https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2018/...ed-the-f1-win/
... Raikkonen’s had a 24 second lead to Hulkenberg. So, there was no risk from behind to him making that stop.
For Ferrari, the reason for not stopping Raikkonen must surely come down to the calculation that he might catch and want to pass Vettel.
With a clearly defined team dynamic between the two – Raikkonen seems to be cast as the ‘domestique’, as they call it in cycling, doing the dirty work for the lead driver – how would Vettel have reacted to being asked to let his team mate through?
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