It felt like they set-up a penalty shoot out but with one side playing in bare feet.I don't get the Mercedes German love-in, well done Max and Red Bull, one of the best finishes ever.
Pretty much is. The FIA has stated that it's the Race Controllers descretion that in the end supercedes the rules. That's also in the rules. Basically if the RC believes something needs doing in the best interest of the sport, they can make an off the cuff decision within the rules.
So how do you come up with a race strategy now when the race director can essentially do as he pleases?
The interview with Jackie Stewart was very revealing. F1 needed a new champion.
Yeah they did, as they always do.
Listen i'm not defending the FIA, just as I wouldn't defend UEFA and their bullshit, but it's frutiless going on about it now. The FIA has their own rule book and know every loophole, one that has just been exposed.
You follow the rules as written, but in the end the Race Controller will always have the final say on race day. They didn't want this season to finish under yellows. Remember that if Lewis had managed to hold off Max on that last lap, Red Bull would have put in the same appeal and would have been told the same thing. 'RC rulz, ok'.
When has F1 ever been any different? Remember Ferrari in the 2000's? Spygate?
“ma·nip·u·la·tionYep! In any enterprise, whether sporting or not, you can only affect the elements which you control. Everything else is just the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Outrageous though today's manipulation by the FIA was, Merc have to accept it, subject to appeal obvs, because there is nothing they can do about it.
Thanks for pointing this out. For the last several hours I have been quoting that clause and based on it, the result cannot stand. However all that time I was unaware that the race director was not required to follow the rules.Yes they have. They even admit to it in the statement.
"Although 48.12 was not applied fully".
They've admitted they broke a rule, but they think once Masi says the car comes in, it has to come in.
Which opens the sport up to corruption on a huge scale.
Indeed.Any Billionaire can build a chassis, put together a team and immediately compete at the pinnacle of the sport. There'll be plenty of corruption already.
Any Billionaire can build a chassis, put together a team and immediately compete at the pinnacle of the sport. There'll be plenty of corruption already.
I've watched F1 for over 40 years and my Dad much longer and after a few years that have been really uncompetitive it's been good to have a couple of teams competing against each other.
Unfortunately, the FIA decisions in the last 4 laps of the race today have put an end to my F1 viewing, a total farce, changing the rules 30 seconds before a safety car comes in was ridiculous.
When Latfi hit the wall, Verstappen had 5 back markers to clear, Hamilton had done so and was 12 seconds ahead, under a safety car you can't over take, but some how the Red Bull managed to be next to Hamilton. Red Bull said they needed a miracle, and that appeared when Masi changed the rules.
Add to the fact the Red Bull had already used Perez as a blocker earlier in the race to slow Hamilton down, and also as a slip stream in qualifying the day before. Without either action been mentioned.
Coming to a premiere league near yous'what happens when Americans own a sport.
39.12 If the clerk of the course considers it safe to do so, and the message "lapped cars can now overtake", has been sent to all teams via the official messaging system, any cars lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety car.Where does it say that in the rules?
Looking forward to this coming to football:
City 2-0 up.
United get a penalty.
Mike Dean decides it's worth 3 if they score it.
Alright it's not right for the sport but it's great drama right?...right?