Mercedes’ speed has its drawbacks for Rosberg

22 comments on “Mercedes’ speed has its drawbacks for Rosberg”

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   Psychotext (@textuality)
   21st November 2014, 19:04

   Your lap chart doesn’t seem to be showing.
   1. 

      King
      21st November 2014, 19:30

      Yes, I thought it might be blocked on my browser; but same result on a different PC and browser.
      1. 

         King
         21st November 2014, 19:30

         and now it has appeared!
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   Patrick (@paeschli)
   21st November 2014, 19:17

   “Kevin Magnussen, who was using a new front wing which seemed to owe a lot to Red Bull’s design”
   I guess Peter Prodromou played a part in that :P
   1. 

      toiago (@toiago)
      21st November 2014, 19:39

      I guess we now have proof that it wasn’t all due to magician Newey.
      1. 

         Biggsy
         21st November 2014, 19:42

         Prodromou was the second most important man and he was in charge of the aerodynamics. Newey was a technical director, so he had a responsibility over a whole car in general and not perhaps that much hands-on approach as Prodromou.
   2. 

      Tomas Andersson (@celebmir)
      22nd November 2014, 0:18

      According to BBC the time was done on the old front wing. Would be nice to know which one they used.
3. 

   Biggsy
   21st November 2014, 19:40

   Don’t underestimate Hamilton’s ability to snatch the defeat from the jaws of victory.
   1. 

      rushfan
      21st November 2014, 21:13

      He just doesn’t do that! Dont be a naysayer. Reliability has played the biggest part in his career.
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   Biggsy
   21st November 2014, 19:43

   If McLaren is able to make this front wing work (as it obviously does), that means they have a good downforce on the rear too, since you can’t just pile a downforce on the front, if you don’t have it on the rear to balance it.
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   matt
   21st November 2014, 20:09

   if pole was so important,nico would have alot more wins than he currently does.and how many times has danny won when nico started on pole.so merc speed isnt nicos problem.him not being good enough in too many races this season is.
   1. 

      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      21st November 2014, 23:41

      Ricciardo’s wins owed more to fortune than a pace advantage. He was actually behind Vettel in qualifying for all three races where he won.
      1. 

         Patrickl (@patrickl)
         22nd November 2014, 10:37

         There is a difference between race pace and qualifying pace.

         Setting the car up for a good qualifying result can actually lead to worse race pace and vice versa.
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   BNK
   21st November 2014, 20:55

   LH might have the same issue he had last race by looking at the sector times. He is leading in only 1 sector compared to 2 for NR although he has the overall fastest lap. He could end up in a situation if NR starts on pole LH will see the gap to NR increase most of the lap until that 1 section where he is quicker, but not fast enough to get close and pass. Then it starts all over again the next lap where NR leaves him then he has to claw it back.
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      Riccarr (@riccarr)
      22nd November 2014, 3:37

      That’s a good call out, and it worries me, too. One sector is not enough to catch up and pass if LH gets behind Nico.
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         Terry (@rb26zed)
         22nd November 2014, 6:03

         You’re using the simulated qualifying times. Lewis was over a second a lap faster than Nico on the long run, while using his tires less.

         If they took today’s pace into the race, Lewis wouldn’t need to overtake Nico. He would easily pass him in the pit stops.

         This is only Friday though of course.
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   HK (@me4me)
   21st November 2014, 22:06

   Mercs are untouchable. Vettel seems quick, and Williams still probably has some time to find. Should be a good battle for 3rd, and probably a boring battle for 1/2/WDC.
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   Paul
   21st November 2014, 22:35

   Perhaps interestingly, I suspect that Merc’s dominance has probably assisted Rosberg over the course of the season relative to Hamilton. Were Merc to have a 0.05-0.1 advantage over the closest competitor, rather than whatever silly margin it is, I could imagine a few of those second places Rosberg has becoming thirds or fourths, whereas I could imagine Lewis still retaining most of his wins.
   1. 

      Terry (@rb26zed)
      22nd November 2014, 6:05

      That’s a good call.
      1. 

         Aled Davies (@aledinho)
         22nd November 2014, 9:34

         Good shout @paul

         all Hamilton needs to do is keep his head! easier said than done and he doesn’t tned to things the easy way!
   2. 

      Nin13 (@nin13)
      22nd November 2014, 9:36

      But in qualifying Hamilton would have been 3rd or 4th. And it’s not always easy to pass in races, despite having superior pace to Rosberg
9. 

   DaveW (@dmw)
   21st November 2014, 22:52

   Vergne looks pretty strong. Could be a dark horse for the podium.

   As for Rosberg, he should maybe look to an SC period caused by Williams’ failure to pack helicopter tape for the trip.

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