Problem is LH has to push hard to make up the difference which is only going to stress his power units more and make further issues more likely. It's the same problem Rosberg had over the last 2 seasons - once you fall behind it's nigh-on impossible to gain ground without sufferring issues.
Mercedes' open letter to 'the fans' categorically denying favouring Rosberg is misleading. There's no such thing as luck, good or bad, just circumstance that people cannot explain adequately. That LH has had this run of issues suggests strongly there is something amis on his side of the garage. The chances of them happening by sheer chance are I imagine very small. There may not be any deliberate policy to favour Rosberg but it seems to be happening anyway. I'm not for one minute suggesting LH should feel hard-done-by, though. I'd suggest Mercedes favoured LH for the previous 2 seasons. It may be as simple as a small shift in the chassis design towards Rosberg's preference. Even a tiny change could have a huge imapct on the outcome of races. If LH is having to drive harded to get the maximum out of his car than Rosberg then inevitably he will be the one to suffer mechanical failures more often.
Mercedes' open letter to 'the fans' categorically denying favouring Rosberg is misleading. There's no such thing as luck, good or bad, just circumstance that people cannot explain adequately. That LH has had this run of issues suggests strongly there is something amis on his side of the garage. The chances of them happening by sheer chance are I imagine very small. There may not be any deliberate policy to favour Rosberg but it seems to be happening anyway. I'm not for one minute suggesting LH should feel hard-done-by, though. I'd suggest Mercedes favoured LH for the previous 2 seasons. It may be as simple as a small shift in the chassis design towards Rosberg's preference. Even a tiny change could have a huge imapct on the outcome of races. If LH is having to drive harded to get the maximum out of his car than Rosberg then inevitably he will be the one to suffer mechanical failures more often.



