Good point.mendis wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 10:31Data to ponder upon who was pushing and who wasn't.
Russell was managing his tyres in his second stint and that's why his times were very consistent till the end.
Ham started easy on his second stint, then started pushing. Then his tyres fell away.
Russell's fastest lap was on 30th lap (3rd lap of second stint).
Ham's came on 43rd lap (26th lap of second stint).
Going by that, if Russell would have pushed in his second stint, he would have lost the ability to hold up Leclerc to the end. But if he did push, then the delta to Ham would have been bigger in the beginning of his stint. It just shows how well Russell managed his stint. Remember, just like Ham had cars in front of him in second stint, Russell had Ham in front of him in the first stint and yet, managed a consistent stint throughout.
The team shafted Hamilton regardless, I bet they never told him that Russell was lapping faster than him after he boxed for the hards. They clearly knew that Russell was going to overcut him even without the mistake that sealed it when he tried to pass Yuki.mendis wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 10:31Data to ponder upon who was pushing and who wasn't.GrizzleBoy wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 09:45Is there no reason you could see why a driver who knows hes pitted way too early onto a tyre expecred to go to the end of the race would maybe have an overall lower lap delta vs a driver who goes onto those tyres 11 laps later and therefore has 11 laps less wear to manage till the end of the race?mendis wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 04:55Russell spent most of his first stint behind Ham, but also ran a good long stint by keeping those mediums alive when Ham pitted. Ham complained of tyres after a bunch of laps on hards, whereas Russell managed to keep a charging Leclerc behind, who had far better pace. That's the standout race pace difference between the two Merc drivers. Ham's pace on a few laps old hards was just about the same as Russell who was on mediums in his first stint.
People are discounting Russell's ability to manage his race pace. He has vastly improved on that front, while keeping his qualifying speed.
Isnt it obvious?
Russell was managing his tyres in his second stint and that's why his times were very consistent till the end.
Ham started easy on his second stint, then started pushing. Then his tyres fell away.
Russell's fastest lap was on 30th lap (3rd lap of second stint).
Ham's came on 43rd lap (26th lap of second stint).
Going by that, if Russell would have pushed in his second stint, he would have lost the ability to hold up Leclerc to the end. But if he did push, then the delta to Ham would have been bigger in the beginning of his stint. It just shows how well Russell managed his stint. Remember, just like Ham had cars in front of him in second stint, Russell had Ham in front of him in the first stint and yet, managed a consistent stint throughout.
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He could have surely won the race.Hammerfist wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 21:46The other frustrating thing is why they didn’t at any point consider changing the strategy to a two stopper. Maybe he beats leclerc on a two stopper. But wait he might have gotten Russell also. So yeah that cannot happen. Understood. .
Hamilton is part of the strategy decision making process. He could have said NO at any point in that process.venkyhere wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 17:47Ferrari of 2022, McLaren of 2024 have often been at the receiving end of 'clown strategy' decisions. But we must remember, they were all under the pressure of 'time' and a 'live race'. Compared to that, the decision to go for S for Hamilton before the race even started , has by far been the biggest 'blunder wearing a gamble/punt' disguise in my recent memory.
venkyhere wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 17:47Without bothering about who 'suggested' an S start, I am staggered that the 'multiple approvals, including driver' that the decision has to filter through, before being deployed, didn't see the pathetically low weightage to the "reward" component in the risk v/s reward equation.
Vid link:j_ste wrote: ↑24 Sep 2024, 09:42Unless he fits the tyres on the car himself…there is only so much he can do. Evidently…
https://x.com/MercedesAMGPCF1/status/18 ... 4259009576
This team. They used to be so disciplined and now, roulette
No I’m not, I don’t have the data access or inclination frankly; it’s implied in my comment none exist in the Merc thread inclusive of me. Best we have is Luscion but that’s largely on the team news front. Rarely do any traces/telemetry grace this thread & we’re worse off for it. Anything goes on here regardless of how ludicrousPlatinumZealot wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 01:09Are you one of those contibutors? Can you point us to your profound data analyses in this thread?214270 wrote: ↑22 Sep 2024, 18:53Exactly. On the Ferrari & Rb threads they have good amateur data analysts & “experts” who contribute regularly & sort of up the contributing standards, in the Merc we’ve got some of the dumbest musings anywhere on this forum. It’s a problemTvetovnato wrote: ↑22 Sep 2024, 18:35Dear lord what a complete garbage dump this thread has become. Gets worse race by race. Unbelievable.
Is it forum traffic that is prioritized no matter what or what is it?
I don't understand when would Toto and company would understand that they simply give whatever Ham wants and don't be bothered about gambling and experimenting as he always goes public with his complaints. Then they can simply let him take responsibility of any outcome, good or bad. Atleast people don't have to listen to his complaints. Problem is, he doesn't like it when his team mate does a gamble and gets advantage out of it. He then says, that gamble was supposed to be mine! How does Mercedes solve this problem?214270 wrote: ↑24 Sep 2024, 10:39Vid link:j_ste wrote: ↑24 Sep 2024, 09:42Unless he fits the tyres on the car himself…there is only so much he can do. Evidently…
https://x.com/MercedesAMGPCF1/status/18 ... 4259009576
This team. They used to be so disciplined and now, roulette