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Post by RyRy on Mar 20, 2016 7:28:22 GMT
Lewis was at fault to start with IMO, he never bothered to cover Nico at the start. Looked like a bit of overconfidence to me, it doesn't matter who passes you.....but make sure Nico has a tough tough line around Turn 1! Instead Nico pushed him off as usual and that guaranteed Lewis will finish behind. I think Lewis realizes this and is just happy with runners up after losing bit of his wing at Turn 1. Hope to see him feistier with Rosberg from next round. He couldn't do anything about Rosberg so not really his fault, just a bad start and unlucky. Good save by Lewis. I think he'd have won without the red flag even with the bad start. Also think he'd have won if he hadn't pitted just before the crash. Points in the bag though. Ferrari screwed up the strategy this time, not Merc. Max was highly entertaining. Delighted for Haas and great drive from Grosjean. Also I thought great drive from Palmer. Costly mistake by Fernando, nasty crash, plesased to see him walking away. Interesting race. Yeah Lewis would have been pretty good for the end if the Red Flag didn't come around. I'm not sure if Lewis would have pushed harder on the mediums and then later pit for supersofts.
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Post by Hammer on Mar 20, 2016 7:30:45 GMT
He could've done something by covering Rosberg straightaway...he had plenty of time since Vettel managed to get through. Instead he kept really wide all the way to T1 on the outside and then found his nose all over Rosbergs rear.
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 7:40:36 GMT
Im loving Jolyan.
And I cant dislike Max for how he is.
Both mercs started badly then it looked like Nico came right across and then slowed too much in front of Lewis compromising him. dont know if the merc drivers just got the clutch wrong or there are issues with it; its different to last year...for everyone that is.
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 7:53:49 GMT
Lewis-The start wasn't awful, too much wheelspin. the problem was the first corner when NICO RAN ME OFF.
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Post by Hammer on Mar 20, 2016 8:01:02 GMT
Lewis-The start wasn't awful, too much wheelspin. the problem was the first corner when NICO RAN ME OFF. But RC....wouldn't Lewis have done the same in Nicos position? It was Nicos line since Lewis let him have that line. Also Nico ran wide since he had a tight line through Turn 1 thanks to Vettel squeezing him hard on the inside. IMO if Lewis just did what he normally does - chop across and squeeze Nico, Vettel would've just run around the outside into T1 but crucially Lewis is still in play ahead of Rosberg or at worst, just behind him.
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 8:06:40 GMT
Lewis-The start wasn't awful, too much wheelspin. the problem was the first corner when NICO RAN ME OFF. But RC....wouldn't Lewis have done the same in Nicos position? It was Nicos line since Lewis let him have that line. Also Nico ran wide since he had a tight line through Turn 1 thanks to Vettel squeezing him hard on the inside. IMO if Lewis just did what he normally does - chop across and squeeze Nico, Vettel would've just run around the outside into T1 but crucially Lewis is still in play ahead of Rosberg or at worst, just behind him. Yes, Lewis would probably have done the same thing. not saying Nico shouldnt have taken the line. The above comment is how Lewis saw it. Why did Nico slow down so much on that corner?
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Post by Hammer on Mar 20, 2016 8:11:06 GMT
But RC....wouldn't Lewis have done the same in Nicos position? It was Nicos line since Lewis let him have that line. Also Nico ran wide since he had a tight line through Turn 1 thanks to Vettel squeezing him hard on the inside. IMO if Lewis just did what he normally does - chop across and squeeze Nico, Vettel would've just run around the outside into T1 but crucially Lewis is still in play ahead of Rosberg or at worst, just behind him. Yes, Lewis would probably have done the same thing. not saying Nico shouldnt have taken the line. The above comment is how Lewis saw it. Why did Nico slow down so much on that corner? He had to in order to stay on the circuit, Vettel squeezed him and it was too tight an angle to make T1 at speed.
