Softs would have been better for Rosberg – Mercedes

20 comments on “Softs would have been better for Rosberg – Mercedes”

1. 

   Miha (@msc157)
   26th July 2015, 21:17

   Rosberg mentioned the problem in his post-race video, too. What a pity.
2. 

   George (@george)
   26th July 2015, 22:13

   To be fair to the team, Rosberg had been asking for the medium tyre already, so they would have had to override him to make that decision too.
   1. 

      elio (@elio)
      26th July 2015, 22:36

      Is there any solid evidence (e.g. radio communication) of Rosberg asking for medium tyres to do the final stint ? Because at the end of the race, Toto Wolff admitted the team’s fault on the tyre choice for ROS when the VSC/SC was deployed.

      It’s unusual for a driver asking the team to fit a slower/underperforming tyre, especially when they know they’re losing a lot of time for a pursuing team mate on that compound.
      1. 

         Traverse
         26th July 2015, 23:23

         Is there any solid evidence (e.g. radio communication) of Rosberg asking for medium tyres to do the final stint ?

         Yes. I was watching it live on BBC1 and Rosberg By the team that they would put the option on for the final stint, Rosberg asked what Tyres Hamilton would be on and was told “softs”. Nico then said he also wanted the softs rather than option.

         David Coulthard (commentating) queried the request from Rosberg.
         1. 

            elio (@elio)
            26th July 2015, 23:45

            What lap was that request ?
            1. 

               BasCB (@bascb)
               27th July 2015, 6:28

               It was quite early @elio, after the team told him that they were planning to stop Hamlton first because he would be running the mediums (he had to use both compounds).
               My impression was that this was Rosberg telling the team that he was not amused by them pitting Hamilton earlier and that he would want to stop first, using the mediums (as the softs wouldn’t last).
         2. 

            Ian Bond (@ianbond001)
            27th July 2015, 16:25

            Nico wanted to stop ahead of Lewis to keep track position; but that ment he had to stop sooner than planned and they worried if they changed to soft they would not last until the end;
            It was the logical decision at the time.
            Had he run his medium until he could safely mount the softs he would have been undercut by Lewis. He would have been on the faster tire but behind.
            His decision was the right one, to stay ahead of Lewis on the same tire.
      2. 

         Traverse
         26th July 2015, 23:25

         LOL. I obviously meant “medium” not “Softs”. I’s past my bedtime. :P
3. 

   ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
   27th July 2015, 3:50

   It’s obvious it was team fault for not ready to give better tyres for driver last stint.
   Regardless, Rosberg will falling behind Ferrari in soft too like the first stint.
4. 

   Mr win or lose
   27th July 2015, 9:41

   Still I don’t understand why some teams seem to prefer the medium tyre over the soft tyre at the Hungaroring, even though the softs are much quicker over a single lap, while the degradation is more or less similar. Last year Mercedes put Hamilton on mediums and he wasn’t able to overtake Alonso on softs. This year Rosberg’s pace on softs was disappointing early in the race, but he probably would have been faster on softs than Vettel on mediums at the end of the race. Instead, he got mediums, was attacked by Ricciardo, got a puncture and finished in 8th place. Tyre strategies are not really Mercedes’ cup of tea I guess.
5. 

   PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
   27th July 2015, 11:04

   One can only wonder where Hülkenberg finally could’ve finished.
   1. 

      dynamite
      29th July 2015, 10:53

      +1
6. 

   Arahones
   27th July 2015, 12:15

   Is there any way to know how many laps all the tyres had on them at the start?
7. 

   Fish
   28th July 2015, 5:38

   Would have been that bad to put on cold softs at the final stop for Rosberg? Even if the pit stop was a few seconds longer just to pull them out, they were still under VSC, and then full SC, so the time wouldn’t have been lost… Wouldn’t the safety car laps heat up the tires enough by the time the grip is needed?
8. 

   Chris
   28th July 2015, 7:59

   When across berg was on mediums the team told him Lewis was pitting for mediums, Rossberg then clearly moaned that he wanted mediums again at the next stop. The team said he’d get the faster sifts and he said no he wanted mediums. Both mercs stopped under vsc Rossberg got mediums as requested, Lewis got the faster softs as expected. Rossberg threw therein away with that bad decision. I think he got confused.
   1. 

      David-A (@david-a)
      28th July 2015, 17:52

      “Across berg”? ;)
   2. 

      dynamite
      29th July 2015, 10:57

      Both had the mediums. What were you watching? Or did you get confused?
9. 

   McF1 (@mccosmic)
   28th July 2015, 10:01

   Rosberg should have been insisting on softs in my view. The evidence does not suggest that he did. This underlines for me the difference between him and Hamilton. Had the boot been on the other foot there would have been no doubt what Hamilton would have gone for. Who’s to blame? Rosberg / Team 50% 50%.
10. 

    Harald
    28th July 2015, 15:45

    The team cost Rosberg an almost certain win with that blunder.

    In the end it cost him a lot more points than the difference between 1st and 2nd too as the contact was very unlikely to happen as the difference between the 2 tyres was big and he was evenly matched with Vettel on the primes.

    Didn’t see him sulking like Hamilton like in Monaco though when the team cost him a win..
    1. 

       dynamite
       29th July 2015, 10:57

       He wasn’t matching Vettel, he was clearly faster.

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