F1 Data Analysis: How Nico Rosberg Needed Force India for Canadian GP Miracle

Daniel Ricciardo won the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg in second. Despite suffering a loss of ERS power midway through the race, the German had somehow held off the rest of the field to score 18 priceless points. It was without question one of the drives of the year, but he had a little help along the way.   The First Force India Train Early in the race, the two Mercedes of Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were streaking away into the distance, running one and two as they had been since Lap 10. Having dispatched Sebastian Vettel two laps after the safety car came in, Hamilton quickly caught Rosberg and they began to build a lead. Their pace advantage on the supersoft tyres was greater than it had been in qualifying, evidenced b...

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