As I write these notes, the 2015 season is coming to an end with just a few more Formula One races. There may still be a surprise winner of the Championship…at least one competitor hopes!
From the start of 2015 many people seemed to write off the chances of everyone but Lewis Hamilton, which since Round One seems easy to understand. It was clear to anyone who is seriously interested that a) the Mercedes Team has as much trouble as every other team in motor racing when trying to prepare two cars that are really equal and b) as the reigning champion, Hamilton’s influence, drive and persona clearly have given him the upper hand in the “food chain,” since the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa in 2014. Nico Rosberg had two decisions to make in Japan, move out onto the grass or give way to Hamilton, a Spa replay with another media and Mercedes post mortem that he would surely lose.
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