• reddit_sux@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Russell wanted to stay out for longer which caused him to have older tyres followed by cars with newer tyres.

    He wanted to try what Carlos did with Lando giving tow to Hamilton to prevent Carlos from overtaking both. It was not possible since by having older tyres he was slower and would have made both of them slower leading to both being overtaken by Carlos. Hamilton was asked to give a tow to Russell the next lap which he did give but Carlos was already next to Russell, therefore he failed to benefit. In Singapore there are very few places to overtake which is not true in Suzuka.

    There is something called situational awareness. Russell might learn in the future if he keeps his head clean.

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      1 year ago

      Last week, when Carlos and Lando were the ones with older tyres, the plan worked though. That was why it was so impressive. It’s a bit embarrassing that two drivers from different teams can work together better than the two Mercedes drivers.

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        1 year ago

        That was Singapore, a street circuit with no place to overtake. This was Suzuka, plenty of places to overtake.