Formula One

[exeterjeep]

1 hour ago, Chillidoggy said:

I lost a £10 bet with my wife that Hamster would take pole.

 

Got a bet on with her for who wins the WDC....??? Or on which lap Max will take Lewis off?

[Chillidoggy]

19 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

Got a bet on with her for who wins the WDC....??? Or on which lap Max will take Lewis off?

No way, she cheats.

I just found out that the crafty bugger knew the result beforehand.

[pete]

Mazepin has covid

[exeterjeep]

Hope  Kimi has a good last F1 drive.

[Bibs]

Great start from Lewis, early punt attempt from Max

[Kevin Wheeler]

Good job there wasn't Armco otherwise Lewis would have been in it!

[pete]

It's unfortunate that so many people will be watching f1 for the first time and it looks like we are going to see a procession

[PascalM]

How many shortcuts is Lewis allowed to take?

[Bibs]

Great driving from Perez to be fair. 

[exeterjeep]

7 minutes ago, Bibs said:

Great driving from Perez to be fair. 

Merc did have a little moan though.

[PascalM]

Just now, exeterjeep said:

Merc did have a little moan though.

Yeah, they’’re not used to fighting fair and square. This is real F1 race fighting. What we missed all those years…

[exeterjeep]

Driver of the day - the vote show Kimi at 40%

[PascalM]

What do you need to become F1 World Champion? A Brit as FIA Director…

YES!!!

[exeterjeep]

What a farce. 

[pete]

1 hour ago, pete said:

It's unfortunate that so many people will be watching f1 for the first time and it looks like we are going to see a procession

I'll take that back

[TdM]

Joke. I've never seen such a gimme

[PascalM]

First allowing Lewis to take a shortcut, while Max in Jeddah was given a penalty. And now the story with the doublers…

[exeterjeep]

FIA wanted Max to win to increase interest in next years championship and improve revenue?

[pete]

8 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

FIA wanted Max to win to increase interest in next years championship and improve revenue?

Really

[PascalM]

8 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

FIA wanted Max to win to increase interest in next years championship and improve revenue?

Bwaah, not sure about that…

nevertheless, questionnable decisions for and against both parties…

[pete]

"Toto it's called a motor race"

[TdM]

First keep decision was questionable too, I agree. I would have expected a 'give the pace back' though I think Lewis would have been past at some point as he was much faster today. I think the reason it wasn't given was it was close to what Rosberg did if not letting the opponent turn in at all, so, yes could go one way or another that one.

On the other hand, saying you aren't going to unlap the cars, then only unlapping the cars between Lewis and Max was a joke. They knew are that point there was no defence for Lewis so it was literally gifted to Max. If they had either left lapped cars where they were OR red flagged and restarted with an even opportunity it would have been at least fairer than doing what Horner begged them for on the radio.

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

So they suddenly let Verstappen pass the lapped cars ahead of him, but didn’t offer the same opportunity to those behind him? So the 3rd place driver had no chance of having a go at trying to overtake Verstappen for 2nd. That took all the pressure of him. How is that fair? 

[TdM]

Exactly, it's a huge fix. Masi has to go now.

[TdM]

And also Masi has failed to comply to this rule in at least two ways

1. Not all lapped cars were allowed past despite that being a requirement

2. They restarted on the same lap not the next lap

 

 

If the clerk of the course considers it safe to do so, and the message “LAPPED CARS MAY NOW
OVERTAKE” has been sent to all Competitors via the official messaging system, any cars that
have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety
car.
This will only apply to cars that were lapped at the time they crossed the Line at the end of the
lap during which they crossed the first Safety Car line for the second time after the safety car
was deployed.
Having overtaken the cars on the lead lap and the safety car these cars should then proceed
around the track at an appropriate speed, without overtaking, and make every effort to take up
position at the back of the line of cars behind the safety car. Whilst they are overtaking, and in
order to ensure this may be carried out safely, the cars on the lead lap must always stay on the
racing line unless deviating from it is unavoidable. Unless the clerk of the course considers the
presence of the safety car is still necessary, once the last lapped car has passed the leader the
safety car will return to the pits at the end of the following lap.
If the clerk of the course considers track conditions are unsuitable for overtaking the message
“OVERTAKING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED” will be sent to all Competitors via the official messaging
system.