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Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas finished second in the Nürburgring time trial and betrayed after qualifying. wanted to embark on the race with an alternative strategyHowever, the team did not stop this.
In the second round of the time trial, both Hamilton and Bottas ran for the first time on the track on medium-mix tires, and although the defending champion ran a competitive lap that could have led him to Q3, Finally, both cars were also shipped with soft tires, which they later repaired, so they have to start with these tires.
Toto Wolff revealed that it would have been too risky to start with medium mix tires, such as could lose positions with rivals at the beginning. And Hamilton sees that the team made a good decision.
“We discussed the matter at the meeting and it was quite clear that soft rubber was the right thing to do to start with, and Lewis agreed,” Wolff told reporters. F1Világ.hu declaring to his staff after the stopwatch.
“And the reason is that if we start with the medium mix, we lose 3-4 meters to the softs, and everyone around us is on soft tires.”
“So it wouldn’t have made any sense to take that much risk. In Q2 it was clear that no one qualified on medium tires, so it would have been a real handicap in the opening laps. It was a clear decision ”.
“Obviously Lewis doesn’t like to finish second or worse. That’s why an alternate strategy always means a lot to him – it doesn’t work by simply agreeing to follow another car. But soft rubber was the right choice. “
Why Friday’s free practice was canceled at the Nürburgring, the teams and the drivers face a huge challenge in today’s race as they have very little data, especially on the performance of the tires.
“It is not even about groping in the dark, we are simply adapting to a new situation, working with less data and accepting that we will learn in an acute situation on Sunday,” explained the expert.
“The whole field thinks that soft rubber is the best for the start, and then we will see how the race unfolds to see if there will be a stop or two.”
