Formula One
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bill replied on 14/12/2021 10:12
Posted on 13/12/2021 11:06 by JollyKernowAt least Michael Masi will be remembered as being the race director who decided who won the 2021 title.
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bill replied on 14/12/2021 10:20
Posted on 13/12/2021 11:47 by TammygirlI don't believe the best driver won, I believe he was just lucky. If the crash hadn't have happen there was no way he could have caught Lewis even with his fresh new tyres on.
Am I the only one who heard the race director ask Christian Horner what he wanted, I clearly heard him say what do you want, to finish the race under the safety car or let them unlap, then he bent the rules and only allowed the cars between the two to unlap. At this point Toto screamed No Micheal No.
If that's not giving it to Verstappen on a plate then I'm a China man
Lewis behaved like a true sportsman after the race unlike the spoiled brat Verstappen when things don't go his way.
I know in my eyes who the better driver and sportsman is.
Posted on 14/12/2021 10:20
Both Mercedes and Red Bull were trying to influence the race director and to my mind they should not be able to talk to them during a race.
In my opinion the Mercedes is the better and faster car while Max Verstappen is the better driver and that is balancing things off a bit. Mercedes have made several strategic mistakes this season which have cost Lewis points and can't understand why they didn't change Lewis's tyres under the safety car on Sunday which I'm sure would have guaranteed Lewis the title.
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bill replied on 14/12/2021 10:55
Posted on 13/12/2021 21:55 by Oneputtthink the FIA and the manufacturers will hope it will be quickly forgotten and move on to next season,because I think this has damaged motor racing image big time.
We Brits aren’t the only people that follow/support F1 so although Hamilton fans in the U.K. will feel aggrieved I suspect many millions in other countries will probably be delighted so I don’t think F1’s image will be damaged
Whittakerr replied on 14/12/2021 11:19
Posted on 14/12/2021 11:19
Heres a good article that discusses why the race director is clearly not up to the job.
I think the outcome of Sundays debacle is that MV will keep the title, (the FIA will never overrule themselves), Michael M will be replaced and the rules changed to become ambiguous.
SeasideBill replied on 14/12/2021 11:24
Posted on 14/12/2021 10:55 by billSurprising and a bit worrying in how many countries Lewis Hamilton got booed in or it that just how some of the world regard the UK ?
JVB66 replied on 14/12/2021 11:29
Posted on 14/12/2021 10:55 by billSurprising and a bit worrying in how many countries Lewis Hamilton got booed in or it that just how some of the world regard the UK ?
SeasideBill replied on 14/12/2021 11:45
Posted on 14/12/2021 11:29 by JVB66Many countries it seems will be disparaging with their attitude towards any non white players in any sport
Rocky 2 buckets replied on 14/12/2021 11:45
Posted on 14/12/2021 11:45
Football has been closing out the racists but it’s taking some time. F1 is even slower they worry about revenue more that equality. Until the sponsors get annoyed & exert pressure it’ll be a Wade thru treacle. Disgusting as it is-it is life for anyone who is not white🤷🏻♂️☹️
Tammygirl replied on 14/12/2021 12:04
Posted on 13/12/2021 20:59 by peedeeIncidents always happen in any sport, its all part of the attraction, but to engineer a one lap race, by only letting some lapped cars to un-lap themselves contra to the regulations, which of course meant that Max was directly behind Lewis, and then not run another lap behind the safety car as the rules state, clearly shows that someone wanted a new champion.
So if the race had been 59 laps and the rules had been followed,i.e. the 58th lap had been behind the safety car what would have been the outcome?
They both deserved the championship, the luck happened to be on Vestappen's side this time around.
peedee
Whittakerr replied on 14/12/2021 12:09
Posted on 13/12/2021 20:59 by peedeeIncidents always happen in any sport, its all part of the attraction, but to engineer a one lap race, by only letting some lapped cars to un-lap themselves contra to the regulations, which of course meant that Max was directly behind Lewis, and then not run another lap behind the safety car as the rules state, clearly shows that someone wanted a new champion.
So if the race had been 59 laps and the rules had been followed,i.e. the 58th lap had been behind the safety car what would have been the outcome?
They both deserved the championship, the luck happened to be on Vestappen's side this time around.
peedee
Posted on 14/12/2021 12:09
Who knows what the outcome would have been, but in the same vain what if the race was 57 laps?
All a bit hypothetical really the race length was always 58 laps, although going by the race directors performance, that could have easily changed during the race.
While talking about the race director, does anybody know the real reason he did a complete U turn from "no cars can unlap themselves" to " only the cars between Lewis and Max must get out of the way" ? Very strange.
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