F1 Data Analysis: Nico Rosberg Has Edge on Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes Pit Stops

When a Formula One driver recovers from a qualifying position of ninth to finish second the following day, as Lewis Hamilton did in last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, it cannot be considered anything else but a truly fantastic result. The 2008 world champion drove admirably, overtaking five cars on the first lap alone to effectively render his poor performance on Saturday irrelevant. Hamilton's recovery, in fact, was so impressive that he—according to the official F1 website—crossed the finish line a mere 1.9 seconds adrift of the race winner, his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. But there lies Hamilton's problem: The 1.9 seconds which saw him miss out on his first race victory in more than a month was the exact margin by w...

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