No surprise there. We're going to trial guys!
F1 2021 Season
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Everyone is allowed under a saftey car
As expected. CAS it is. I’m interested to see what reasons they give for it.
I think Mercedes may just forget about it for the good of the sport. Let's see.
That's cool but did anyone here see the new matrix unreal engine demo? It's fecking mind blowing!
If/when the timeline is reviewed by CAS it will be so damning.
Upheld clearly based on RB reaction.
Some of these football comparisons are ridiculous. Safety cars, red flags and other types of stoppages have been a part of F1 for years, for good reason, and unfortunately they always mean someone loses out. The FIA haven’t been great, I get that but it’s apple and oranges trying to compare football and F1.
Booooo. Plot twist, Masi was in charge of twitter duty today!
Suit up boys we’re going to court.
#ForzaLewis
#ForzaLewis
To give the fia a huge bung?
Lowering - edit quick you do
This feels like a second title for Max 
Happened twice today
With the way safety cars work, and the gaps that Hamilton and Verstappen have been pulling out at the front this season, it was always possible. It was the procedures around ending the safety car that were messed up.
That is all accurate. But this wasn't a typical SC event. Name another race where only a few cars were allowed to unlap themselves.
Yes. That's what it means. Once the mess has been cleaned up, the unlapped cars can start to move past the cars that lapped them and then past the safety car, that gets them out of the way of the cars that are about to race each other. Then when the safety car goes inside, the cars physically at the front of the pack are actually the ones leading the race rather than whichever ones showed up behind the SC first.
I doubt this is the end. Mercedes will go all the way with it.
As expected, FIA won’t rule against their man.
Probably, Hamilton had the race won up to that point, it looked done a long way out. They drama didn't unfold how they wanted it too, so they seized an opportunity for a bit more manufactured drama for Netflix.
Like a long VAR appeal after you've scored and the goal is upheld.This feels like a second title for Max
Double celebrations!
I think they should.
This leaves a bad taste, it was a total cock up by Masi, he handed Max the WC,
but it is what it it,
Well Done Max, first WC is always the hardest one to win.
It was an incredible season, the season we always wanted.
Lewis will be back next season wanting his WC back and he will be fighting hard, new regs , new cars, hoping it will be another classic season
Horner has been an utter arse this season , Toto not that far behind.
but it is what it it,
Well Done Max, first WC is always the hardest one to win.
It was an incredible season, the season we always wanted.
Lewis will be back next season wanting his WC back and he will be fighting hard, new regs , new cars, hoping it will be another classic season
Horner has been an utter arse this season , Toto not that far behind.
ah, but he clearly was not the better driver today.
He had the fastest Car.
The last lap shenanigans were 100% with tv drama in mind.
Well I guess we'll get a champion now and then an interesting CAS case sometime in January.
Probably end up with Masi demoted and some compensation to Mercedes.
Probably end up with Masi demoted and some compensation to Mercedes.
they’ll be given sweeteners to go quietly into the night.
Would CAS have to the power to overrule? I assume so?
Said so. 2 wrongs make a right.
Disgraceful decision in my opinion.
Disgraceful decision in my opinion.
As expected. Max wins.
Okay
They can all do that. The issue is the original decision was different (Max would've had five cars between him and Lewis) and their changed decision was outside the rules (Max has a free shot at Lewis.. on fresh tyres)
It's a rule that you can change tires under a safety car. A stupid rule, but a rule.
What the issue here is he did that whilst the team in front (by 11 seconds no less) didn't and they didn't expect the race director (referee) to change the rules on the spot. Basically he had a choice, let all the cars that were lapped overtake and regain position or not. What he actually did was only allow 5 of them to, which artificially bumped the 2nd place driver not only back up, but in line. On fresh tires.
Now that would be fun and good as a 1-lap shoot out, but obviously that's not what happened as a fair fight as the other driver had tires that were fecked.
Very interested to see the FIA statement. And hear from Toto of course.
No matter the result of the appeal neither team should bring this to CAS. Accept the result and move on. Dragging it out only damages the sport
They could then replace the commentators too with a looped "We apologize if you might have hear some bad language there."
They are just throwing Masi under the bus and hiding beind his discretion it sounds like.
Sky reading it out now. Essentially, the FIA have said that Masi can do what he wants. Genuinely. That’s their ruling.
FIA managed to do that just fine