2021 Formula One Season: Championship Decider Abu Dhabi - Verstappen Wins in a Controversial Race! 🏆 🍾

[hey shorty]

Max blew it, just a little too impatient.

And that's what makes Lewis just that little bit better

 

[darth_timon]

Max blew it, just a little too impatient.

And that's what makes Lewis just that little bit better

Hamilton's got a lot of experience at this sort of battle. Verstappen certainly has a lot of experience of his own, but not as much, and it shows.

 

[Forward Press]

Leclerc stating that drivers were told you could cross turn 4 during the race without penalty.

Thoughts Bradesmaen?

 

[Forward Press]

Vettel picked up 2 penalty points for the collision with Ocon, to go with 3 for ignoring yellow flags during qualifying.

Is it a legitimate question to ask whether he should have called it quits last year?

 

[Forward Press]

Article 27.3 states:

Drivers will be judged to have left the track if no part of the car remains in contact with it and, for the avoidance of doubt, any white lines defining the track edges are considered to be part of the track but the kerbs are not.

Should a car leave the track the driver may re-join, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so and without gaining any lasting advantage. At the absolute discretion of the race director a driver may be given the opportunity to give back the whole of any advantage he gained by leaving the track.

Verstappen's overtake:

I think we can agree that Verstappen's overtake was illegal even without this rule anyway, as leaving the track to overtake (and not handing it back) is always penalised at every corner and straight of every race track in F1.

It just seems Red Bull didn't bother telling Max it was legal to hang the car out in turn 4 lap after lap if you wanted.

 

[DamoESP]

haha

 

[larrikin]

Oddly enough that's the first time Danny Ric has scored points in his first race for any team

19th for HRT
Disqualified with Red Bull
DNFed for Renault

Was still a little disappointing for Dan. Can't help but think if he'd not got passed by Norris before that Safety Car on Lap 1 he would've got the preferential treatment in the early stops and may have got a better result. That being said his race pace looked to be a bit down - not sure if that's adjusting to the new car and setup or other factors.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Yuki is going to be fun to watch I believe.

Nice debut.

 

[juice t]

Not quite, you missed Toro Rosso where he finished 9th in his first race.

That I did

 

[happy_eagle]

Yuki is going to be fun to watch I believe.

Nice debut.

Thinking that the Alpha Tauri might be a better seat to be in than teammates with Max

 

[CrowInFiji]

He’s going to make Lance Stroll look like prime Senna in terms of racing for their dads.

Stroll is a quality driver in his own regard. If in 2021 you doubt his F1 ability then more fool you.

Was still a little disappointing for Dan. Can't help but think if he'd not got passed by Norris before that Safety Car on Lap 1 he would've got the preferential treatment in the early stops and may have got a better result. That being said his race pace looked to be a bit down - not sure if that's adjusting to the new car and setup or other factors.

Feel like Dan has lost some of that pizzazz he had at Red Bull. Yes he had some quality driving performances with Renault but it seems to me the last couple of years have been a bit of a safer approach. Think he will get exposed by Lando who seems to be all about aggression. Dan often still referred to as the last of the late brakers but I think there are a few ahead of him in that regard now. Okay he had to adjust to a couple of new cars and maybe that'll change again but Norris looks a beast. Wonder if Dan is trying to protect his stellar reputation more than he lets on?

 

[DamoESP]

Here we go guys:

Nikita Mazespin full race replay!



I did laugh at the fact that at the end, even the Medical car is just like "See ya later!"

 

[darth_timon]

I have a feeling this forum, that so rarely agrees, will unite around Mazepin being rubbish.

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[Skull Face]

Here we go guys:

Nikita Mazespin full race replay!



I did laugh at the fact that at the end, even the Medical car is just like "See ya later!"

Reminds me of when I turned off assists in the game, use to do that all the time. Now I at least wait until the exit of 4 or the exit of that turn before the lock up hairpin......

 

[Forward Press]

I have a feeling this forum, that so rarely agrees, will unite around Mazepin being rubbish.

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Doesn't help that from all reports he's an utter twat off track too. No one likes him except Russians and trolls.

Something lost in the aftermath is how terrible Alpine were this weekend, by the way. As it stands so far, Ricciardo made the right move.

 

[DamoESP]

Doesn't help that from all reports he's an utter twat off track too. No one likes him except Russians and trolls.

I would hazard a guess that he is not well liked by the rest of the grid either.

