Saving fuel might be another positive but I doubt he was doing that to save fuel in qualifying. I think main thing is look after the tyres over the lap, no lock-ups by Nico on his lap and I think this technique helped that and also not any major overheating tyre oversteery moments in lap too.
I did notice him and one of the Force Indias doing that.
That's taken out of context. What he meant is "It's the government's fault for letting them do what they do" he's not exactly saying anything negative about the government or the country.
Don't forget F1 cars are rev and pirelli limited.
I was thinking the same last year. I think if, let's say Mercedes had swapped drivers with Force India last year we'd see Nico and Michael consistently fighting for big points in every race. Not taking anything away from Hulkenberg but the car seems faster than what the results are showing.
Lower revs but they're not limited just for the sake of reliability, are they? F1 cars are held back. Even in qualifying they seem to sacrifice a bit of performance with the setup not to hurt their race too much.
Oh I got it but I actually believe in what I said. Yes they have a limited budget and can't afford better drivers but the car WAS faster than what the results say. So was the Sauber, by the way.
They probably put the 10,000 rev limit in GP2 for reliability reasons too. I don't really watch GP2 but I read that they save tyres even in the Sprint races. I don't think tyres hold back too much on a single qualifying lap for both but for race, I would think it holds back F1 a lot more than GP2 though.
..Sutil is one of my favourite drivers. You guys realize I'm talking about 2012 not 2013, right? You can go back to old GP threads and read my posts about him. As for reference points:
You don't always need a reference point. No one had a reference point when they said Lotus is too fast 2012 at the beginning of the season and that it's going to beat Mercedes.
They will not be missed. The only argument they have is being a platform for young drivers. In reality, they're still too poor to stay at F1 without sponsors and without pay drivers there won't be enough so what platform?
They weren't embarrassed, but Sutil was beaten by over-the-hill Fisichella (fresh off being beaten by Kova, not exactly a powerhouse either) and Di Resta was comfortably beaten by Hulkenberg. Neither has beaten a teammate in F1 who deserved to be there. The best mark for either is Liuzzi...
