Mexican Grand Prix 2015, Mexico City - Race 17/19

Vertigo · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:10

Lol Lewis

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:10

muon said:
It would screw over Rosberg.

Nico will make up 18 seconds on new tyres

UTmaniac · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:10

Hamilton down to the medium's canvas after 20 laps?

Flibster · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:10

They used the magic word. "Instruction"

So.. order from the big bosses. Get his arse in the pit lane!

muon · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:11

Skeeter said:
Nico will make up 18 seconds on new tyres

No way that was the optimal strategy. Making up 18 seconds and passing in 22 laps isn't easy.

Danthus · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:11

Have Mercedes just stitched up Hamilton?

drunkenmaster · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:11

I don't get Merc, they do this a lot they think they can't go to the end, fine. But tell them with a 5 lap notice and let them push hard for 5 laps, then go faster on the final set as well.

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:11

The laps will last 20 laps of hammer time though....

utajoker · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:12

ted says white lie from mercedes.

Glaucus · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:12

Not happy, come on get that foot down.

Vertigo · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:12

Crappy politics from Merc there.

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:12

muon said:
No way that was the optimal strategy. Making up 18 seconds and passing in 22 laps isn't easy.

You don't need to worry about what's optimal when your 30 seconds ahead. You just play it safe.

muon · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:12

Why lie to Hamilton? Just tell him why they did it.

UTmaniac · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:12

Something stinks at Mercedes, Williams have been out an age on their mediums (since lap 9?).

utajoker · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:13

rosberg gained from two undercuts also.

Glaucus · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:13

UTmaniac said:
Something stinks at Mercedes, Williams have been out an age on their mediums (since lap 9?).

Playing safe, if one pits they both have to. It makes perfect sense.

drunkenmaster · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:13

utajoker said:
ted says white lie from mercedes.

Ted is what's known as a complete moron these days, or looking for drama. The team were saying the previous set were down to canvas, of course they weren't saying the current set where. Sky are getting to be a joke and Ted's role is becoming like a WWF announcing trying to inject drama into everything.

muon · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:13

Skeeter said:
You don't need to worry about what's optimal when your 30 seconds ahead. You just play it safe.

I think you are missing the context of the posts

You said Rosberg would make up and pass. If Hamilton was in another team hebwould have stayed out.

utajoker · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:13

ham 3 purples, 0.8 quicker

Skeeter · 1 Nov 2015 at 20:13

Vertigo1 said:
Crappy politics from Merc there.

Not really. They decided to pit both. One driver just blindly followed, the other was alert enough to question it.

Given the lead they have it makes sense to take the extra stop.