First GP that I’ve watched at any length in years.Vettel could have sat on an easy second place but paid the penalty for a risky manoeuvre going for the win.Bottas ran over some debris rather than not having looked after his tyres.Whilst acknowledging that he had to be in the position to take advantage of what happened ahead of him, my view is also that Hamilton lucked into the win.UKR - CSE in Motor Engineering (with an emphasis on F1 aerodynamics of the 1970s)
Quote from: UK Redsox on April 29, 2018, 06:35:23 PMFirst GP that I’ve watched at any length in years.Vettel could have sat on an easy second place but paid the penalty for a risky manoeuvre going for the win.Bottas ran over some debris rather than not having looked after his tyres.Whilst acknowledging that he had to be in the position to take advantage of what happened ahead of him, my view is also that Hamilton lucked into the win.UKR - CSE in Motor Engineering (with an emphasis on F1 aerodynamics of the 1970s)My mate is the head engineering director for the Mercedes F1 team at Brixworth down the road, and he says that Hamilton is basically at 110% all of the time, and demands that the technical team are too. So when there was that error in the first race, he might have a bit of a rant in the immediate aftermath of the race, but behind closed doors he understands that everybody is trying to squeeze every last bit of advantage out of the car and the tyres etc.
Quote from: Risso on April 30, 2018, 08:09:32 PMQuote from: UK Redsox on April 29, 2018, 06:35:23 PMFirst GP that I’ve watched at any length in years.Vettel could have sat on an easy second place but paid the penalty for a risky manoeuvre going for the win.Bottas ran over some debris rather than not having looked after his tyres.Whilst acknowledging that he had to be in the position to take advantage of what happened ahead of him, my view is also that Hamilton lucked into the win.UKR - CSE in Motor Engineering (with an emphasis on F1 aerodynamics of the 1970s)My mate is the head engineering director for the Mercedes F1 team at Brixworth down the road, and he says that Hamilton is basically at 110% all of the time, and demands that the technical team are too. So when there was that error in the first race, he might have a bit of a rant in the immediate aftermath of the race, but behind closed doors he understands that everybody is trying to squeeze every last bit of advantage out of the car and the tyres etc.Is my understanding of him. He is a bit of a tool outside of the car, but in it he is awesome
Lots of mistakes by Vettel this year, I agree he should be held to account for that move
Quote from: MoetVillan on August 06, 2018, 06:33:56 PMLots of mistakes by Vettel this year, I agree he should be held to account for that moveExcept he won’t because he drives a Ferrari.
Apparently the Mercedes F1 team is having problems with their best engineers being used on the Project 1 supercar. Trying to do two things at once, basically.