Originally Posted by Si_Crewe:
“I wonder if Hamilton is drawing a wage for being his own team-strategist as well as being a driver?
Seems like he's often got a better idea of what needs doing than the team has.
"Yeah, Lewis, just sit behind him until the end and hope for the best"
"Nah, I think I'll actually race for the lead instead"
The idea of a single team-strategist for both cars seems a bit dubious to me.
After all, if the Merc's are running 1-2, what's the motivation to come up with a strategy that'll allow one driver to overtake the other?”
“I wonder if Hamilton is drawing a wage for being his own team-strategist as well as being a driver?
Seems like he's often got a better idea of what needs doing than the team has.
"Yeah, Lewis, just sit behind him until the end and hope for the best"
"Nah, I think I'll actually race for the lead instead"
The idea of a single team-strategist for both cars seems a bit dubious to me.
After all, if the Merc's are running 1-2, what's the motivation to come up with a strategy that'll allow one driver to overtake the other?”
I think that's kind of the point. You can race your team mate in qualifying and in the pit-stops but not on the track as the team cannot afford to risk sacrificing both their cars.



