Jonathan Kim7 said:There’s a massive cold snap hitting the entire continent right now; this isn't exactly standard seasonal weather. If they want actual results, the only logical alternative is to move testing outside of Europe entirely.
Exactly as the colleague mentioned regarding Bahrain. Since they knew exactly what kind of weather was coming their way, they should have simply moved the event there.
mellowtiger83 said:The US Embassy is practically calling the shots here, and since the judges are picking the tire strategy for the entire weekend, it’s a goldmine for the sportsbooks. It’s looking almost certain that either Hamilton or Bottas will snatch the fastest lap during the race.
There is a massive gap in how they’re playing the tire game compared to Red Bull and Ferrari, who opted for a much heavier load of harder sets.
I have to say, I'm a bit surprised by how Aggressive Mercedes is being with this approach!
In my estimation, they’d be lucky to secure a fifth place at most. Quite simply, they lacked the raw pace required to compete with this field, particularly when running on soft tires.