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19 Apr 2017, 10:40 (Ref:3727728) | #76 | ||
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I think the accident was more Sainz' fault than Stroll's, but IMO Stroll could have done more to avoid it.
Once commited to the (ill-judged) move, there was little Sainz could do. Stroll obviously didn't even know Sainz was there. I agree a bit with the commentators that Williams could and should have told Stroll that Sainz was there. He could have blocked the inside to prevent the move, or could have been made an effort to avoid the accident. Now, he rather left a lot of space at the inside. Still Sainz' mistake, but I think Stroll could and would have avoided it if only he knew Sainz was there. |
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19 Apr 2017, 12:18 (Ref:3727743) | #77 | ||
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19 Apr 2017, 13:28 (Ref:3727755) | #78 | ||
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I tend to agree that maybe if Stroll was more aware (and maybe he was?) that Sainz was exiting the pit (or better yet was psychic and know what was going to happen in advance) that "maybe" Stroll could have done something to avoid the ill advised attempt by Sainz and yet retain his position. My opinion is that Stroll did nothing wrong given what he knew going into that corner. You can't drive defensively and timidly all the time assuming the guy behind you is going to do something crazy and take you out. Richard |
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19 Apr 2017, 15:23 (Ref:3727771) | #79 | ||
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Steve matchett said it during the broadcast. The one place he can show his value to the team without team orders getting in the way, is qualifying. Showing he's got the pace is all he is likely allowed to do at this point. Why did they start him with poorly pressured tires? Why are we not mentioning the fact that he lost 7 or so seconds in a pit stop? |
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19 Apr 2017, 15:39 (Ref:3727778) | #80 | ||
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for sure full blame goes to Sainz for the incident but i sort of see with where gert is coming from.
Stroll has more to lose so while he has no blame for the corner incident surely he has some responsibility in getting his car to the checkered flag for the first time. hindsight for sure, but looking back and if he had it over should he have given up that corner/line, let Sainz overshoot and undercut for position into the next corner, used his warmer tires, looked for an opportunity later in the lap etc? obviously there is an issue of what Stroll saw or didnt see/what info his team should have given him but there is a better way to defend for position against a car screaming out of the pits on cold tires imo. definitely a learning experience for the rookie. |
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19 Apr 2017, 18:04 (Ref:3727808) | #81 | ||
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19 Apr 2017, 18:31 (Ref:3727823) | #82 | |
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I was initially upset that Bottas had to move over for Hamilton. I am not a fan of team orders. But... I think Hamilton was faster at that point in the race as Bottas was having issues (self inflicted, car issues, setup issues, strategy issues, maybe some combo of the above). So Mercedes felt that Hamilton might have been able to run down Vettel and score more points for the team. So they allowed him to move ahead. I don't think it was to just allow Lewis to trade positions to score more points than Bottas.
I will say, it was likely a much easier decision (and thing to do) for them to ask Bottas to give up the position than it would have been if they had been asking Hamilton to give up the position. There is clearly an implied pecking order within the team. I fully expect Hamilton will complain more than Bottas might if/when asked to move aside. But as long as Bottas gets an equal opportunity to shine (same development parts, etc.) I think that is fair enough. I am not particularly a Mercedes fan, but they do seem to try to do the right thing when it comes to their drivers. But it can be difficult for them to do so when under pressure/stress so it can be awkward at times (i.e. last year when asking Hamilton to speed up or whatever it was they did). I don't see team orders happening unless we see something like in Bahrain (one driver faster than the other and allowing the pass can increase points for the "team") or later in the season in which one of the two pulls ahead in the points and they start to back that driver over the other. If Hamilton has a bad season (reliability, whatever) and Bottas does well, I can see them backing Bottas even if that means Lewis may be asked to allow a pass to happen. Richard |
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They just did something sensible. Except too late! Too late to maximise their chances and too late to really demonstrate favouritism. They didn't dare to split strategies when Vettel went in early. Trying to be too fair. Over the years this team has demonstrated they are "fair". Stupidly and to a fault. |
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And of course Lewis's fans would say you have to do whatever you can to win. But then why should have Rosberg let Lewis through in Monaco? Do people realize that if he didn't, maybe Lewis might not have had enough points to get his chance to win by slowing down in the last race? Yeah, maybe Mercedes would not have won the race, but how is this different than risking the win in the last race? It was more than obvious by Monaco that Mercedes would get the constructor's and driver's title. |
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20 Apr 2017, 18:44 (Ref:3728008) | #86 | ||
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If you are a team that doesn't issue team orders on a regular basis, when you do, you may run into problems. Such as are you actually doing the right thing, are you asking/ordering correctly, will it be a shock for the driver? All of that for me was wrapped up into my "awkward" comment. But if you do it on a regular basis, you probably get good at it, and know what to expect from everyone involved. Richard |
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