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:lol: I really love this thread now. It's great we have a final race showdown, hopefully both these twats put on a good race and the best man wins with no stupid crashes (though a few tasty incidents will be nice).
 

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If the brake-check was deemed dangerous driving, and worthy of points on Max's licence, how can the in-race punishment be so insignificant as a 10 second penalty?
Is there a framework or precedent that dictates this?
The narrative of the final race being level on points is more important than someone being taught a lesson for incredibly dangerous driving.
 

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Them being level on points rather than Hamilton let's say 2 points behind doesn't change much, if anything at all though, does it? Unless you think they'll end up middle of the pack for points, Hamilton would've needed to win / be ahead of Verstappen regardless.

Just makes for a nicer narrative but changes nothing.
 

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If the brake-check was deemed dangerous driving, and worthy of points on Max's licence, how can the in-race punishment be so insignificant as a 10 second penalty?
Is there a framework or precedent that dictates this?
I do agree with you that if worthy of points then maybe worthy more then the 10 second pen, but on the other hand no pen for the last race is good.
Makes it a level playing field for last race, despite what is being said by one or 2 , I dont want Max to start the last race with a pen.
 

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Can't believe I missed this. Well I can, given the time difference, but it's annoying.

One question- how come Max wasn't able to catch Lewis with his broken wing at the end? Were his tyres that bad?
 

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Them being level on points rather than Hamilton let's say 2 points behind doesn't change much, if anything at all though, does it? Unless you think they'll end up middle of the pack for points, Hamilton would've needed to win / be ahead of Verstappen regardless.

Just makes for a nicer narrative but changes nothing.
Well yes, your last sentence is exactly what I'm saying. The hype, the build up all becomes something they can push even more. A few points either way doesn't change the situation no, but that's not as good as a true neck and neck last man standing story to sell.

At least that would be a reason I guess. Rather than the shear incompetence we all think anyway.
 

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Not as talented. Simple.
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Lewis is the goat.
yes his tyres were bad.
Lewis was still getting fastest laps , so the damage must have been only slight.
Oh right, from the clip I saw it looked like fibreglass flew everywhere on the impact. Did he set the fastest lap like that or just before?
 

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Well yes, your last sentence is exactly what I'm saying. The hype, the build up all becomes something they can push even more. A few points either way doesn't change the situation no, but that's not as good as a true neck and neck last man standing story to sell.

At least that would be a reason I guess. Rather than the shear incompetence we all think anyway.
Agreed. They wouldn't have given him a 10" penalty if the gap with Bottas was less than 10", and I think a grid penalty or something like that would've been likely had it not been the last race of the season next week.
 

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Them being level on points rather than Hamilton let's say 2 points behind doesn't change much, if anything at all though, does it? Unless you think they'll end up middle of the pack for points, Hamilton would've needed to win / be ahead of Verstappen regardless.

Just makes for a nicer narrative but changes nothing.
it changes the fact that max can take them both out now and be wc. Pretty big I’d say
 

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This championship is over as far as I'm concerned. Lewis is driving a rocket ship right now and RB don't have the pace and Max knows it. I think that's part of the reason he does the shit he does. He's very experienced by now but he's still so young and immature. They had the advantage until Lewis put in the new engine in. Lewis is going pull away at AD. Unless RB can find some speed, this season is over. Been a hell of battle though.
 

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it changes the fact that max can take them both out now and be wc. Pretty big I’d say
Senna was disqualified for that on prost
Schumacher was kicked out of the whole championship for doing that on villneuve

Given all the telemetry available and cameras it's going to be hard for max to engineer a situation where he gets away with it

My gut feel is that it's a fairly long run into the first corner and if Lewis is ahead and on the inside line at that point there isn't much max could do that wouldn't be really obvious

Will have to see who gets the best set up and start but of the track suits merc I can see Hamilton pole and Hamilton getting into turn one first... pulling out 3 seconds to defend the undercut and a fairly unspectacular precession to the end... but who knows could be as bonkers as Saudi for all I know
 

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Red Bull will be quick at Abu Dhabi, the track changes bring it more toward Mercedes again and I do think they will be the car to beat however Max will be right there for sure.
 

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Can't believe I missed this. Well I can, given the time difference, but it's annoying.

One question- how come Max wasn't able to catch Lewis with his broken wing at the end? Were his tyres that bad?
It’s been lost in amongst all the penalties and discussion around that, but yes. Im not sure how many laps those mediums did under a VSC, but it would have been a whole lot worse for Max if they were flat out for that time. Mercedes called it right putting Lewis on the hard tyres.
 

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Senna was disqualified for that on prost
Schumacher was kicked out of the whole championship for doing that on villneuve

Given all the telemetry available and cameras it's going to be hard for max to engineer a situation where he gets away with it

My gut feel is that it's a fairly long run into the first corner and if Lewis is ahead and on the inside line at that point there isn't much max could do that wouldn't be really obvious

Will have to see who gets the best set up and start but of the track suits merc I can see Hamilton pole and Hamilton getting into turn one first... pulling out 3 seconds to defend the undercut and a fairly unspectacular precession to the end... but who knows could be as bonkers as Saudi for all I know
Yes I get that and know of the previous disqualifications. We’ll see but I have t got much trust in max and I dont think Hamilton would either.

I just hope both drivers finish and don’t suffer car trouble or punctures etc.
 

