Lewis gets the benefit of diving in and doing it because he's behind, if Max goes first, stays out, then Mercedes can just run long themselves, leave Bottas to pick Max up and hold him up and then leave Lewis with fresh tyres to attack Max at the end. Red Bull couldn't afford the Mercedes sitting 1-2 and Merc using Bottas as the block. That's where they missed Perez.I meant the decision to allow Lewis to undercut about lap 15
Lewis gets the benefit of diving in and doing it because he's behind, if Max goes first, stays out, then Mercedes can just run long themselves, leave Bottas to pick Max up and hold him up and then leave Lewis with fresh tyres to attack Max at the end. Red Bull couldn't afford the Mercedes sitting 1-2 and Merc using Bottas as the block. That's where they missed Perez.
Well you have to have the cards to do it, Max pits, 10 laps later gets stuck behind Bottas and Lewis can gain the tyre advantage and huge amounts of time with Max getting stuck or tangled up with Bottas. That's where the 2v1 comes in handy. Red Bull need to get Perez in the fight and then Max has a much better chance.I'm a big fan of going in to the pits before the man behind you does and being aggressive, the conservative strategy when in the lead rarely works out imo
Bottas had pitted first before Lewis iirc?Well you have to have the cards to do it, Max pits, 10 laps later gets stuck behind Bottas and Lewis can gain the tyre advantage and huge amounts of time with Max getting stuck or tangled up with Bottas. That's where the 2v1 comes in handy. Red Bull need to get Perez in the fight and then Max has a much better chance.
nope. Lewis pitted first.Bottas had pitted first before Lewis iirc?
Even still, pitting 5 laps later put him 8 seconds behind Lewis. Had he pitted the next lap there was a decent chance he came out in front or at least be right on his arse.nope. Lewis pitted first.