Will Hamilton have the chance to take the fight to Rosberg?

23 comments on “Will Hamilton have the chance to take the fight to Rosberg?”

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   Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
   28th November 2015, 20:21

   2nd sector has the top 4 on the sheets line astern. I think that says a lot, and the fact that this formation is broken by Ricciardo who’s 5th but 10th on the s2. In the end the fact that gaps on S3 are much broader than S2 albeit not surprising as 50% of the corners are there, is showcase that teams knew this deficiency wouldn’t affect the grid and probably not the wheel-to-wheel racing.
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   Sumedh
   28th November 2015, 20:28

   I think Seb may also be in the podium fight
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   JohnNik (@johnnik)
   28th November 2015, 20:52

   In the predictions I went ROS on pole but HAM to win with ROS 2nd.
   Simply because I expected ROS to pull out 1 good lap in Q3, but if he’s leading into the pit stop(s) then when he goes in HAM will use his fresher engine in an “over cut” attempt.
   1. 

      ADD (@addimaf1)
      28th November 2015, 21:27

      I believe the process is called Hammertime!
      1. 

         JohnNik (@johnnik)
         28th November 2015, 21:41

         How could I forget?! HAHA.
      2. 

         Mr. D
         29th November 2015, 6:25

         Hammertime a quote used in NBA way way before Hamilton. I dont c the fuss u imply too. And also Hamilton is and was never that fast in those in and out lap. Same as everybody else
   2. 

      dynamite
      28th November 2015, 21:49

      How would that be even considered “fair”?
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   Kribana (@krichelle)
   28th November 2015, 21:49

   As usual, and by seeing it, Lewis sets his car for the race rather than qualifying… I am starting to think that, considering the way f1 is today, this might be a bad idea. Mainly because, thanks to Pirelli, cars are difficult to follow each other. Nowadays, the driver on pole can just drive slowly and make the chaser eat its tyres because of the last sentence above, which is making the drivers not attack and wait for the pit stops. Ferrari used to do this earlier this year, Rosberg complained in China: “Tell Lewis to speed up”. Lewis in trying to overtake Sebastian in Spain said: “Impossible to overtake” and had to use the sheer pace of his W06 in order to jump Sebastian. In Silverstone, we saw Bottas and the two Mercedes stuck behind Massa, leading to Hamilton attempting the jump on Massa, Bottas and Rosberg, which worked.
   However, some tracks, such as COTA, Monza, SPA, allow the cars to follow properly. We need tyres that last, that’s it.
   1. 

      Mashiat
      29th November 2015, 3:53

      @krichelle Some tracks such as COTA, Spa and Monza allow overtaking? Hardly, COTA’s first sector is place where it’s hard to follow unless you have a clear tyre/downforce/pace advantage. Both 2012, 2013 and 2014 were an example of this. Same with Spa; it’s not easy to follow another car, but it is the length of the straights which allows overtaking. And you would think that Monza would be overtaking heaven. Yeah…no. Watch back the 2013 and 2015 races; it’s not easy to overtake (unless it’s on a McLaren Honda or Renault-engined car)
      1. 

         Kribana (@krichelle)
         29th November 2015, 7:46

         I meant that at least there is a higher chance of overtaking in comparison to other tracks.
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         Kribana (@krichelle)
         29th November 2015, 7:50

         Besides, in COTA it is the second and last sector where you get hit with the dirty air cheese. Hamilton was keeping up with Sebastian and Nico when he was chasing them down. Only Lewis never got close enough to line up a pass on Sebastian while he managed to against Nico. In Monza, it is easier to follow cars but overtaking is not guaranteed.
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   Dan_the_McLaren_fan (@dan_the_mclaren_fan)
   28th November 2015, 22:19

