Head To Head Jenson Button vs Lewis Hamilton

[F1Yorkshire]

FP2 can't be really used as a comparison, Hamiltons fastest time was done on the harder tyres.

 

[Brogan]

I've said it many times before, practice times are irrelevant.
Red Bull are/were notorious for not doing much in practice and then blowing everyone away in qualifying.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

They are not entirely irrelevance otherwise Lewis wouldn't be in a reported huff.

 

[The Pits]

The times are relevant in context, however, we are not aware of the context. Lewis is

 

[Bill Boddy]

For what it is worth Vettel's fastest time on the primes was 1:39:089, Button was 0.416 seconds slower whilst Hamilton was 0.428 slower than Vettel. The option tyres for the top drivers seemed to be only about quarter of a second faster than the primes. This is presumably enough to require option for Q3 but with a pit stop for primes after not too many laps.

However, since I have no knowledge whatsoever on how runs with a full fuel load went this is pretty well meaningless. Maybe someone can make the options last longer before they start to fall off.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Yes, and Lewis certainly will be in a huff if his tyres start falling off before the first pit stop.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Last two weekends the same. Lewis starts off Heading the time sheets then mysteriously gets worse and worse as the weekend goes on. very odd. It seems a new trait, prior to the last weekend he got stronger through the weekend and was usually fighting for pole.What a shame, it could really hamper his slight chance at the WDC

Hang on a cotton picking minuet I thought Lewis could drive round any car problem and still be quickest, have I been misinformed?

 

[riskitall]

Hang on a cotton picking minuet I thought Lewis could drive round any car problem and still be quickest, have I been misinformed?

dont patronize mate,we know that lewis doesnt need everything to be perfect setup wise to still be quick,
this is the reason why he is rarely slow in quali.but the car still needs to be drivable.

 

[racecub]

and looking at first quali Hamiltons car doesn't look particularly drivable

 

[Viscount]

Driving better than Button's.

 

[racecub]

Ah but like Mephistopheles said, Lewis can drive around problems

 

[Lewywo4]

Ah but like Mephistopheles said, Lewis can drive around problems

 

[Quintessentially]

Eddie Jordan said McLaren have got the wrong car in front after quali. Maketh of that as you wish.

 

[Brogan]

Maketh of that as you wish.

Eddie Jordan talks bollocks?

 

[Mephistopheles]

I makethed that of EJ years ago Brogan

 

[racecub]

I heard that comment. it was directly after Whitmarsh's interview. what is Eddie? A mind reader?

 

[teabagyokel]

what is Eddie? A mind reader?

No, he's someone who talks bollocks.

 

[racecub]

oh ok. he was right about Lewis going to Mercedes though, and Schumacher before him.

 

[teabagyokel]

racecub - I've been right about things in the past. I still talk one hell of a lot of bollocks though.

 

[racecub]

Don't we all teabagyokel, don't we all. but once in a while I guess we all come up with a gem.