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The wording of any cars versus all cars will be key in the next few weeks if Mercedes decide to do anything.
Suspect they won’t though.
Suspect they won’t though.
I think in hindsight they should’ve red flagged it and had a standing start
I guess but how often does one decision hinge on the title.
Well the accumulation of those decisions over the season would be the equivalent.Much bigger than that on the last lap of the whole championship
If Latifi didn't crash, would Max still have deserved it? Or rather, would Hamilton have been an undeserving winner? The way I'm seeing it, the rules had to be changed on a whim for Verstappen to win today, and therefore win the championship.Come on man, he deserves the championship.
It's such a crappy way to win and Lewis was comfortably winning through the race, but saying Max doesn't deserve it is just not right, even with the controversial driving in recent races (I've been rooting for Lewis too and I cannot stand Max).
He's such a nerd, I love him.newey is at the wrong team. such a decent chap.
Not to mention only clearing the cars directly between Lewis and MaxThat's a good summary.
He's at the right team, loads of wonga and freedom to do what he wants.newey is at the wrong team. such a decent chap.
They would have finished in the order the previous 57 laps had gone, rather than make Hamilton race a one off handicapped.What would the situation have been if it wasn't only 5 unlapped cars?
That would have been fairest way
The stewards were in a shit situation where they basically had to decide who wins the championship. Putting Max behind Lewis on them tyres Hamilton was never going to be able to keep him behind. Yet if they kept the lapped in between them Max probably wouldnt have caught Lewis in one lap.
I get it was a hard choice for the stewards bit they went for the most blatant wrong call and completely changed the rules for the most entertaining finish but it was also the most unfair.
He always sounds so rife for a change of mind, he’s like my boss, goes with the last person he speaks to.They already planned for something only to flip flop on the decision when Horner complained.
Masi is just terrible at his job.
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They have to it’s all lapped cars or none.
He's at the right team, loads of wonga and freedom to do what he wants.
If Latifi didn't crash, would Max still have deserved it? Or rather, would Hamilton have been an undeserving winner? The way I'm seeing it, the rules had to be changed on a whim for Verstappen to win today, and therefore win the championship.
That doesn't scream deserved to me.
Deserving the championship, and deserving the race win are totally different things.
Through the course of the season, both Lewis and Max have deserved to be number 1.
There is no need to be so biased.
I'll repeat, I absolutely cannot stand Max but I'm not so deluded to say he doesn't deserve this.
You can't be seriousThat was the best season I've watched in nearly 30 years watching formula 1.
Unbelievable it went down to the last lap. Fair play to Red Bull and Honda for getting close to Mercedes.
Amazing, amazing stuff.
Historic season, historic race, historic lap
This will be interesting.If Rosberg is right, and it’s black and white in the rules that all cars are REQUIRED to pass, then I can see this going for a while in legal battles.
The wording of any cars versus all cars will be key in the next few weeks if Mercedes decide to do anything.
Suspect they won’t though.
I think the CAFE F1 thread, should take this to CAS.I think Mercedes should take this to CAS.![]()
Surely the title will end up with Lewis eventually?
It was great if you like WWE style sport drama.You can't be serious![]()
Merc should wait till a day before 2022 and pull out ... ferrari their engine contracts and set a new championship up with audi
Think it's too late to worry about that.I hope not. I think he’s been robbed but it would be massively depressing to see it decided in Court. Would stain the sport forever. I know that’s not logical in any way, but it’s just a gut feeling
All balls count 10x in the last frame, apparently.Aaaaaand, breath.
What now, any decent games on tonight? Snooker final maybe.
He was on a much slower car. Mercedes have been a rocket in latter part of the season, Max showed incredible craft throughout the season.
He was fortunate today, but he had his share of misfortune at Baku, Hungary and Silverstone. Deserved champion for the year, even though ending was straight out of Hollywood and leaves a sour taste in the mouth.
No. The rules say they unlap themselves and the safety car comes in at the end of the lap. It would have ended under safety car - but Masi wanted to let them race because the previous 57 laps didn’t count.Good point - would there have been time to do that? Or if they made the decision right away would that be less of an issue.
Next year is a great unknown with the rule change. I'm half expecting a smaller team to have the winning package. Maybe Mclaren or similar. Title could be anyones.Hamilton number 8 is locked on next year I think. This is the first time (certainly with Merc) he is in the position of competing against a title rival who has taken the Crown from him (given Rosberg retired). I expect he will blow everyone away tbh.
Aye, historic in the way Donald Trump's escalator ride was.It was great if you like WWE style sport drama.