Bojan Vrbnjak
What it was for Tota Wolff, team boss Mercedes, only a strategy with a low probability of success, is in Silverston beaten so far dominant world champions - and in a fair and open manner.
For the start of the hard mix race was for Max Verstappen turned out as the right decision, and besides, they were here different mixtures as a week ago, which could also affect the outcome of the race. Not only that Pirelli for the second race he chose softer set their tires, after tire injuries in the first race in Silverston, the Italians also prescribed tire pressures namely 2 dogs in the front and 1 dog in the rear. And that was clearly not to taste Mercedesa. "They didn't have problems like us today,”He said after the race Lewis Hamilton o Red Bullu. "The extent of blistering on the tires was definitely unexpected."
Why Red Bull he didn’t have these problems, he can only guess. However, it is Hamilton already during the race expressed suspicion, to be able to Red Bull raced below the prescribed values Pirelli. There was no concrete sign of this. Hamilton however, he was anything but satisfied with the tire pressures. “Pirelli had problems with tire damage, so a week later the tire pressures rose higher and higher. Now these are balloons. These are the highest pressures we've had on a track like this,”Said the racer Mercedesa. "I wouldn’t be surprised if that wasn’t our problem today."
Especially with another set gum had to Hamilton stay on the track for a long time. “I’ve managed them in a way that’s almost unbelievable. I used my best abilities, but there was no difference in terms of blisters. In the end, I basically raced with half-tires. If I looked in the rearview mirror, one half was worn, the other was good. I was nervous, I was afraid I might explode or something.In the end, however, it was enough for another place.
