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Analysis: Hamilton DRS issue shows details could decide F1 2017 title

With so little to choose speed wise between Mercedes and Ferrari in the fight for Formula 1 honours this season, both sides are facing up to the reality that the battle will most likely be decided by the tiniest of details. In fact, Lewis Hamilton believes that a small DRS issue in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix – where it failed to engage on the back straight and cost him valuable tenths – shows that just one small thing going wrong can now be the difference between success and defeat. For without that time lost, Hamilton could have been on pole position in Bahrain, and that may have been enough to keep him clear of Sebastian Vettel at the start and produce a totally different...
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