Data Analysis: Was Nico Rosberg Really Quicker Than Lewis Hamilton in Spain?

Lewis Hamilton won last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix by 0.636 seconds over his Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg. A tight margin after 66 laps to be sure, but Rosberg never really challenged him the way he did in Bahrain. In the post-race podium interview, though, Hamilton said, "I wasn't fast enough really today; Nico was quicker. I struggled a lot with the balance and really had to rely on my engineers a lot more to give me the gaps and to try to find where I could find time. ... But Nico was just generally quicker this weekend but fortunately I was able to keep him behind." Was that comment just a humblebrag from Hamilton—you know, guys, Nico is faster than me...it's been tough to beat him in four straight races—or was Ro...

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