Originally Posted By: A_Harman
Ultrasofts give about 1.5 second advantage. Hamilton just drove the heck out of the Softs and beat Vettel in a straight-up fight. Hamilton is at the top of his game now. Since Monza is even more of a power track than Spa, I expect Ferrari won't have anything for Mercedes this weekend, either.
Maybe, maybe not. Hamilton attributed it all to pole position. He said if he was behind Vettel from the start, he would have spent the entire race fighting in Vettel's dirty air to come in second. The Ferrari did have a better long pace than the Mercedes at Spa, too.
Ultrasofts give about 1.5 second advantage. Hamilton just drove the heck out of the Softs and beat Vettel in a straight-up fight. Hamilton is at the top of his game now. Since Monza is even more of a power track than Spa, I expect Ferrari won't have anything for Mercedes this weekend, either.
Maybe, maybe not. Hamilton attributed it all to pole position. He said if he was behind Vettel from the start, he would have spent the entire race fighting in Vettel's dirty air to come in second. The Ferrari did have a better long pace than the Mercedes at Spa, too.