Quote Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster View Post
IN Mercedes' view it wasn't a team order to change the result to a more favourable one. Lewis was on a two-stopper, ROS on a three-stopper, so all Lewis had to do was to stay within 20 secs of Nico. There had been a clear agreement at Merc - when the cars are on different strategies, they don't interfer with each other, and Lewis broke that agreement and cost ROS unneccessary time.
I totally agree , dj , and fully believe Lewis was being a wee touch too paranoid .
They told him plainly that he'd destroy his tires racing Nico , yet he made sure he stayed ahead .
Even ol' one ear said they shouldn't have asked him to slow down to let his team mate past , when slowing down is exactly what they wanted , so he would have enough tires to battle near the end .
A little less wear and he might have been able to keep Ricciardo behind him , and have a stab at Fred for the win .

He clearly held his team mate behind to destroy his strategy , and destroyed his own at the same time , costing points , likely from both cars , for his team .
He pi$$ed off the team , and the team mate , for third .

But , he beat his team mate , so it was all worth it .
Sure it was . I'm tellin' ya .



By the way , dj , I think our Mia was trying to(maybe just a touch sarcastically) suggest that perhaps Lewis doesn't think he needs strategists , and can do it all himself .