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Lewis said that he was pleased to outsmart Rosberg. What does that mean? I have a theory. I think Rosberg is not only (much) better educated than Lewis, he's also more intelligent than Lewis. And I think Rosberg is just simply brilliant at comparing lap data and then looking to copy it......and that was why he was ahead of Schumey, and why he sometimes outmatches Lewis. I don't think he has the talent of Lewis or Schumey (at his prime), but Nico is just plain clever.
So, did Lewis get fed up, and sold Nico a dummy? It seems that Nico easily was ahead in the earlier strategy, then Lewis romped away on the harder tyres. I'm wondering if Lewis sacrificed his optimal qualy set up, so his second tyres would be where he'd have the real advantage? Did Lewis expect Nico to totally copy his qualy set up? Maybe I've over thought it, but that's how it looked to me.
Also, it looked like the Renault engines got a boost across the board for this race? Was that my imagination, or did an upgrade come through for all Renault running teams?