JRockBlues
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2021 Season winners
Manufacturers Championship: Mercedes
Manufactured Champion: Max Verstappen
Manufacturers Championship: Mercedes
Manufactured Champion: Max Verstappen
That's nothing to do with Max though. He is a deserving champion. He won the race. You can't argue with that. The race shouldn't have been fiddled the way it was but that's not on Max.
What irritated me was the lack of balls from any of the F1 pundits. They just sucked it up like it was an amazing finish and heaped praise on Max and Red Bull. They should have been fuming at the farce they'd just seen in the sport they love. They kept regurgitating Horner's line about a miracle and "never give up" and "fight 'til the end". That's bollocks. There is no lesson anyone can take from that. Max didn't have to do anything but pit for new tyres in that race under sterilised conditions. His move to pass Lewis was great, but I don't think Lewis thought he would pass there because it gave him an opportunity to get back at him. Max did well to prevent that by holding the inside line, but Lewis would have lost the place on that straight had he not been passed before because he'd have had less grip coming out of the corner and Max could have gone the long way round him.
The usual suspects will be up there. It will be interesting to see what teams like Haas are like next year. To give some context Haas did not develop any part of their car this year and put all their time and resources into the 22 car.Are Mercedes looking favourites to have the fastest car again next season? When I popped in this thread a few months ago, people were talking about some changes being made which might mix things up a bit. I might start watching again if so.
The original communication was that lapped cars couldn’t overtake. Max had his tantrum, Christian got onto masi and told him he needed to clear the lapped cars between max & Hamilton and that they needed 1 racing lap. Next thing masi has done something without precedent in allowing sonme but not all cars to pass the safety carI’m sure in one transmission, Horner tells Max that all the lapped cars would be allowed through, resulting in finishing the race under the safety car. Max then says something like “ typical, why am I not surprised”. All of a sudden things change and we got the finish Horner asked for.
With everything that has happened this season my personal opinion is that this was the outcome they were aiming for and they did everything within their power to get the desired result.The original communication was that lapped cars couldn’t overtake. Max had his tantrum, Christian got onto masi and told him he needed to clear the lapped cars between max & Hamilton and that they needed 1 racing lap. Next thing masi has done something without precedent in allowing sonme but not all cars to pass the safety car
I don't think it's a conspiracy, just a very unfair way to finish a race,I actually think Hamilton will come out of this better than if he won it bizarrely enough
I agree, I maintain Lewis will dominate 2022.
One thing thats for certain, they absolutely have to stop team principles talking at the race director. Insanity that they have a direct line, under any circumstance, but especially like those we witnessed yesterday. No doubt he was influenced rather than making a call with a clear head, he was getting battered.
Berni says a good day for F1 and when we lose schmacer (sp) he would go out with the record and he would be just as happy if hamilton doesnt beat his record and win an 8th one
Corrupt as fuck
That interview Durham has just done over on tS with C Horner was very unprofessional. If you are not their team or they don't support you, they ll just skewer you no matter what. I didn't realize he was such a bellend.
well, it's like accepting the Dippers won the league in 19/20 despite finishing the season behind closed doors with all the Covid protocols. As opposed to what happened on Sunday which is akin to resetting the league table because PGMOL decides being behind closed doors allows them to change the rules and there's "only a few league games left so it will be exciting".If for arguments sake it was reversed and Verstappen had have won under a yellow flag as they call it, would most have been happy to see it called and end that way?
I know some will say "so long as that's the rules" but call me cynical I think there'd be more than a few who'd have wanted a final race, for Hamilton to have a chance.
Obviously there's a want for him to succeed, I have no horse in the race so to speak, but I understand the frustration on the seemingly impromptu new 'rule' during the race.
If for arguments sake it was reversed and Verstappen had have won under a yellow flag as they call it, would most have been happy to see it called and end that way?
I know some will say "so long as that's the rules" but call me cynical I think there'd be more than a few who'd have wanted a final race, for Hamilton to have a chance.
Obviously there's a want for him to succeed, I have no horse in the race so to speak, but I understand the frustration on the seemingly impromptu new 'rule' during the race.