Consider this .
Lewis was asked to pit at a time when it only made sense from a fastest lap point of view .
He refused , and went fastest right away .

Toto has said that it kind of makes the data look silly in this case .
He is fast , but is he that fast ?

I think there is possibly more to it than that .
I think they are faster than they want to show , as it has had an effect on the show , itself .
I think it's most likely they were telling Hamilton that he could go for fastest lap , if , and only if , he took new tires , so as not to show the sandbags .

I think Lewis was being a bit naughty , and a little greedy when he took that point from his team mate .

I think , with harsh feedback on the sport starting to come in because of this Merc domination , the overheating issue we've seen recently , is also a ruse , designed to give the others hope in hot places , and to keep the championship fight alive in the eyes of fans .

It's what it smells like to me .
What think you cats ?