Toto Wolff: "It wasn't a mistake by the team" NOT disqualified for low tyre pressure. OK when fitted to the car. Temps were down when measured Mercedes team showed data to reveal that tyres were at the correct pressures when fitted to the car. Hence the 'not guilty' verdict. So then internet.... explode!
please log in to view this image I'll wait for this to blow over before commenting more. It all depends on the proof each side had. Guilty is nailed on DSQ. Seems Mercedes have proved they did it in the proper manner but then blah blah blah it gets messy :/
Considering teams leave their tyre blankets on for as long as possible I find it strange that they would unplug and allow the temperature to drop (and associated pressure) as a usual procedure - unless their was a calculated reason! Pirelli alluded to this with their recommendations
But wouldn't they risk a bad start with low tyre temps then? Also I thought the Pirelli thing was telling teams not to use blankets that are too hot as more heat = more pressure to allow them to start them lower and cover it up?
It's remarkably similar when you think about it. On both occasions they had done something so cut and shut wrong. On both occasions they had documentation from officials from before the action saying all was ok. If only we had a conformation from Charlie Whiting we'd have 3/3
So then, what's the betting that Rosbergs engine went boom because he to had to push in the closing laps to try and get 25s in front of cars behind? All for nothing as well. The Williams pair finished 22-23s behind Vettel.
Well it's allowed ESPN to put in a good effort for most obvious headline ever. Monza DNF 'very bad' for title hopes, says Nico Rosberg
Especially if it is for safety reason and you still let a car run around at those speeds for 50 odd laps without saying anything and you knew before the start of the race then there is no real safety concerns then would it?
You have answered your own question there. If they are too hot and the pressure too high they will go off quicker but will likely be better in the initial laps. The teams want them in an operating window whilst racing and will likely compensate the initial slower laps at the beginning with lower pressures to ensure that they can keep them at a certain pressure when up to full race pace - which gets quicker the longer the stint/race. This is also where the driver can make a difference, full on fuel with low grip. Lewis described it very well in his interview (in simple terms) that you want a certain contact patch of the tyre to be used and this is normally achieved by lower pressures giving a wider contact patch. The higher the pressure the smaller the contact patch and the smaller the contact patch the more concentrated friction which increases temperature leading to thermal deg. He also confirmed that the lower the pressure the more performance you would gain. So if you set a tyre at 19.5 psi at a temp of 110 degrees but let that tyre cool to 90 degrees it would drop the pressure by X amount. This may extend the performance window over a competitor who kept their tyre temp/pressure at the set level. I obviously don't know the exact figures but the principle is correct - the team will calculate the highest possible temp/pressure that tyre can operate at. Then they will calculate (based on the long runs) how many laps at a certain pace, weight and driving style it will take to exceed that and lower the pressures accordingly for the number of laps the expect that driver to complete in that stint. In addition the driver may be requested to driver differently/slower to keep them in that operating window. Hopefully Cosi will put his technical input into this, but regardless of there being an advantage or disadvantage it's purely down to compliance or lack of.
Seven races left is it? So Nico can now win every one but as long as Lewis finishes second he will win it by four points. It's no longer in Nico's hands.
