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[Jackmancer]

Actually it reminded me of Hungary 2007, but Lewis didn't honestly hinder Rosberg. 

 

[ardbeg]

Actually it reminded me of Hungary 2007, but Lewis didn't honestly hinder Rosberg. 

 

 

The team will know. We don''t really need to.

[ensign14]

I think the OP did not make his point clear at all. The suggestion is that Lewis tried, BEFORE his last lap, to cross the line either after the flag or so close to it that Nico did not get across before the flag.

 

Given that they were both stuck behind a dawdling Perez, it is most unlikely Hamilton was trying to prevent Rosberg from getting in a lap. 

[AlexS]

In the lap Lewis was very correct. I didn't see so i don't know what happened before.

[Ricardo F1]

Is this thread still open??? 

[ardbeg]

Is this thread still open??? 

No, it is closed. Please refrain from posting in it.

[P123]

I think the OP did not make his point clear at all. The suggestion is that Lewis tried, BEFORE his last lap, to cross the line either after the flag or so close to it that Nico did not get across before the flag.
 
This took place off camera for me so I am not sure.

On camera you saw Perez holding up both Mercedes. On camera you saw a car a few seconds ahead of Hamilton on the road as he began his lap. Both of these factors would strongly suggest that Hamilton's pace was in line, if not faster, than others on the outlap. The reason the point is not clear is because it didn't happen.

[Brother Fox]

Is this thread still open???

Yes, because everyone seems to be discussing the wrong part. The pole lap is irrelevant.

You need to look the out lap, the very last bit of it where they catch Perez and pass him.
The question is did Hamilton pass him swiftly or did he intentionally linger behind him.

If anyone's got any footage of that let's see it.

Discussing the pole lap and the way Lewis pulled over is missing the point.

[Eff One 2002]

Hamilton must be really kicking himself that he didn't have a go.....

[Farhannn15]

Am I the only one who thinks Hamilton still may not have got pole if he had continued. I had heard he was a second down to Rosberg in S1 alone and therefore if he had finished the lap and of course improved in sector 3 it may not have been enough?.1 second is a very large gap considering their difference this weekend was around two tenth s. 

[spacekid]

Hamilton overtook Perez, so I see no evidence that he was trying to go slow to delay Nico.

[BillBald]

One possibility is that Lewis started with the intention of paying Nico back for Monaco, but then realised that the team would be seriously pissed off with him, so he pulled aside and let Nico past.

 

If his focus was on whether or not to block and frustrate his team-mate, that would perhaps explain why he didn't think about the possibility of losing pole to someone else due to S3 improvement.

[Brother Fox]

How dumb are some of you?
Forget the pole/aborted lap.

The suggestion is Lewis tried to slow Nico enough on the out lap that he missed the chance to start his lap. As it was, Nico made it by about 2 tenths and didn't get the space to Lewis he wanted so it was damn close.