When they brought the crew into the lane , ready for a stop , there was plenty of time .
And they had a driver asking for a stop .

Even as he entered pit lane there should have been enough time to do it .


Was it reason enough to stop ? Perhaps not , but they didn't see the threat as clearly as we do now .

Lewis obviously didn't ask what was the obvious question to ask , and the pit wall didn't think to relate that neither driver behind had pitted or was likely to pit .
Lewis had seen Merc boys in the lane , and if we ask what he was thinking at the time , we might come to the conclusion that he thought that Nico was going to pit , as he hadn't had the box order .
And , being that he was sat behind the safety car , he was seeing his 25 seconds evaporate quickly .

Asking to pit was basically asking whether he still had enough time to take on new skins .
At the time , he did , if all went well .




Win and lose as a team .
They owe him nothing but his ample salary .