Originally Posted by Si_Crewe:
“True enough.
It wasn't poor tyre-heating that caused Hamilton's rear axle to lock up though.
I suppose turn 8 might've led to some drivers adjusting the brake-balance rearward to help steer around the corner but it's hard to believe that Hamilton would be that ham-fisted.
Judging by the way it just locked up solidly, something went completely wrong.
The evil leprechaun seemed quite twitchy in his interview too.
I wouldn't mind betting that's 'cos he wanted to get back to figuring out what happened to Hamilton's car.”
“True enough.
It wasn't poor tyre-heating that caused Hamilton's rear axle to lock up though.
I suppose turn 8 might've led to some drivers adjusting the brake-balance rearward to help steer around the corner but it's hard to believe that Hamilton would be that ham-fisted.
Judging by the way it just locked up solidly, something went completely wrong.
The evil leprechaun seemed quite twitchy in his interview too.
I wouldn't mind betting that's 'cos he wanted to get back to figuring out what happened to Hamilton's car.”
Mercedes will confirm in due course whether it was a brake problem or not. If it was, that's pretty disastrous for Lewis, and it's something the team need to sort out.
The way he suddenly spun almost looked half like a suspension problem. Or it could have just been driver error. Very hard to tell.
But I do hope the brake issue is resolved, if it is an issue. Because 1 or 2 more DNF's could be pretty awful from a championship perspective.



