasn't able to push as a result and that's the explanation."

Well he's nothing if not honest!

yeah, he is a decent guy and a racer at heart, like Lewis but without the gumption or racecraft and resilience. And at the same time blissfully unaware in his own little cloud of air round his head.

Imagine Button saying that about his teammate? it would be 'the car was shockingly bad, the car needs all the engineers working on it for the next 3 months to figure why my grip mysteriously disappeared'

I hope for his sake Nico doesnt win by an Abu style disgrace as he will inherit some real derision and still wont have earned his fathers real respect and he will know this, bearing in mind his father won a WDC without even winning a race (ok I made that up but something close).

[The Second Coming]

...(ok I made that up but something close).

No, no, no, sounds good. I'll go with that.

Such fun!

[overboost]

The damage wouldn't have been too bad but it's when the tyre started flailing is when the real damage was done. If he had driven slower it would have not caused as much damage.

Good observation nin-chin. In fact Bianchi did that very thing on the same lap as Hamilton except he had further to go having suffered his puncture on the first corner. Bianchi cleverly got his car back in one piece and drove a good race after that.

[What's Burning?]

The damage wouldn't have been too bad but it's when the tyre started flailing is when the real damage was done. If he had driven slower it would have not caused as much damage.

Good observation nin-chin. In fact Bianchi did that very thing on the same lap as Hamilton except he had further to go having suffered his puncture on the first corner. Bianchi cleverly got his car back in one piece and drove a good race after that.

Jeez, show some respek for the guy, he's in the hospital for crying out loud! Anyway, his car was so badly damaged as you say cleverly getting it back to the pits he DNF'd as well.

[overboost]

I have nothing but respect for Bianchi. I hope he gets well soon.

At Spa he had good pace through the race and retired with a gearbox problem with five laps to go. His retirement had nothing to do with his puncture at the start.

[What's Burning?]

I have nothing but respect for Bianchi. I hope he gets well soon.

At Spa he had good pace through the race and retired with a gearbox problem with five laps to go. His retirement had nothing to do with his puncture at the start.

So says you, he clearly damaged his differential trying to be smart but driving too slowly all the way around the length of the track. Surprised the gearbox lasted as long as it did.

[overboost]

Are you saying that Bianchi not only saved his car getting it back to the pits with no floor damage and according to you he also nursed a broken differential for 40 laps on the toughest track in F1 while closing in on his competition? Bianchi was amazing at Spa. To bad he wasn't in Hamilton's car, he would have battled back and won the race with that 2 sec/lap advantage!