Formula One 2008

[mersey86]

Glock was doing the right lap times with those tyres in those conditions.

He did the same time as the other cars that didn't put on wet tyres, which shows there was nothing he could do.

Thanks for that. I was trying to find out how Trulli's times over the final lap compared. Now it had been raining for a few laps. Had Glock been a lot further ahead .. or was it only during the last lap that the rain really took hold on the track?

[gparr]

I can remember them saying Glocks sector times where the same when they had just changed tyres. Then as the hit the last lap, his time was 18secs down on the previous good lap. LH as 15s behind. This tallies up with what LH said he was told over the radio, that he could catch him up on the last lap.

[Gaz]

I can remember them saying Glocks sector times where the same when they had just changed tyres. Then as the hit the last lap, his time was 18secs down on the previous good lap. LH as 15s behind. This tallies up with what LH said he was told over the radio, that he could catch him up on the last lap.

Glock's 2nd to last lap time was 1min 28secs roughly and the weather was getting worse so it's no surprise that Lewis managed to close up the 15 second gap although he did cut it pretty damn close, you could see Glock sliding around going up the hill just after he'd been passed by Vettel and Hamilton. Staying on the dry tyres did improve glock's track position as he was behind Kovalainen before everyone stopped for tyres when it started raining again so really he benefitted as much as anyone from staying on the dry tyres.

[gparr]

Last lap data:


P5 - Hamilton - wet tyres: 1.26.126
P6 - Glock - dry tyres: 1.44.731
P7 - Kovalainen - wet tyres: 1.24.945
P8 - Trulli - dry tyres: 1.44.800

[FatTony]

don't pretend to be an expert on this 'sport' as I said wouldn't normally even bother watching

but I can see when someone eases off ..... IMO

[saveferris]

the other thing to keep in mind is that is although Glock had a hideous last lap, he still gained a position compared to where he was before the others changed his tyres.

[Jayesh87]