[JamesH]

Originally Posted by Teretonga

Hamilton had good sectors everywhere early on as he consolidated his lead but terminal speeds were never ultimately the highest. But then he never had to extend himself during the second half of the race when the cars were lighter. Hamilton may also have run a little more downforce, giving up terminal speed for the extra corner speed. In the second half of the race he was coasting toward the finish just consolidating his lead which is why he had the lowest consumption figures. Stats don't always give you the full story though.

Exactly, when the car was lightest, LH wasn't having to drive hard, so sector and speed comparisons are fairly irrelevant. NR had to drive hard the entire race (almost)