F1 2021

[BNJ1878]

That isn’t an acceptable compromise to Mercedes at all. The race director didn’t apply the rules correctly, therefore the result should have been overturned.

Actually I mean a face saving exersize from the FIA appointed officials perspective.

 

[PhilM]

Is there a clear and defined line in the regulations regarding what should have happened? Yes.
Is there a precedent where these rules are abided by? Yes.
I don't see how else it can be viewed unless they're willing to set a new precedent where the rules do not need to be abided by.

 

[Connor]

Always good to see tax dodgers like Hamilton get their comeuppance

 

[The binman chronicles]

Always good to see tax dodgers like Hamilton get their comeuppance

Verstappen lives in Monaco too.

 

[longers]

Always good to see tax dodgers like Hamilton get their comeuppance

Is it that much of a victory when the winning driver is also tax dodger and his team are fronted by a Margaret Thatcher loving Tory ?

 

[tommye]

Always good to see tax dodgers like Hamilton get their comeuppance

Bit obvious mate.
Try be a bit more subtle in your wumming C x

 

[woomy]

The SC incident with the overtake was the get out. They decided against it, so that result was prettyuch mailed on.

Really poor precedent has been set.
There was a chance for f1 to have this as a big statement race. Whichever way it went. Whoever won, there would have been no argument.
The first time in donkeys years the sport was actually exciting.
They chose to destroy that and fix it, in a blatant manner. Like. We are going to fix the result and basically tell you and let you see us fix it. Them we will double down, in the face of our own rules and confirm the fix.

They got it badly wrong.

 

[woomy]

Always good to see tax dodgers like Hamilton get their comeuppance

Ha. Tha failed in spectacular fashion didn't it?

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Okay watched the race. My unbiased analysis is following:

Masi bottled it massively in the first lap when Hamilton gained an advantage for cutting the track, it felt afterwards he owed Verstappen something... Had those cars not been able unlap themselves or had the race ended under the SC would have probably been one of the most biased decision ever taken by the FIA. They had no choice in the end really.

That said, on this particular race, Verstappen didn't deserve to win the championship. Not a fan of Hamilton but he showed what a great champion he is, ironically more so than previous years in a very dominant Mercedes car.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Verstappen lives in Monaco too.

Never even lived in Holland

 

[Walken]

I think this thread proves no matter which driver or company you support, all F1 fans are kopites.

Get your rule books out lads, you just want a fair race yeah, not your lad to win?

 

[PhilM]

Mercedes have suggested that they'll be lodging an appeal.

 

[Toast]

Verstappen lives in Monaco too.

All I know, is that Max will be having the sort of night we all dream of tonight.

 

[PhilM]

Never even lived in Holland

He was born in Belgium, he grew up in the country and his mother is Belgian.

 

[AdamEFC]

That race director needs sacking, anything less than that is a joke. He’s bottled it all season.