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It’s been lost in amongst all the penalties and discussion around that, but yes. Im not sure how many laps those mediums did under a VSC, but it would have been a whole lot worse for Max if they were flat out for that time. Mercedes called it right putting Lewis on the hard tyres.
Max did ask why he was not pitted, he was told not enough time, so had to carry on
 

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I was under the impression he wanted to pit for fastest lap and the extra point, but I stopped paying much attention the last 10 laps.
He couldn’t because Ocon was 22 seconds behind. He made no attempt to do a fast lap, which probably tells you a lot about his confidence in the tyres.
 

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It’s been lost in amongst all the penalties and discussion around that, but yes. Im not sure how many laps those mediums did under a VSC, but it would have been a whole lot worse for Max if they were flat out for that time. Mercedes called it right putting Lewis on the hard tyres.
Cheers. Sounded like a nightmare for the strategy bosses trying to guess how many red flags and safety cars you'd get etc...Not often Merc has come out top on those battles this season.
 

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Them being level on points rather than Hamilton let's say 2 points behind doesn't change much, if anything at all though, does it? Unless you think they'll end up middle of the pack for points, Hamilton would've needed to win / be ahead of Verstappen regardless.

Just makes for a nicer narrative but changes nothing.
I do agree with you that if worthy of points then maybe worthy more then the 10 second pen, but on the other hand no pen for the last race is good.
Makes it a level playing field for last race, despite what is being said by one or 2 , I dont want Max to start the last race with a pen.
They aren't really level if a double DNF suits the person who has recently initiated contact and potential contact.
Taking a minimum of 1 point of Max, would have pretty much guaranteed a race without the threat of a deliberate crash.
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Or at least a reckless approach to passing.
 

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Can't believe I missed this. Well I can, given the time difference, but it's annoying.

One question- how come Max wasn't able to catch Lewis with his broken wing at the end? Were his tyres that bad?
Red Bull have just said in the message about them appealing Max's penalty (and asking for Hamilton to be penalized instead) that the collision with Lewis fecked up Max's rear tyres. Apparently he had to lift on the straights to keep them from failing completely.
 

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Red Bull have just said in the message about them appealing Max's penalty (and asking for Hamilton to be penalized instead) that the collision with Lewis fecked up Max's rear tyres. Apparently he had to lift on the straights to keep them from failing completely.
Where are they saying that?
 

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Where are they saying that?
I read it on a big Dutch news website called Nu.nl. They're quoting this as their source but it's in German: https://www.bild.de/sport/motorspor...f-bestrafung-fuer-hamilton-78455242.bild.html

Edit: apparently Bild have interviewed Helmut Marko, full interview in German in the link above.

Summary:

- Red Bull feel they have been fecked over by the stewards.
- They're working on proving that Max wasn't at fault for the crash. They're trying to get him off at minimum, and want Hamilton penalized instead.
- They feel Hamilton misread the situation and caused the crash.
- The crash fecked up Max's read tyres, he had big cuts in them and he had to lift off on the straights to keep them from falling apart
- Marko hopes they don't crash in Abu Dhabi, doesn't want the championship to be decided that way
 
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I read it on a big Dutch news website called Nu.nl. They're quoting this as their source but it's in German: https://www.bild.de/sport/motorspor...f-bestrafung-fuer-hamilton-78455242.bild.html
Couldn't see anything on RBR's twitter or anywhere. Would certainly be an eye-opener if the FIA reversed that penalty and handed it to Lewis:lol:

Again I didn't watch the race, but it seems crazy that Lewis wasn't informed that Max was being forced to slow down for him, real ineptitude in such a key part of such a key race.
 

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Are there any odds on Max driving into Lewis this weekend?

It is so on the cards with the way he emphasised he was ahead due to races won.
 

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Couldn't see anything on RBR's twitter or anywhere. Would certainly be an eye-opener if the FIA reversed that penalty and handed it to Lewis:lol:

Again I didn't watch the race, but it seems crazy that Lewis wasn't informed that Max was being forced to slow down for him, real ineptitude in such a key part of such a key race.
Edited my post above with a small summary powered by my limited German knowledge and Google Translate. You're probably better off reading the interview yourself though :lol:

Honestly the whole race was one big clusterfeck from all parties involved. It was entertaining but for all the wrong reasons. For me it got to the point where I just didn't understand what was happening anymore with all the red flags, VSCs, incidents, swapping positions, investigations, penalties, messed up communication, etc.
 

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Are there any odds on Max driving into Lewis this weekend?

It is so on the cards with the way he emphasised he was ahead due to races won.
I could see it happening but I think it will go the same way most of the season has. Max will continue to defend/attack aggressively knowing that Lewis has more to lose. Lewis knows he has to beat Max so can't risk crashing and messing his race up. It's pretty much been the story of the season.
 

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Edited my post above with a small summary powered by my limited German knowledge and Google Translate. You're probably better off reading the interview yourself though :lol:

Honestly the whole race was one big clusterfeck from all parties involved. It was entertaining but for all the wrong reasons. For me it got to the point where I just didn't understand what was happening anymore with all the red flags, VSCs, incidents, swapping positions, investigations, penalties, messed up communication, etc.
The part where they were haggling where the FIA were haggling with Horner Wolff about whether Max should restart behind Lewis and Ocon sounded bizarre too- all the papers reported that as genuinely wtf is going on.