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Originally Posted by Ramos
Agree on the strategy being employed, and not just controlling the mixture, also cutting down on the RPM's and short shifting...
However my point is, all of this is done to save one lap worth of fuel (3KG, 5 Lbs) which only shaves off 1/10
Is 1/10 really worth it? I mean, would it be that much easier to overtake or be overtaken with a 1/10 difference? In quali, of course it would matter, but in the race I don't think it does especially when the price to pay could be one of the following;
1. What happened to the Red Bull's (this will cost them both championships, make no mistake about it)
2. What happened to Mclaren... While there was no contact, LH was visibily upset that he was told to save fuel and had his teammate sneak by him
3. One or both cars run out of fuel and not finish
Are any of these scenarios really worth 1/10 in the early stages of the race? When we all know a car has to be at least 2 seconds faster to realistically have a chance at a clean overtaking move ?
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However, to carry that 3KG for 58 laps is something quite heavy. Let's say you save 1/10 a lap, for 58 laps, that's 5.8 seconds. I was just doing straight math, I have not include the actual deficit of carrying those "extra" weight with not much actual gain. Plus, you burning more fuel to "carry" those "extra" fuel weight.