[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Originally Posted by IceMan_PJN

I'm a bit surprised Ricciardo didn't get more votes than he did.



He hasn't really done much of anything this season. Had Lewis qualified up front and Nico had then won, he'd have accomplished something, but his better fortunes once again ensured an uncontested win. Worse, however, is that Lewis outperformed the crap out of him during that race. By my count, Lewis had to take one more pit stop, meaning upwards of twenty extra seconds added to his race time, and he had to do much of the race with a damaged front wing and consequently poorer pace, and still got within twenty or so seconds of Nico... from the back of the field. Had he not damaged his wing, he might have won it from the back, and had he qualified up front his superior pace would likely have dominated Nico, but Nico's better luck ensured this never happened.

It's the story of the entire season from race one, really. Nico has the points, but not by having earned more than his teammate. He's just been blessed with better luck than his teammate. In Germany, all Nico had to do to take pole and win was to show up. Luck took care of the rest.

Maybe Rosberg has done exactly what he has needed to all season whilst Hamilton has suffered from a mixture of mistakes and bad fortune? Plus, when you finish 2nd having run over half a race in a completely broken Merc, that's making the most of a situation, something Hamilton hasn't done all season.