F1 Season 2021

[N1985]

That's the last one for me. After that today and the quite blatant corruption in the officiating in the Prem I'm feeling pretty flat this evening. Two sports I've absolutely loved since I can remember being destroyed by money, TV and people not even competing on the field of play.

What's the point? It's all a fucking farce.

 

[1961_vintage]

I don't get the Mercedes German love-in, well done Max and Red Bull, one of the best finishes ever.

It felt like they set-up a penalty shoot out but with one side playing in bare feet.

Bit of a shame for both drivers really.

 

[ancoats]

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.

hahaha

so in other words they can change the rules to let max win the race and title on the spot
clearly cheating can now be allowed knowing the setup on both car tyres are different

max and red bull did not disserve to win the race with lewis was so much faster on the day
even horner said that in the race interview with sky. lewis was so much faster max he had to pit 3 times for tyres
so i don't under stand why the race director called it racing when lewis should have been 50seconds ahead

they clearly cheated and wanted a new champion ? the wrong champion

 

[MillionMilesAway]

So how do you come up with a race strategy now when the race director can essentially do as he pleases?

I'd think that it won't a relevant question.
Instead, the rules will be rewritten on this.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

The interview with Jackie Stewart was very revealing. F1 needed a new champion.

Racist old dinosaur, like his mate Fergie.

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'.

Uefa has their own rule book, how did that work out for them?

 

[When The Levee Breaks]

RIP F1. I was a recent convert. Neither a Hamilton fan boy or a Verstappen fan boy (McLaren) but I wont be watching another race, after that shower of shit.

 

[MCFC1993]

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?

 

[daztrueblue91]

When has F1 ever been any different? Remember Ferrari in the 2000's? Spygate?

It’s the fact that rulings like this simply justify all of the shenanigans in the sport that I have an issue with.

For me, race directors, umpires, referees etc, need to be held to account more often not given more powers to interpret rules as they see fit.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Yep! 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.

“ma·nip·u·la·tion
noun
1.
the action of manipulating something in a skillful manner.

2.
the action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way.”

Thanks for agreeing with me by your choice of words.

I think definition 2 was in effect.

 

[mat]

Will next year races be:

Hamilton poles
Builds a race lead of 20 seconds
Put a safety car/red flag
Race is back on!