Poll: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021, Yas Island - Race 22

[muon]

Nobody wants the safety car leading them over the line, but they could have just left the lapped cars and added a lap or two to the end as other disciplines do. Would have been fairer than that.

They could have red flagged immediately if they wanted a race.

 

[el_dazza]

Has Locky exploded yet?

 

[Mesai]

Verstappen champion in name only

lol, Max is an incredible driver; right up there with Lewis. Weird race but he's put in the work and got the short straw pretty often this season.

 

[Scam]

That and Mercedes’ awful strategy calls this year.

Except Lewis was walking away with it until Latifi binned it. Absolute joke. Like someone above said, Max lost this race three times and was literally gifted it.

 

[mrgubby]

Not a Lewis fan by any stretch of the imagination but Max did not "win" that race , he was given it on a FIA platter.

 

[Journey]

I can post wherever I want thanks. I've reported your post, please stop harassing me because I have raised a previous issue with you before. It will not be tolerated.

You are one of the worst trolls on the Motorsport board, put a sock in it.

 

[Feek]

F1 is rigged. So so rigged.

Yes, you’re right.

 

[Concrete]

I can post wherever I want thanks. I've reported your post, please stop harassing me because I have raised a previous issue with you before. It will not be tolerated.

Mods must condemn!

 

[Deleted member 651465]

What an absolute joke, when have they ever just let a few lapped cars overtake?

Never in my experience.

They’ll get away with it because the wording says they “may” let lapped cars overtake.

I hope Merc protest that shambles of an ending.

 

[Mesai]

Nobody wants the safety car leading them over the line, but they could have just left the lapped cars and added a lap or two to the end as other disciplines do. Would have been fairer than that.

Agreed, I don't think they've ever not let them lap, so they absolutely knew what they were doing.

 

[Purdy]

No one likes a smart arse

Was genuinely confused and thought there was a scenario I wasn't considering!

Glad we can agree Mercedes ultimately ****** it until Masi gifted it to Max

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Managed to catch start and end of the race. Did much happen throughout?

Weird decision but then so was letting Lewis keep the slight advantage at the start of the race after he went of the track. He should have been told to slow down a bit.

Shame it ended under this circumstances.

Honestly these new era tracks seem to create more flash points than the old school tracks. I hope they stop this need to just plant walls with zero run off/gravel.

 

[englishpremier]

Was pretty funny though hearing Wolf on the radio to Masi.

After a couple of seasons everyone will just accept it, just as they have other championships.

 

[Cryfreeman]

correct - let them all go and unlap themselves OR none at all

yes this!

 

[GravyMonster]

I honestly didn't mind which of them won it, as it had been an incredible year and both deserved the win.

However Masi's borderline incompetence, and wavering to anyone who challenges him has absolutely tainted the season, and taken a stinking great **** on the integrity of the championship.

 

[Resident]

You know it makes a nice change Ferrari not being accused of Ferrari International Assistance.....

(How many years has it been since we used that term )

Farce
In
AbuDhabi

?

 

[.Lethal]

They could have red flagged immediately if they wanted a race.

This is the problem I have with the way things are.

You don't red flag a race when clearing a car unless it's unsafe to do so. You don't chop and change the rules to put on a great show. The race should have ended under the safety car. Personally I wanted to see someone else win the WDC but not like this. It sucks, and the consistency is rightfully going to be questioned for a long time.

 

[chrismscotland]

Perez these last few races has been absolutely on point. They 100% need to pay him double just for that.

Should be getting a contract for 2023 penned now

 

[Jono8]

Never in my experience.

They’ll get away with it because the wording says they “may” let lapped cars overtake.

I hope Merc protest that shambles of an ending.

"May decide how many lapped cars we let through to influence the result and give one driver a massive tyre advantage"

 

[Psycho Ned]

Wowzers there was me hoping pre race we had a clean race and no shenanigans.

What we've ended up with is almost the worst shenanigans we could have had!

Rulebook just went out of the window for the show.