F1 Season 2021

[Metal Biker]

Any in that situation has to mean all; otherwise it's a joke - oh wait a minute.

Unfortunately it doesn't and the FIA's statement pretty much confirms that the term any means any, so the entire pack isn't required to pass the lead car. "Any does not mean all"

 

[hilts]

Loads of new F1 fans got a race they probably adored. But the regulars are left stunned by the abysmal decision making.

Lewis had it won. Max and Red Bull were resigned to the fact it was done except for a miracle. But a miracle is certainly not rushing to force a final lap sprint between the two contenders with one on fresher tyres...

It is a clear manipulation of the circumstances to benefit one team. Whilst bias exists in all sports, that was quite ridiculous. That would be like our Aguero moment coming after the ref moved a couple of the QPR players out of the way and played until we scored. It's that hollow.

Has CAS ever had to make a decision on anything like this before in any sport?

I don't see how any new fans would adore that race. If it was my first race I would think fuck this shit you get a big lead twice and have to give it up because 2 other drivers went off the track. It makes no sense.

Any sane sport would have the restart with all cars the same distance apart. It has always suffered from being too complicated or plain daft.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Not sure what CAS would consider an outcome. Against the FIA would seem reasonable, but where does it leave RB?

Regardless, I can't see any CAS appeal coming up within 3 months, and so I think next season will start with Verstappen as champion.

 

[homerdog]

I then seen how they would brush away certain events and basically tell me I wasn't seeing what I just seen.

This!

It happens all the time and completely ruins professional sport. A bit like Keown saying on MOTD that it was clearly not a handball by Moutinho, when it clearly was! I know, I'm sad enough to have freeze framed it!

 

[1961_vintage]

I still think it was a mistake not to bring him in under the VSC. It was clear the Mercedes had the pace today.

I think that they assumed that the rules would be correctly applied. Fools eh?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

If the ruling said "all" instead of "any", Mercedes would have an ironclad case to take to CAS, because that is how the FIA have wormed out of it. It technically doesn't state that every lapped car must pass the lead car before they can continue racing under a green flag.

Surely any legal argument would rest on precedence of use of this rule. Mercedes planned their strategy based on how this rule been applied before which is either ALL or NONE.

 

[01cravend]

Ah I interpreted competing as competing for championships. And yeah it's an expensive sport to compete in so that's how it works.

You couldn't have a relegation and promotion system in F1. Imagine how complicated it would be when you get relegated to F2 and you have to fire 300 people!

Yeah it wouldn't work. Just with as much money in the sport as there is, all the powerful people in the background and an incompetent governing body. There's just bound to be corruption.

 

[Blue Mist]

James Milner wasn't shown a second yellow against us so that Sky could have a last 15 minutes of end to end football.
This sounds very much like that.

 

[city114]

I don't see how any new fans would adore that race. If it was my first race I would think fuck this shit you get a big lead twice and have to give it up because 2 other drivers went off the track. It makes no sense.

Any sane sport would have the restart with all cars the same distance apart. It has always suffered from being too complicated or plain daft.

Drama. We are talking new fans with no real knowledge who just want entertainment. They got it.

 

[JRockBlues]

It's a sad day for sport when WWE has more sporting integrity than F1.