Emag wrote:He must have had some sort of a persisting issue. H was doing so well initially. Clearly faster than both Russell and Alonso ahead of him, and then the problem occurs, he slips back behind Raikkonen and suddenly he can't keep up with an Alfa Romeo?
You don't forget how to drive mid-race. The problem he had must have been persisting to some degree throughout the race.
It doesn’t seem like he was struggling after the issue, he simply didn’t have enough pace to make the move on cars with slipstream… That’s why I was surprised that the team didn’t put him in Soft tires… Quiet risky, but knowing how much he struggled in the DRS train, the tire advantage in those first 10 laps could have been enough to get back on the points and then just settle and take advantage of the slipstream ahead.
It was a tough race, hopefully they’ve learned a few things for next week, when we have to do it all over again!
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