   McLaren have chosen an interesting setup. They know they have a slow engine but a good chassis, so they’ve done everything to have good pace in the last sector. We could see they are not very good in the first two sectors (and they have the worst top speeds), but the last sector isn’t too bad : 13th for Alonso and 8th for Button. This gamble has almost paid off in qualifying : Jenson had pace to be 11th. Unfortunately, Alonso failed to get in Q2 : a pity because he had good pace in FP3.
   With a good strategy, some retirements, and some luck, McLaren could hope for some points tomorrow I would say…
   1. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      29th November 2015, 10:06

      I am sure that without the flat tyre Alonso would have been closer, probably would have had a good chance to get into Q2 himself @dan_the_mclaren_fan.
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   mog
   28th November 2015, 22:21

   Rosberg is clawing back some respect these last races. I hope he does convert pole into a win, for the sake of next years contest and his own reputation
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   iFelix (@ifelix)
   28th November 2015, 22:24

   I think that old engine of Rosberg has a high likelihood of developing a fault and hand the wind to Hamilton.
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   Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
   28th November 2015, 22:45

   @keithcollantine That last sentence – you’re not wrong, but a “penalty worth taking” is not nearly severe enough!
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   Jordi Casademunt (@casjo)
   28th November 2015, 23:00

   The difference in top speed between Hamilton and Rosberg is the same than the difference in top speed between Maldonado and Grosjean, Kvyat and Ricciardo or Merhi and Stevens. I don’t see them making a big deal out of having older engines.

   The fact Rosberg is actually a bit faster than Hamilton in S2 (I suppose this is where the long straights are) and 3 tenths faster in S3 tells me the top speed difference may not be the engine’s fault.
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      Sumedh
      28th November 2015, 23:49

      Rosberg is only a few thousandths faster and he did his lap later, so benefitted from better track conditions. But he still went only 21 thousandths quicker.

      The engine disadvantage is definitely there.
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    zomtec
    29th November 2015, 7:42

    Wow, I would like to see the helicopter view of Maldonado, Nasr and Vettel flying past Button with DRS. I doubt Honda will be able to find the missing 500 bhp.
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    Thomson (@fish123)
    29th November 2015, 8:22

    Brilliant performance by Rosberg! Six poles in a row! Despite an old and under-powered engine!
    Big shame for Vettel though.

    What to watch-out for:
    1. Vettel’s charge through the field.
    If their is anyone who can win a race from the back of the field, its Sebastian Vettel. Winning is probably out of the question but a podium is very possible! Vettel has a lot of Super Soft tyres remaining so i think Vettel might attempt a 3 Stop Strategy?

    2. The Firy Mexican
    On Friday i believed that his pace was Not Real but i was proved wrong! I can see Perez trying to do something very different from the others!
    A 1 Stopper? – Possible, but Unlikely (But if anyone can make a one stop work, it’s Sergio Perez, he’s done it many times before. And i am sure they will atleast try a 1 stopper?
    Watch out for Perez at the Start! He’s made a few good starts this year!

    3. Can Raikkonen challenge the Mercedes?
    Is this going to be a straight Mercedes fight or can Kimi Raikkonen make it a 3 way fight. If Raikkonen and get a good start and possibly jump 1 or even both of the Mercedes, we have a great race!
    But to me i dont think that Kimi has the pace to challenge the Mercedes?

    4. A point for Button and McLaren?
    If they can manage it, it would be a nice way to end the year!

    5. Can Rosberg make it 3 in a row?

    Predictions:
    1. Ros (Pole)
    2. Ham
    3. Per
    4. Vet (FL)
    5. Rai
    Jenson Button – 9th

    Over to you? any thoughts on what may happen?
12. 

    Dmitry (@)
    29th November 2015, 8:40

    Who cares? Hamilton won the championship already!
13. 

    Jayd
    29th November 2015, 14:27

    Anyone else have any idea what Mercedes strategy was with Hamilton other than to give Romberg the race?
14. 

    Alejandro
    29th November 2015, 15:54

    He already took the fight to rosberg. It ended on turn 12, lap 50, Austin GP.

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