Mazepin Unaware Of ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ After Qualifying Drama

Nikita Mazepin is going to start last for his first ever Grand Prix tomorrow after spinning on both his qualifying laps. Yikes. On his first flying lap, Mazepin spun at Turn 13 which got in the way of his teammate's lap. Things went from bad to worse when he did the same thing at Turn 1 on his...

wtf1.com

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Stroll is a quality driver in his own regard. If in 2021 you doubt his F1 ability then more fool you.



Feel like Dan has lost some of that pizzazz he had at Red Bull. Yes he had some quality driving performances with Renault but it seems to me the last couple of years have been a bit of a safer approach. Think he will get exposed by Lando who seems to be all about aggression. Dan often still referred to as the last of the late brakers but I think there are a few ahead of him in that regard now. Okay he had to adjust to a couple of new cars and maybe that'll change again but Norris looks a beast. Wonder if Dan is trying to protect his stellar reputation more than he lets on?

Ricciardo finished 5th, 4 places ahead of Norris in the wdc in a car that finished 2 positions behind wcc in 2020.

But all that goes out the window due prejudiced opinion, having such opinions based on perceived visual cues, and being unable to see things that make a difference.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

haha

hahaha

I don't get it?

 

[Black_White]

29 breeches of turn 4 track limits, not one penalised.

Damning Lewis Hamilton video proves Verstappen was robbed

The twists keep coming after a controversial finish to the year’s first grand prix forced Max Verstappen to give Lewis Hamilton the lead in the dying stages of the race.

www.news.com.au

RB should have waited for the stewards to issue a warning/investigation before acting.

 

[Forward Press]

29 breeches of turn 4 track limits, not one penalised.

Damning Lewis Hamilton video proves Verstappen was robbed

The twists keep coming after a controversial finish to the year’s first grand prix forced Max Verstappen to give Lewis Hamilton the lead in the dying stages of the race.

www.news.com.au

RB should have waited for the stewards to issue a warning/investigation before acting.

Verstappen's overtake was commenced and completed off track, it is not controversial that he had to hand it back.

Typical sensationalism from NewsCorp.

 

[CrowInFiji]

Ricciardo finished 5th, 4 places ahead of Norris in the wdc in a car that finished 2 positions behind wcc in 2020.

But all that goes out the window due prejudiced opinion, having such opinions based on perceived visual cues, and being unable to see things that make a difference.

Don't need a history lesson, bud. Shallow response

 

[drd23]

Verstappen's overtake was commenced and completed off track, it is not controversial that he had to hand it back.

Typical sensationalism from NewsCorp.

Its just the clickbait headline, the rest of the article is reasonably accurate.

To me, the biggest story around that Turn 4 run-off area is why the guidance changed from Practice/Quali to the Race - they should have kept the same rules for the whole weekend - and especially not changing it half way through the race

 

[Forward Press]

Its just the clickbait headline, the rest of the article is reasonably accurate.

To me, the biggest story around that Turn 4 run-off area is why the guidance changed from Practice/Quali to the Race - they should have kept the same rules for the whole weekend - and especially not changing it half way through the race

Yep, the inconsistency is grating. Either make it permissible, or make it not permissible, and stick to it for a weekend. It's not uncommon for warnings and then reprimands and flags to be shown to drivers that constantly exceed track limits during a race, so it's not like this should have been placed in the 'too hard' basket.

More questions should be asked as to why Red Bull and/or Verstappen didn't take advantage like many of the other drivers, including Hamilton. Does this mean they don't really pay much attention to the race director's briefings?

 

[Acinath]

Brundle was right, if he had to give the position back then he should have done it in a spot more beneficial to himself

 

[Black_White]

Verstappen's overtake was commenced and completed off track, it is not controversial that he had to hand it back.

Typical sensationalism from NewsCorp.

The 2nd and 3rd FP, as well as Qualifying, all had penalties for exceeding track limits at turn 4.
Now if you have this rule for most of the weekend, why is it suddenly revoked in the only track time that actually matters?
Are the FIA taking instructions from the AFL?
It makes the sport laughable when such variations to infringements occur over barely 48 hours.
You are correct about NewsCorp, and I’m sure that examination of the videos would find others just as culpable.
But the FIA are simply acceding to the demands of the petulant drivers who want to take any advantage they can get. Why not just let them straight-line any chicanes? I’m sure they will welcome it.