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Post by RyRy on Mar 20, 2016 8:13:06 GMT
He could've done something by covering Rosberg straightaway...he had plenty of time since Vettel managed to get through. Instead he kept really wide all the way to T1 on the outside and then found his nose all over Rosbergs rear. I have to disagree, him moving across right that far would have lost him ground and put him at a high risk of getting a puncture. We've seen cars go from one far side to the other before and lose lots of ground because of moving sideways = extra ground being covered and the fact it makes acceleration harder.
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 8:13:14 GMT
Yes, Lewis would probably have done the same thing. not saying Nico shouldnt have taken the line. The above comment is how Lewis saw it. Why did Nico slow down so much on that corner? He had to in order to stay on the circuit, Vettel squeezed him and it was too tight an angle to make T1 at speed. But you shouldnt hit your team mate to stay on the track.
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Post by RyRy on Mar 20, 2016 8:17:10 GMT
He had to in order to stay on the circuit, Vettel squeezed him and it was too tight an angle to make T1 at speed. But you shouldnt hit your team mate to stay on the track. That could be said both ways, Hamilton "hit" Rosberg in Austin last year and hit Rosberg today, not really his fault because of how tough the corner is and how many cars are around him.
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 8:21:02 GMT
But you shouldnt hit your team mate to stay on the track. That could be said both ways, Hamilton "hit" Rosberg in Austin last year and hit Rosberg today, not really his fault because of how tough the corner is and how many cars are around him. I dont have a problem with it. But rosberg should expect no favours from Lewis going forward.
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Post by Hammer on Mar 20, 2016 8:24:51 GMT
Ryry, why would he get a puncture down the straight and anyway isn't it Rosbergs duty to not hit his teammate who is ahead at T1?
RC, I don't even think Rosberg knew Hamilton was there behind him he was too busy trying to make T1.
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 8:29:28 GMT
Yeah that's what Nico said. Said he didn't know Hamilton was there and apologised if he caused the problem.
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Post by LRW on Mar 20, 2016 8:30:13 GMT
Hamiltons bad start is all his own fault. And he has handed Nico another confidence boost.
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Post by LRW on Mar 20, 2016 8:35:57 GMT
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Post by Hammer on Mar 20, 2016 8:38:10 GMT
I didn't even know a car could disintegrate like that. Looks like Godzilla chewed the shit out of it and stamped it a couple of times.
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Post by LRW on Mar 20, 2016 8:49:11 GMT
Sky were making some interesting comments.
If that car had a Halo on it - could Alonso have gotten out ??
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Post by Frontrunner on Mar 20, 2016 9:25:56 GMT
Really good race and the best Aus GP for a couple years now, there have been some boring ones especially the last 2 years. Overall my fears that Merc would bloodbath everyone didn't happen so thats a relief although if Merc got of the line better they could of killed the competition perhaps.
So happy with Dan getting 4th, much better than what I was expecting so extremely satisfied with that and race pace was good and the Red Bull seemed okay on the tyres so their is some hope of good results, maybe this year is not going to be complete torture yet.
I think the having the 3 options of tyre compounds has been a good move and adds to strategy so I like that.
With Max, I dunno but he comes across as a childish little kid, he complains that Sainz should move over to have a go a Palmer but forgets that roles were reversed in Singapore last year and the team told Max to move over for Sainz but cried "NO" to the team like a 5 year old. Hope Sainz can put up a good fight to Max this year.
Also glad to see Alonso was all okay, That car was trashed.
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Post by RyRy on Mar 20, 2016 11:46:07 GMT
Ryry, why would he get a puncture down the straight and anyway isn't it Rosbergs duty to not hit his teammate who is ahead at T1? RC, I don't even think Rosberg knew Hamilton was there behind him he was too busy trying to make T1. By Vettel behind, he would have been chopped by Hamilton, if Hamilton moved across a caterpillar braking effect could have happened resulting in a big crash Sky were making some interesting comments. If that car had a Halo on it - could Alonso have gotten out ?? They got shut down by button and raikkonen!
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Post by racechick on Mar 20, 2016 12:01:35 GMT
Sweet, he thought of his mum.
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