Rosberg set to deny Hamilton his prized Brazil win again

19 comments on “Rosberg set to deny Hamilton his prized Brazil win again”

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   lockup (@)
   15th November 2015, 0:20

   Rosberg controls the stint lengths so it’ll be easy for him to make sure the old tyres are good and slow for Lewis’ inlap when he stops for a set of quick new ones. I’m not expecting too much to be honest. The TV director will flit incoherently around the midfield giving us replays of the last seconds of a few moves missing the skilful bits that set it up.

   Still, there can always be a surprise, so I’ll be glued as ever.
   1. 

      AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
      15th November 2015, 6:56

      @lockup,

      Rosberg controls the stint lengths so it’ll be easy for him to make sure the old tyres are good and slow for Lewis’ inlap when he stops for a set of quick new ones.

      it may not be quite as simple as that. Last year, Hamilton had enough of a speed advantage that he could do a fastest lap when Rosberg came in for tyres.

      However, I do agree that it’s unlikely to pass at the pit stops. If Hamilton has the same pace advantage as last year, it might be better to try to lengthen his stints, to be able to harry Rosberg with new tyres all stint long.
      1. 

         lockup (@)
         15th November 2015, 7:28

         Yeah you’re right @adrianmorse, tho thinking about it of course they don’t choose the strategist does. Perhaps he’ll do us a favour.
      2. 

         BasCB (@bascb)
         15th November 2015, 11:11

         Hm, but so far this year we have seen Rosberg catch up on Hamilton with tyre wear compared to last year. In Mexico they were about the same – Rosberg had % left on his first set of tyres, while Hamilton was down to “%” after doing another laps on those same tyres (more or less the scenario @lockup mentions) @adrianmorse
2. 

   Anthony
   15th November 2015, 2:28

   Please rain. Please, please rain.
3. 

   Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
   15th November 2015, 5:04

   I don’t know why it is that (Q1 aside) Daniel Ricciardo was slower in times and in the speed trap than Daniil Kvyat, because Ricciardo is using the new Renault engine, not the old one.
   1. 

      Jake
      15th November 2015, 5:43

      I don’t buy too much into Ricciardo’s performance to judge the new Renault power unit. Coming into the race redbull’s were well aware that, they are gonna take that penalty. So it is clear their concentration was on the race rather than the quali. So that might be a reason for it. At least they spend around 11 tokens ;)
4. 

   david white
   15th November 2015, 9:09

   So Hamilton was 1/2 a tenth faster based on best sector times i.e. he didn’t pull it all together as well as Nico in Q3. My feeling is that Hamilton has better underlying pace (albeit not massive) over Rosberg. He needs to think carefully about when to pull the trigger and use it in the race to get the jump.
5. 

   Atticus (@atticus-2)
   15th November 2015, 9:48

   I will have no problem with the race if Rosberg’s in front – Hamilton is generally quicker, so he’ll likely keep within touching distance and the suspense of whether Rosberg cracks under pressure as in Austin, or not as in Mexico will be rather tense to watch.

   Of course, if Hamilton gets by, it’s utter boredom as he know Rosberg is next to unable to pass him on track.

   Keeping an eye on the recoveries of Ricciardo and Bottas as well as the Lotus (who showed great one-lap and long run pace right up until they’ve messed up quali) will be fun as well.

   I don’t think this will be a dull race.
   1. 

      Atticus (@atticus-2)
      15th November 2015, 9:50

      Oh, and Ricciardo should be able to pick out opponents surprisingly easy judging by his top speed (achieved with medium downforce rear wings and no monkey seat instead of an upturn in performance by Renault, mind you).
      1. 

         markp
         15th November 2015, 10:11

         Kyvatt would of made better use of the new engine. He is better. Ricciardo will ram someone and break his wing like usual.
         1. 

            Uzair Syed (@ultimateuzair)
            15th November 2015, 13:46

            Ricciardo is better than Kvyat IMO. Most of the incidents involving Ricciardo were not his fault. Ricciardo has been more unlucky than Kvyat this season, which is why he is behind in the points. Don’t forget that he beat Vettel last year.
6. 

   Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
   15th November 2015, 10:34

   Another thing worth noting is that Rosberg’s first set of tyres will be in better shape than Hamilton’s as he didn’t push as hard in Q2. I have a feeling that this race might be won already in normal circumstances. Hopefully Bottas and Ricciardo can produce at least some sort of entertainment.
   1. 

      Shashank
      15th November 2015, 11:03

      Rosberg did push (or rather, didn’t hold back as the times would suggest) in Q2, he just had woeful understeer in sector 2 – see the onboard / overhead shots. The front was sliding away, apexes were nowhere to be found, there was also a minor lock-up somewhere (nothing significant enough to flat-spot, though). I was pretty sure he’d have to go again (there was also radio chatter of a cool down + another hot lap; Rosberg overruled that), but the horsepower advantage of Mercedes ensured that it wasn’t necessary.
7. 

   Ferit
   15th November 2015, 10:38

   Why is Raikkonen so slow in the speed trap? That is a masive diference between him and Vettel
8. 

   Park
   15th November 2015, 11:17

   The Speed trap data is not representative any more. Basically, all the cars start to brake before that point as Senna S has been tighter corners.
   1. 

      Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
      15th November 2015, 14:42

      Interesting to note that Rosberg got a perfect lap, while Lewis left 0.14 on the table to his best sectors (1:11.223). But yes, they should move the speed trap back a bit, maybe it’s still configured for the pre-hybrid era lower top speeds.
9. 

   Jayd
   15th November 2015, 14:12

   Can someone please explain how anyone cannot atleast admit it is very questionable how toto and Hamilton have been acting since Hamilton won the chamiponship. Like for me it’s clear to see in black and white. Hamilton is clearly rattled and toto is throwing around comments like “this is a team excercise Lewis is aware” “we have a guy at the back of the garage who needs to finish second in the constructors” am I missing something or is doe thing clearly going on?
10. 

    Jayd
    15th November 2015, 14:12

    Something*

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