Not saying he did, just interesting to hear the to and fro (and the “matey” chat at some points)The stewards are the one that made the decisions, not Masi.
I am not sure, maybe if Mercedes appeal, who knows.
Is there anything in the rules factually about dealing with an incident already concluded upon in the race based on new evidence? Or is this relatively unknown territory?
Of course there's ways to prove that What are braking points, speeds etc recorded for !?The devil's advocate position is to say that Hamilton wouldn't have made the corner regardless, and there's no way to prove that he would have in hindsight.
It's definitely a penalty though.
Except he made that corner on every other lap and got nowhere near that line.The devil's advocate position is to say that Hamilton wouldn't have made the corner regardless, and there's no way to prove that he would have in hindsight.
It's definitely a penalty though.
I dont think it needs to be provenOf course there's ways to prove that
he didnt give room and hamilton was beyond the side to side limit therefore he hd to give room - if he chooses not to deliberately or if he simply misjudges it through error the fact remains he didnt give him the room he has toThe onboard shows that at the braking point, Verstappen’s front wheels were overlapping with Hamilton’s rear wheels at the moment Verstappen starts to apply steering lock.
The positioning at corner entry is relevant because the penalties issued to Lando Norris and Sergio Perez at the Austrian Grand Prix established the interpretation that if a car is “side by side” – with the implication being this means front wheel to front wheel – then the driver on the inside must give room.
there's literally no devils advocate to be needed. Hamilton is on the normal racing line, if Verstappen isn't there he happily slows down and sweeps into the corner like normal. Look at the over take on Perez or the several examples from the sprint race in the same area.The devil's advocate position is to say that Hamilton wouldn't have made the corner regardless, and there's no way to prove that he would have in hindsight.
It's definitely a penalty though.
You are lucky, enjoy it! Going by previous history, next year won’t be anywhere near as close!First season watching F1 but what a season, so tight between Lewis and Max. Can’t wait for the final races. Feel like I’m lucky to jump in in such an even title race.
Add to that, the weaving that Max did and seems to be prone to do when he is under pressure.Except he made that corner on every other lap and got nowhere near that line.
And Max didn’t drive his line on any other lap.
Obviously Max was in the wrong, during the race I thought he braked far too late to try and keep Lewis behind him but failed and completely missed the corner. At the time I thought the stewards would tell him to give Hamilton the position but they didnt. They said no investigation necessary and Hamilton overtook him shortly after. It was obvious Lewis had by far the quicker car so Max just took it easy and made sure he finished second. The stewards simply fecked up. It would be weird to hand Max a retrospective time penalty now like some on here are saying. During the race fair enough, give him a 5s penalty or whatever and he can account for it and try and keep the gap between him and Bottas above 5s but now there's nothing he can do. You can't say no investigation necessary during the race then give him a time penalty a few days later. Would be a complete farce to decide the title that way. But then considering how much points Max has lost this season already due to others fecking up (blown tyre, taken out by Hamilton and Bottas) it sounds about right if they do.Penalty all-day and the deafening silence from the Max Stans tells you everything you need to know about the defence.
Who were the stewards in Brazil?The stewards are the one that made the decisions, not Masi.
If Lewis is on pole this weekend (which seems a distinct possibility given the performance last week) then I wouldn't rule.out verstappen harpooning him on the first corner... might be the only chance he gets as I could see Lewis being out of reach pretty quicklyI wonder weather max was actually trying to cause a collision, he makes so little effort to hold his line and hit the apex either via steering input or braking, infact he makes no effort and very deliberately drives straight into Lewis's line despite the fact he could quite clearly see Lewis and could quite clearly see that Lewis was ahead and had the line advantage.
A DNF for both would be a pretty good result for Max and he must of known that with the pace Lewis had it was a matter of when not if for Lewis to overtake, so lose some of your lead or try and do something that keeps your lead intact. He strikes me as Arrogant enough to try it, and the evidence is there for all to see.
Funny...Obviously Max was in the wrong, during the race I thought he braked far too late to try and keep Lewis behind him but failed and completely missed the corner. At the time I thought the stewards would tell him to give Hamilton the position but they didnt. They said no investigation necessary and Hamilton overtook him shortly after. It was obvious Lewis had by far the quicker car so Max just took it easy and made sure he finished second. The stewards simply fecked up. It would be weird to hand Max a retrospective time penalty now like some on here are saying. During the race fair enough, give him a 5s penalty or whatever and he can account for it and try and keep the gap between him and Bottas above 5s but now there's nothing he can do. You can't say no investigation necessary during the race then give him a time penalty a few days later. Would be a complete farce to decide the title that way. But then considering how much points Max has lost this season already due to others fecking up (blown tyre, taken out by Hamilton and Bottas) it sounds about right if they do.
