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Originally Posted by GuidoK
Sure but at bahrain that difference wasn't there.
The tactical analysts should have had their things sorted. they said it was ok to come in when HAM was passing the finish line...
If you're not in time to give that info, you fail. how come they know that at the finishline but not know this 5 or 10sec earlier. Nothing changed in the status quo afaik. The pit entry lights didn't just change; all green when HAM was approaching.
Obviously it was a confusing situation, but it's in those situations merc. always fails. Both the pitcrew/team as HAM have difficulty to adapt to the confusing situations. They can win, but only on their conditions.
And VER/RB are very very good at making those split second decisions right at the moment that it counts.
This year: hard tyres in bahrain, missing pit entry in saudi arabia.
Last year: not coming in for slicks in Hungary (consequence: 2nd instead of 1st, so missing 7 points and a race win)
Restart at Bahkoe: Ham leaves brake magic button accedentally on: Looses 2nd place completely.
At the portuguese gp they pulled in BOT 1 lap too early.
And so on.
And the other side of the story is RB. How often have they either closed the gap or passed HAM with an undercut.
Or VER going in at exactly the right time when it starts to rain.
RB hardly makes any tactical mistakes and profits from a lot of tactical decisions.
And last race VER managed each pitstop to manage an undercut and reduce LEC lead with 3 or 4 sec. That reduced the gap every time.
Ferrari currently doesn't make any obvious mistakes but RB still has the edge on the tactical strategy imho.
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Because there were 3 test days and 3 free practices in Bahrain...
Strategy still needs to improve.