Hamilton leads gearbox-troubled Rosberg

27 comments on “Hamilton leads gearbox-troubled Rosberg”

1. 

   Charles King (@charleski)
   4th July 2015, 11:15

   Quite a convincing gap between Toro Rosso and the Williams there. Williams seem to have lost a lot of ground this season.
   1. 

      ColdFly F1 (@)
      4th July 2015, 12:01

      Toro Rosso: decent car and impressive pair of rookies!
      1. 

         Calum (@calum)
         4th July 2015, 12:09

         I was initially impressed with the Saubers this season but the Toro Rossos have made me sit up. They are doing well.
      2. 

         Park
         4th July 2015, 12:32

         Hugely impressive chassis and impressive pair of rookies
         1. 

            miky
            4th July 2015, 12:45

            Problem is we don’t have anyone established to compare them to. Toro Rosso might have been the second fastest car all season long really, but they might have been underperforming at times, who knows…
2. 

   Patrick (@paeschli)
   4th July 2015, 11:16

   Force India seems to have slipped back. I guess they are struggling with their set-up.
3. 

   72defender (@72defender)
   4th July 2015, 11:18

   Mercedes should bite the bullet and change Nico’s gearbox. Whether he starts 5 or 10 places back they are guaranteed a 1-2 finish. Truth!
   1. 

      Janh Kougan (@sameercader)
      4th July 2015, 11:24

      Rosberg & Hamilton are both fighting for a world championship, so its not about a 1-2, its about which one wins the race. And changing Rosberg’s gearbox would compromise his race and he would not be able to fight Lewis for the win.
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         72defender (@72defender)
         4th July 2015, 11:34

         It’s obvious to the world they are both chasing a championship. Nico’s been plagued with this issue since yesterday. Tomorrow’s race conditions will be more taxing than Fri/Sat practice ever could be. Better to risk 7 points than 18.
      2. 

         pxcmerc (@)
         4th July 2015, 11:36

         I appreciate your sentiment, but who ever leads after turn 1 will probably win the race, not finishing the race would be Nico would need about 4 race wins just to recover from a DNF. If Nico has a gear box problem that isn’t terminal during the race he will probably lose at least 5 positions anyways. Silverstone isn’t Bahrain, so it would be harder for Nico to overtake the Ferrari’s. In the end it’s a scale with risk and rewards.
         1. 

            pxcmerc (@)
            4th July 2015, 11:37

            *race, Nico
         2. 

            peras
            4th July 2015, 11:46

            Both Bahrain and Silverstone are not tracks on which it’s easy to overtake. Not impossible, but nowhere near “easy”. In Bahrain there’s not many -if any- places for overtake other than start-finish line with DRS.
      3. 

         George (@george)
         4th July 2015, 11:37

         He won’t be able to fight for the win if his gearbox packs up in the race, either
4. 

   kanan
   4th July 2015, 11:25

   I tell you, Raikkonen will outqualify Vettel. It is highly possible there is going to be a gap between them in the race.
   1. 

      Janh Kougan (@sameercader)
      4th July 2015, 11:28

      agreed, Vettel has not looked at his best this weekend. Raikkonen seems to have got the better of Vettel
   2. 

      Ivan Vinitskyy (@ivan-vinitskyy)
      4th July 2015, 11:34

      Kimi fans are like dinosaurs… not long left now…
      1. 

         kanan
         4th July 2015, 11:48

         Kimi anti-fans are not different either. To make such a comment, you don’t need to be Kimi fan. I have the ability to objectively analyze something like that. I could even be a Vettel fan…
      2. 

         kanan
         4th July 2015, 14:06

         Like I said…
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      paul
      4th July 2015, 11:58

      Silverstone and Hungaroring are 2 tracks where Vettel might be slower than his teammate. Raikkonen is very lucky and has a chance to prove he can do good things in these 2 races. After that there are Spa and Monza, and there too Vettel either wins or finishes off-podium.
   4. 

      Patrick (@paeschli)
      4th July 2015, 12:29

      I don’t think so, Kimi always manages to screw-up qualifying in some way.

      I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
      1. 

         kanan
         4th July 2015, 12:43

         Even if he qualifies behind Vettel, he might be faster in the race. I’m not sure where Ferrari will qualify much less their race pace anyway. But Vettel doesn’t look really that happy.
5. 

   Janh Kougan (@sameercader)
   4th July 2015, 11:27

   but anyway hopefully Mercedes can resolve Nico’s gearbox issues, and he and Lewis can scrap it out for Pole, but Rosberg has very good this week despite his issues. So money on him for quali.
6. 

   John H (@john-h)
   4th July 2015, 11:31

   Toro Rosso … wow.
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      mann
      4th July 2015, 11:49

      That car is probably better than Williams. And tbh Williams is not any slower than Ferrari.
7. 

   oya
   4th July 2015, 12:11

   SKY should stop speculating silliness. I cannot stand listening to them go on and on about things, talking like fans want what they want.
8. 

   lockup (@)
   4th July 2015, 12:18

   I dunno about Bottas. Lovely guy but is he really that special on track?
   1. 

      kanan
      4th July 2015, 12:28

      I’m pretty sure Hulkenberg is considerably faster.

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