That's certainly what it looked like to me.I wonder weather max was actually trying to cause a collision, he makes so little effort to hold his line and hit the apex either via steering input or braking, infact he makes no effort and very deliberately drives straight into Lewis's line despite the fact he could quite clearly see Lewis and could quite clearly see that Lewis was ahead and had the line advantage.
A DNF for both would be a pretty good result for Max and he must of known that with the pace Lewis had it was a matter of when not if for Lewis to overtake, so lose some of your lead or try and do something that keeps your lead intact. He strikes me as Arrogant enough to try it, and the evidence is there for all to see.
I posted this last time when max and Lewis collided and he went over the top of him, anyone else going around max in Brazil he would have given space but he give Lewis the option of back out or we both crash which will benefit me.I think if max was going into anyone else he would have bailed but he benefited from taking out Lewis
Tim Mayer, Matteo Perini, Vitantonio Luizzi, Roberto MorenoWho were the stewards in Brazil?
Yeah we will see, Lewis has actually done very well to avoid being a victim of Max's 'defensive driving' so far this season, Sunday being the latest example. He has also essentially let max through a few times when he knows he's been beaten fairly.If Lewis is on pole this weekend (which seems a distinct possibility given the performance last week) then I wouldn't rule.out verstappen harpooning him on the first corner... might be the only chance he gets as I could see Lewis being out of reach pretty quickly
or maybe notTo be expected
As is redbull protesting the rear wing of the merc (suspect they will wait till the actual race so they can potentially get all mercs points taken off them for the gp rather than just a grid penalty)
Thank you.Tim Mayer, Matteo Perini, Vitantonio Luizzi, Roberto Moreno
At the time it was a definite penalty I.e. 5 seconds. Now the race is done and dusted, maybe a penalty few points added to his super licence?Tweet
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Perhaps... then again perhaps horner is lyingor maybe not
No one is introducing or designing new components now. 100% of resources are on new years car. It's about getting the best you can out of the car for these last few races.Perhaps... then again perhaps horner is lying
Perhaps red bull will introduce their own new wing and merc will protest it
If they think they know what merc has done and they think its illegal they will challenge (suspect that's what happened last weekend as the initial complaint wasn't about the 0.2mm drs)
Or they know what merc have done and now think its legal so will copy it
Only other options are they don't know what they did... or it is something they can't copy (stalling the diffuser air with the low rake for example) in which case they might struggle
I could see redpoll rushing through a new rear wing if they think they can get 3 tenths a lap from it... not for this weekend but they probabky have time to get something for Abu Dhabi if they are pretty sure what merc are doing (as I say it may be mostly the new engine tuned for less GPS and the low rake diffuser stall ... and for sure red bull can't replicate that)No one is introducing or designing new components now. 100% of resources are on new years car. It's about getting the best you can out of the car for these last few races.
Max super slow on these.
So far all the talk of Hamilton being insanely faster than everybody else, this actually shows his top speed isn't better than anybody else at all.
Horner mentioned Hamilton was using Monaco level rear wing I think?So far all the talk of Hamilton being insanely faster than everybody else, this actually shows his top speed isn't better than anybody else at all.
It's more the fact he was reaching his top speed faster due to the newer engine + having good traction/exits from corners.
The time's he did manage to get passed verstappen were due to him over covering on turn 1 rather than pure top speed itself.
Great statement.Amazed a few of the pundits think that move was legal….he drove off the circuit! If he makes the corner and runs Hamilton wide you would say robust but borderline legal, he wasn’t even close to staying on track so his intentions were very clear, you crash me but you don’t overtake me, your choice.
I had not heard the quote but it makes perfect sense.Horner mentioned Hamilton was using Monaco level rear wing I think?
Neither have had race bans, Lewis has been closest 10 points on his super licence.At the time it was a definite penalty I.e. 5 seconds. Now the race is done and dusted, maybe a penalty few points added to his super licence?
A 3 place grid drop for next race would be fair. Though a 5 second penalty as max would lose 3 more points to lewis and lead would be cut to 11 and make the last three races even more spicy. I think he will get away with a few points on his super licence. No idea how many he has or hamilton has before either of them get a one race ban.