Poll: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021, Jeddah - Race 21

[el_dazza]

Wow! What a spread of votes ... most ever?

It was just so bizarre, it's understandable.

 

[.Lethal]

yeah but he is looking in his mirrors and the closing speeds arent massive. I think he's playing games trying to let him past and be on his rear wing instantly. Nothing malicious just doing everything to get an advantage

My thoughts too, some ex drivers have suggested Lewis was also thinking about the DRS line.

Yeah but you just don't do that,

Says who? It's not in the rule book and giving position at 1st and 2nd when fighting for the championship you aren't going to give more than necessary.

 

[Flibster]

Wow! What a spread of votes ... most ever?

It was just so bizarre, it's understandable.

Someone needs to learn how to count...

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Horner is so passive aggressive

 

[Flibster]

Voted 3.
3 for result.
2 for the track looks fun for a hot lap.
3 for the Lights and drone display
-1 for meh race.
-4 for Race Control and Stewards being incompetent.

 

[ZeeWrath]

Yeah but you just don't do that,

Only if he is told not to, I have no idea what the steward lottery will throw up after this mess

Horner is so passive aggressive

yeah he doesn't seem to be a fan of Damon

 

[booyaka]

Horner is so passive aggressive

he's so ridiculously tunnel vissioned about Max

Max can do no wrong.....Trying to claim that Hamilton was messing around thinking about the DRS line etc - In that moment, the heat of battle, there is NO WAY that Hamilton has thought about all that....

 

[Scam]

Wouldn't surprise me this will be Lewis' thoughts too based on this season alone.

And for the Xth time he was proven right. When he finally did figure out what was happening and tried to go past, Max accelerated and swerved left into him lol

 

[utajoker]

Horner is a clown, they have both gone off the circuit. Ham clearly making the corner. Verstappen comes steaming thru and ham has to avoid by going off the track.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Horner does chat some ****.

Max on those outside overtakes just basically goes 'I'm braking last doesn't matter where you are outside me' even if he straight lines the corner.

Hamilton would have made that corner but he couldn't!

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Horner does chat some ****.

Max on those outside overtakes just basically goes 'I'm braking last doesn't matter where you are outside me' even if he straight lines the corner.

Hamilton would have made that corner but he couldn't!

And max gains an advantage by cutting the corner out all together.

Next weekend is going to be a blinder. Advantage Mercedes though. Horner seemed defeated.

 

[.Lethal]

Ham clearly making the corner. Verstappen comes steaming thru and ham has to avoid by going off the track.

Horner knows this too but he isn't going to say otherwise on TV.

 

[muon]

Who would have thought I would miss Ferrari.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Who would have thought I would miss Ferrari.

Indeed!

 

[Feek]

Max just said in the interview that he was changing down gears and braking.

 

[Steampunk]

Meanwhile, Verstappen again, on the contact with Hamilton: “I was just down-shifting and braking for him to go by ... I looked in the mirror and waited for him to pass ... maybe there was some confusion ... I was already off the racing line, I don’t know ... maybe he was looking for the DRS, they told me on the radio to let him by, so that’s what I did.

“Like always, I’ll try to do the best I can [next weekend].

 

[muon]

Max just said in the interview that he was changing down gears and braking.

It's obvious Verstappen was gaming the DRS line and Lewis was just confused, probably thinking it was a brake check and hence slamming on the brakes himself.

In hindsight he could just have driven round Max if he wasn't following so closely (which he was as he was trying to set up the next straight).

I'd like to think it wasn't a real brake check.

 

[Steampunk]

It's obvious Verstappen was gaming the DRS line and Lewis was just confused, probably thinking it was a brake check and hence slamming on the brakes himself.

In hindsight he could just have driven round Max if he wasn't following so closely (which he was as he was trying to set up the next straight).

How can Hamilton do that when he can't trust Verstappen to even attempt to stick to the driver conventions on fair racing?

 

[muon]

How can Hamilton do that when he can't trust Verstappen to stick to the driver conventions on fair racing?

I'm not blaming Hamilton. But with hindsight he obviously wouldn't have driven into the back of Max.

I don't think there will be any penalties.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Interesting interview with Hamilton, diplomatic but honest. Max is way over the line, but the FIA allow him to get away with it and have turned him into such a driver.

Hamilton badly needs bottas behind him in P2 in Abu Dhabi.