OH MY GOD.
I know they couldn't have known that. They still would have made the correct result, had the rules been followed though.
Poll: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021, Yas Island - Race 22
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OH MY GOD.
I know they couldn't have known that. They still would have made the correct result, had the rules been followed though.
Soldato
Spa was ridiculous but can't really compare the two as spa wasn't really safe to go ahead and to declare it to be a race was done from commercial reasons so F1 fulfilled their contracts and didn't have to pay back any money.
If Mercedes pitted they were handing Max the race on a plate. Pitting just wasn't a sensible option from the lead.
Soldato
There is no probability though, if the rules had been followed (which they weren't) the safety car should have stayed out for another lap and the race would have finished under a SC. There is no probability to that.
The only probability part is are they going to overturn the result but we'll be waiting a while for that outcome I think.
Soldato
So you agree you're basing your argument on a hypothetical situation? I hope Mercedes have a better one if this does go further.
I seriously can't see what Mercedes expect here. Would I do the same in their shoes? Probably.
But I can't see how they can effectively penalise Red Bull for what was at worst incompetent race control.
Surely nobody expects them to change the result and declare the last two laps null and void?
Soldato
Yaayuh! said:I really want Max to win the last race.
Just so I can see this place go mental
Wasn't even a steward. Even worse. The race director contriving a situation by ignoring the rules even though it blatantly favours one of the title protagonists.
I hope it is simply incompetence.
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Michael Masi will be getting sacked, if this is overturned. I’d bet my life on that.
The only hypothetical situation i am basing it on is the rules being followed.
Had Mercedes known about the new rule whereby only the cars between Lewis and Max would get moved out of the way, and that the safety car would come in on the same lap when that happens, they may have made a different decision.
Caporegime
How many laps the SC is for is a guess.
Soldato
It would seem only Max fans are OK with how this has gone down.
Complete and utter **** show.
No way Masi should remain after this season, he should hand his notice in.
Complete and utter **** show.
No way Masi should remain after this season, he should hand his notice in.
Soldato
I don’t think the officials had any interest in ensuring that one specific driver won out over another but given all of the build up to this weekend and the obvious goals of Liberty, they will have been under pressure to put on a show, and a procession behind the safety car wasn’t going to cut it.
It’s clear that for the future there needs to be a change to safety car procedures to ensure that the race finishes at race speed, whether that’s by adding laps or by having an enforced red if they are behind the safety car with a couple of laps to go.
As for this weekend, once it became apparent that the championship was going to be determined by whether we had a restart or not the officials were on a hiding to nothing, they were going to take flak whatever the outcome.
Regardless of the legitimacy of any merit the Mercedes appeals might have I can’t see the powers that be allowing them to stand as dragging this on is just going to make the sport look worse. Just don’t be surprised if something happens over the next season or two that redresses the balance.
It’s clear that for the future there needs to be a change to safety car procedures to ensure that the race finishes at race speed, whether that’s by adding laps or by having an enforced red if they are behind the safety car with a couple of laps to go.
As for this weekend, once it became apparent that the championship was going to be determined by whether we had a restart or not the officials were on a hiding to nothing, they were going to take flak whatever the outcome.
Regardless of the legitimacy of any merit the Mercedes appeals might have I can’t see the powers that be allowing them to stand as dragging this on is just going to make the sport look worse. Just don’t be surprised if something happens over the next season or two that redresses the balance.
Man of Honour
Not the impression I got from a few of the driver interviews
A guess that Merc got correct, if the rules were followed.
Soldato
He needs to be sacked regardless of the outcome, he isnt suitable for the job.
I dont think its right to change the result now, it'll just make F1 look like even more of a circus. The result should stand but, FIA have a lot to answer for, Masi needs to go and an overhaul of how things work at race control needs to happen because it just isnt working.
Man of Honour
Give over; its not the pitting under the safety car that's the issue here - frankly without that we could end up with some utterly dire races; its a throw of the dice strategy wise normally.
The issue is the way its been dealt with at the end of this race; lets not chuck the baby out with the bathwater
Soldato
This.
needs to be restructured at the very least
doesn't feel right when toto and horner are telling him what decision they want
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