British Grand Prix

[Nitrodaze]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I just wanted to know why Rosberg was able to catch up to Hamilton at an abnormal rate, when conditions meant the driver contributed most to performance. Not everything other than that.

I that case, l suppose the wetter part of track where Hamilton was, was 2 seconds a lap slower than the drier part of the track that Rosberg was. Same car, different track conditions. Nothing particularly spectacular going on buddy.

[Jag_Warrior]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I just wanted to know why Rosberg was able to catch up to Hamilton at an abnormal rate, when conditions meant the driver contributed most to performance. Not everything other than that.

Cause he's magic like that.

[journeyman racer]

I that case, l suppose the wetter part of track where Hamilton was, was 2 seconds a lap slower than the drier part of the track that Rosberg was. Same car, different track conditions. Nothing particularly spectacular going on buddy.

If you've got no idea. then don't bother trying.

Cause he's magic like that.

More plausible than what Nitrodaze has said.

[Nitrodaze]

If you've got no idea. then don't bother trying.

Oh Rosberg, How sublime he drove. Like a magic carpet, he floated across the wet tracks of Silverstone like nothing since Fangio. Blinding drive wasn't it. With a bit of luck he would have won the race, don't you think.

hmm

[The Black Knight]

Oh Rosberg, How sublime he drove. Like a magic carpet, he floated across the wet tracks of Silverstone like nothing since Fangio. Blinding drive wasn't it. With a bit of luck he would have won the race, don't you think.

hmm

The tire pressures on Hamilton's car had gone down and due to this his tires were finished. That's why Rosberg was so much faster.

[rjbetty]

The tire pressures on Hamilton's car had gone down and due to this his tires were finished. That's why Rosberg was so much faster.

NO! Everyone should just admit that this proves Nico Rosberg is much better than Lewis and always was.

[journeyman racer]

Oh Rosberg, How sublime he drove. Like a magic carpet, he floated across the wet tracks of Silverstone like nothing since Fangio. Blinding drive wasn't it. With a bit of luck he would have won the race, don't you think.

hmm

Like I said. If you've got no idea, don't bother trying.

The tire pressures on Hamilton's car had gone down and due to this his tires were finished. That's why Rosberg was so much faster.

Hamilton's tyres may've been finished, and the pressures may've gone down. But Hamilton stopped on lap 20, and Rosberg stopped on lap 21. Rosberg had the disadvantage of being stuck in the dirty air of both Williams, effects the tyres even more that the clear air Hamilton was in. Whatever Hamilton suffered. In theory, Rosberg should've suffered as well.

Can you explain why Hamilton's tyres were shot and pressures fell because of it, and Rosberg's car didn't suffer?

NO! Everyone should just admit that this proves Nico Rosberg is much better than Lewis and always was.

Even with the smilie. It's a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?

[The Black Knight]

Hamilton's tyres may've been finished, and the pressures may've gone down. But Hamilton stopped on lap 20, and Rosberg stopped on lap 21. Rosberg had the disadvantage of being stuck in the dirty air of both Williams, effects the tyres even more that the clear air Hamilton was in. Whatever Hamilton suffered. In theory, Rosberg should've suffered as well.

Can you explain why Hamilton's tyres were shot and pressures fell because of it, and Rosberg's car didn't suffer?

Well, the likelihood, is that he simply managed his tires better on this occasion. It's not the first time we've seen Rosberg be faster than Hamilton in those conditions due to better tire management. I think this area is probably Hamilton's greatest and, possibly only, weakness as a driver right now. It's an area he needs to improve on. If he can do that, I think he would be the quickest and most complete driver on the grid, even surpassing Alonso.

[AndyL]

Here's my guess at why it happened like that. When rain starts to fall, it often results in gaps closing up. There is a psychological effect of the current leader feeling they have more to lose in the treacherous conditions, and a practical one in that the leader is the pathfinder who has to guess the grip on each part of the track, while the follower can gauge the leader's pace. The effect becomes self-reinforcing as the follower pushes harder, and keeps more heat in their tyres, while the leader drives a little more conservatively and as a result loses tyre temperature sooner.

[journeyman racer]

Well, at least that gives me something to think about.

My guess is that in the position of desperation. Rosberg just smoked him, and Hamilton had no answer on the track. If Rosberg was annoyed. I suspect he'd be ruing the fact he had Hamilton's number, but his advantage was negated by a fortunately timed stop and rain tyres.