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Originally Posted by Tazio

Excellent defense by Max, but according to Nico he couldn't do maximum attack due to fuel limitations .

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You would think Nico would realise this is the same fuel limitations as everyone else :)

Max did a stellar job defending, and not for the first time this season - well done to him.

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Originally Posted by yodasarmpit

You would think Nico would realise this is the same fuel limitations as everyone else :)

Max did a stellar job defending, and not for the first time this season - well done to him.

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I'm not making excuses for Nico. He could have been more conservative with his fuel earlier in the race. However we probably would have been robbed of his joust with Max at the end :idea:

DRS makes me more sick every race. Seeing Max race his heart out and then seeing the wing open on Nico's car, almost made me puke.
This needs to go, NOW.

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Originally Posted by Stan Reid

Or maybe they just see that the engine that tests a couple of horspower shy on the dyno gets into the car of the guy they don't want to win. It was the same last year; Ham was unbeatable until he clinched the championship then all of a sudden Nico is unbeatable. That and what's happened this year is all one hell of a coincidence. The only thing that argues against it is that surely they would not be so stupid as to make it so obvious. Almost anything is possible though.;)

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If Hamilton's answer about whether his season has turnaround at Monaco is anything to go by, there may be some something in your innuendos. But there is some doubt that Rosberg is being hampered, if anything, l would think Mercedes would want to give him a leg up to win at least one title.

What's surprising is how Hamilton managed to finish the race and win with one less pit stop than most of the grid in Monaco and Canada. This pit stop delta was almost certainly what helped him win. Which makes me wonder, about his tire use. Is it the car or the driver that's very good with tire wear, or perhaps it's Pirelli's fault?

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

I guess nobody wants to talk about the first corner , eh ?

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Sure, it reminded me of Lewis a few years ago on the outside when he too was pushed onto the grass. It's just the danger of being on the outside into turn 1. There was no malice or intent, nor has many of the media suggested otherwise. I can see why it would be an issue in this type of arena though.

Not really much to it.

It wasn't what I would call big boy bumping! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqmNYVLiRxM

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Originally Posted by Tazio

I'm not making excuses for Nico. He could have been more conservative with his fuel earlier in the race. However we probably would have been robbed of his joust with Max at the end :idea:

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The problem was that Merc were starting 1 and 2 and probably fuelled their cars for running up front. Nobody expected Rosberg to be stuck in traffic, but Lewis changed that in T1.

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Originally Posted by zako85

What's surprising is how Hamilton managed to finish the race and win with one less pit stop than most of the grid in Monaco and Canada. This pit stop delta was almost certainly what helped him win. Which makes me wonder, about his tire use. Is it the car or the driver that's very good with tire wear, or perhaps it's Pirelli's fault?

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The best drivers will ultimately find the best way of driving around the tires. This is something I always felt Hamilton wasn't very good at earlier in his career but he has really come on in the last couple of years are working with what he has been given and getting the most out of it.

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Originally Posted by Tazio

Not really much to it.

It wasn't what I would call big boy bumping! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqmNYVLiRxM

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Ah but Schumacher didn't see JPM there ;)

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

You can't get much farther alongside , but why would that make it clear that Nico saved them another complete and utter embarrassment by ducking out of the sliding Lewis's way ?
You're right .
Best not to say too much about it .

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There's not much to say about it. Racing incident. Lewis had understeer but I can understand why people would like to make more of it than it is.

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Originally Posted by zako85

What's surprising is how Hamilton managed to finish the race and win with one less pit stop than most of the grid in Monaco and Canada. This pit stop delta was almost certainly what helped him win. Which makes me wonder, about his tire use. Is it the car or the driver that's very good with tire wear, or perhaps it's Pirelli's fault?

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It's the same as with Vettel 2013. If you run up front never challenging anyone and never being challenged, it's easy to nurse the tyres. It's running in traffic that kills the tyres.