F1 Season 2021

[nw42]

Boo hoo :)

Come on mate it is a shit thread, there's already an F1 thread, no need to start another, attention seeking of the highest order. It's a bent sport, never more so than today.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

its has to be given to lewis and change the result because the rules was broken. it was not a fair race and the wrong result

They won’t bring the “sport” down by challenging it in my view. Not in court anyway. They might get Masi to step down to appease them.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

FIA are the real winners today through their fixing. They have twitter in uproar and off topic in meltdown.

Agree. I dont really like how they have been allowing teams to put their case ‘on the fly’ before or whilst decisions are being made. They need to ban any such discussion during a race and allow teams to make representations after the races. But to be honest the stewards should decide and their rule should be law.....and the rules should be clear and consistent....FIA have failed on These last 2 points. No one has a clue what the rules are anymore.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

That was an amazing! Brilliant end to what would have been anticlimactic otherwise

You didn't think that was anticlimactic? The only way it couldn't be is if you didn't know that Verstappen was basically guaranteed to pass him given the position they'd put him in.

 

[MCFC1993]

Mercedes have lodged 2 protests, saying the sporting regulations were not applied.

Can see this going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

 

[blueinsa]

Protests have been lodged and rightly so

 

[RobinHood]

FIA are the real winners today through their fixing. They have twitter in uproar and off topic in meltdown.

Ha ha, excellent.

 

[Saddleworth2]

at worst he engineered a spectacle.

He didn't though. The outcome was 100% predictable given the tyres on both cars. He might have well have stopped the race at the end of lap 57 and simply stated that Max had won. Because to all intents and purposes, that is exactly what he did.

 

[Metal Biker]

It's the FIA. Did anyone expect anything different? It's their sport, their race, their 'rules'. You either put up with it or watch something else. You sigh, you get over it, you look to next season.

 

[argyle]

You didn't think that was anticlimactic? The only way it couldn't be is if you didn't know that Verstappen was basically guaranteed to pass him given the position they'd put him in.

You can see how the rags and liverpool get away with so many dodgy decisions.

There are loads who lap it up and ignore them as long as their team win.

 

[MadchesterCity]

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

It's the FIA. Did anyone expect anything different?

I mean they only killed the greatest driver of all time with that attitude.

 

[give it to gordon]

Its not just that the race director or referee cheated to change the nature of the race, its that the bloody commentary on Sky completely gaslighted that and rejoiced like it was an amazing sporting moment. It wasn't. It was absolutely farcically bent. They know when they are on a good thing though and like all media know not to bite the hand that feeds it.

Its really the world today in micro. Truth, fairness, decency, all out the fucking window. I'm giving up on sport. John Moss et al yesterday. F(arce) 1 today.

Agree I couldn't understand the commentary getting so excited over something that wasnt right.
The last two races are the first I have watched for decades, wont be watching any more

 

[deano ou812]

Won’t make a difference the protests lodged,wouldn’t be surprised some huge favours were called in and the two incidents had someone’s mucky fingers all over it ..

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Agree its happened now but Masi has to explain why he didn't follow the rules.

Saying he wanted to complete the race is a farce, he knew the position of both drivers, Lewis was a sitting duck.

Yes, Masi is the one in trouble.

Can the race director not following the rules be used as a method to overturn the result? It's the same issue though, as Verstappen followed instructions and would lose out through no fault of his own.

Masi appears to have fouled things up, but it feels as unsporting to overturn as was the change in Masi's instructions. It's just a huge mess.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

One of the most corrupt sporting decisions I have seen in my entire lifetime.

The Americans have contrived for weeks to create this situation.

Poor Lewis, he is forced to pass four cars but the rules clearly don't apply back.

I won't watch F1 again, it's been turned into another fucking showbiz farce, with VAR doing the same for football.

Lewis should rightly be awarded the Championship in the courtroom, even if his rightful day in today's sun was stolen away.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Hahahaha Champion of the world maxi

Just wading through and I take it you’re now trolling to get a reaction?

 

[MCFC1993]

Rosberg making a very good point, Mercedes made their decisions based on the regulations.

Lando Norris making a similar point.

 

[Saddleworth2]

That was an amazing! Brilliant end to what would have been anticlimactic otherwise

Next time we play and dominate an opponent and lead 1-0 in the last minute I think the referee should award a penalty to the opposition, send off our goalkeeper and award two goals if the penalty is scored. That should ensure a 'brilliant end'.

 

[blueinsa]

Lando now also casting his doubts on what transpired along with Russel.

They know…..