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Why would Hamilton do either of those?
Firstly, he pretty much had to win the race, and risking damage to his own car in such circumstances makes no sense, and besides, a deliberate crash would have resulted in a penalty of some sort for him (see under "Schumacher/Villeneuve").
Firstly, he pretty much had to win the race, and risking damage to his own car in such circumstances makes no sense, and besides, a deliberate crash would have resulted in a penalty of some sort for him (see under "Schumacher/Villeneuve").
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Hamilton had to be pretty careful when he judged trying to back Rosberg up.
The team made it clear that if he backed up Rosberg they'd pit Rosberg early and the undercut there would be enough for him to pass Hamilton.
To make the back up tactic work he needed to wait till after the last pitstop when the team could no longer influence it like that. He would also have had to be confident his car was in decent enough shape for a bit of a scrap because he was inviting Rosberg to step into a dogfight with him
The team made it clear that if he backed up Rosberg they'd pit Rosberg early and the undercut there would be enough for him to pass Hamilton.
To make the back up tactic work he needed to wait till after the last pitstop when the team could no longer influence it like that. He would also have had to be confident his car was in decent enough shape for a bit of a scrap because he was inviting Rosberg to step into a dogfight with him
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Because it was his only chance. If he doesn't do it, Rosberg is champion. If he does then maybe he'd still win the race with Rosberg out or Rosberg 4th, and maybe he wouldn't have got a penalty or the penalty wouldn't have been too severe. He had absolutely nothing to lose, except maybe like Schumacher second in the championship which I'm sure he doesn't care about. And don't forget who Hamilton's hero is.
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Late in the race, he said Mercedes should tell Hamilton to let him pass and he would then return the favour at the end of the final lap, so Hamilton won the race. For a champion driver, it was embarrassing.
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Late in the race, he said Mercedes should tell Hamilton to let him pass and he would then return the favour at the end of the final lap, so Hamilton won the race. For a champion driver, it was embarrassing.
Read more: If Lewis Hamilton is in trouble for racing then F1 has lost its soul Daily Mail Online
Read more: If Lewis Hamilton is in trouble for racing then F1 has lost its soul Daily Mail Online
They may talk a lot in the press, but if their car is less than stellar next season then they will need Mr Hamilton's services as their world champion will not be up to the task.
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Rosberg - Austria and Spa 2014
Hamilton - Bahrain 2014, Austin 2015, Canada 2016
Hamilton 3-2 up in the pushing of the circuit stakes.
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