For the Monaco F1 race in 1995, Damon Hill had a wonderful qualifying and got pole with a large margin. However, for the race Schumacher easily won the race with a healthy advantage.
Does anyone have any insights as to how this happened? Hill was a very capable driver in Monaco, so it seems odd that his advantage in Qualifying was reversed in the race.
Monaco F1 Race 1995
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JordanIreland
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Posted Yesterday, 16:02
Two reasons. Hill stopped twice for fuel whereas Her Schumacher only stopped once and was able to stay close to Hill despite his " heavier " fuel load at the first part of the restarted race. Also it was suggested the Williams had a faulty differential.
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Posted Yesterday, 16:03
If I recall correctly, Hill was on a two-stop with Schumacher on a one-stop. Benetton were leagues ahead of Williams with their pit work and strategy that year.
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Posted Yesterday, 17:16
If I recall correctly, Hill was on a two-stop with Schumacher on a one-stop. Benetton were leagues ahead of Williams with their pit work and strategy that year.
Agreed. At the time I felt it was Hill who was the problem, but Williams as a team dropped the ball so many times as they felt they had the fastest car.
Had the FW17 been a lot more reliable and if the team understood what strategy was, Hill would have been in a lot better position.
But it’s still remarkable how the qualifying times differed to the actual race performance.
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Posted Yesterday, 17:21
If I recall correctly, Hill was on a two-stop with Schumacher on a one-stop. Benetton were leagues ahead of Williams with their pit work and strategy that year.
I can’t find the video, but Ross Brawn and Adrian Newey were asked about the role of race strategies. Ross was talking about simulation models and trying to predict using available data, While Adrian came across as very haphazard. It spoke volumes.
Does anyone remember these interviews? It might have been in a season review, but the can’t find it. Both Ross and Adrian were interviewed at different times and locations.
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Posted Yesterday, 17:31
Found the interviews. They are in the 1995 season review: 45:11 into the video: https://youtu.be/4hf...zmHKeMJMF375EvF
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Posted Yesterday, 20:11
Two reasons. Hill stopped twice for fuel whereas Her Schumacher only stopped once and was able to stay close to Hill despite his " heavier " fuel load at the first part of the restarted race. Also it was suggested the Williams had a faulty differential.
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My understanding is that it was largely down to the differential, and because of that the pace differential. As you say, Schumacher was able to keep up with Hill despite the heavier fuel load, indicating much greater race pace. Had Hill been on a one-stop, he might have been able to hold off Schumacher anyway (though unless they stopped on exactly the same lap, Schumacher might have sneaked ahead anyway), but I don't think poor strategy was the primary reason here. It was the massive swing towards Schumacher from qualifying to the race in terms of pace, and that was likely because of the differential.
And I think in general, while Benetton were better than Williams with their stops and strategy, I don't think there are really actually that many races in the 94/95 period that you could point to where the result actually changed because of this.
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