I agree with most of what you said here,
Liar.
but the part where Nico's gearbox failure made him slower isn't true at all. Since the issue popped up then and there more so than a chronic issue that was being nursed all race as you claim. We've seen chronic issues this year from MGP and this wasn't one of them. This was an acute failure and looked more to do with the electronics than anything but we have to wait and see on that front.
Perhaps you didn't listen to his interviews. Maybe he said what he said as an excuse, but my understanding was that he had an issue at the start that went away. Then in the race, some time after the second stop, he started having issues with the shifts. It wasn't sudden. I don't remember his exact words to be honest, but I do remember him complaining about the gearbox on the radio
before he slowed down and let Hamilton pass.
Be a good boy and find an interview where someone from Mercedes says the issue happened suddenly
Now I say this because I've looked at the FIA released times, and it shows Nico as third overall fastest of the race and doing so on lap 26.
This means we can deduce that even the quite fast RBRs and Single Williams couldn't get to that time even with less fuel and somewhat fresh tires after Nico was gone.
This doesn't mean anything. Like you said, a Redbull managed to get a faster time. You can take the other side of it and say it's proof that Nico had a problem since he should've been lapping fast enough to stay ahead of any other car's lap time regardless of fuel and tyres. They have shown this to be true before.
Also Hamilton started cruising* after Rosberg retired. You can't consider those laptimes.
*He even pitted for new tyres unnecessarily.
If this was a chronic issue from the start of the race as you've suggested this shouldn't have been possible especially when he set his fastest time of the race two laps prior to the car expiring.
again, I didn't say the issue wasn't from the start of the race. Nico implied it happened after the pitstop and it wasn't sudden.
In reality Lewis had a better first stint than his team mate
No. I remember Nico was pulling away from Hamilton, then suddenly stopped pulling away and pitted too early. Maybe that was his strategy, abuse the tyres early to make a lead and pit as soon as they fall off.
Off topic: Does teh F1 app show full data after the race? Each car's lap time etc? I tried downloading it for my ipad but there's a region conflict or some ****. If the android version is any good I may trying downloading it from there on my phone to avoid having these debates.
and also what looked to be a better second stint.
Different tyres, different tyre life and that gearbox issue.
I agree we'll never know if he could have passed him but he was on the move to catch him for sure.
Catch him in the second stint, yes. Pass? We'll never know. Stay ahead in the final laps of the race? We'll never know.
and really I wouldn't want to see this championship marred by who had the least DNFs
Who does?
Unless Canada is equal to you? If so that's fine I rather not rehash that GP since you're the reason that thread was closed.
Canada is equal and I am not alone in that. I remember Martin Brundle and numerous other "professionals" that share that belief.
There's little point in posting facts when they will just be ignored. I will find it refreshing if I can come into an F1 thread without BHRxRacer showing some bias or being a hater. Otherwise next time, he'll be the very first person I feel the need to set to ignore on any forum I've ever been on.
Fact: Facts are either facts, or they're not. There's no such thing as actual facts and non-actual facts.
Nope, Nico still owes us 1 DNF
us? Who?
...oh and you're not wishing harm upon another drive are you?
@Peasantslayer noted.
EDIT
The FIA have rejected claims that they should have penalised Räikkönen, claiming that any driver would have done the same thing, and stating that he would not have gained an advantage if he had rejoined.
So basically what I said. Ha.
