Sorry to continue off topic.
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Originally Posted by chernaudi
Off Topic: Speed.com's writers filed a report where Vettel admited that his RB7 had to do without KERS most of the last half of the Chinese GP. There was only a few laps between his and Hamilton's tires, and Lewis was definently closing on Seb down the straights with the DRS wing and a fully functioning KERS system.
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DRS does not help to close the gap. It only becomes active when two cars are 1 sec apart.
Vettel switched to the hard tyre on lap 31 (of 56) and Hamilton only on lap 38. That is what made the difference!