Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
12/12/21 9:16 a.m.
06HHR (Forum Supporter) said:

Looks like tire deg is catching up to Max, he's not catching up fast enough.

Never bet against Hamilton's ability to make tires last. 

wae
wae UberDork
12/12/21 9:22 a.m.

Oh boy

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
12/12/21 9:26 a.m.

Red Bull has done everything right and they've had all the lucky breaks. But Lewis has all the pace.  Will it be enough?

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:28 a.m.

If there's just one lap left to race, it's over- for sure Max will throw it down in one of the corners.

MrFancypants
MrFancypants Reader
12/12/21 9:28 a.m.

Well then.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:28 a.m.

Ok, things just changed a lot, since Max will have to pass those cars between the two cars.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
12/12/21 9:29 a.m.

Keep it clean keep it clean keep it clean

wae
wae UberDork
12/12/21 9:31 a.m.

Oh damn!

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:31 a.m.

What in the world???

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:34 a.m.

Mercedes had a chance to pit, and blew it.

06HHR (Forum Supporter)
06HHR (Forum Supporter) Dork
12/12/21 9:34 a.m.

Well, guess Christian can't complain about that. 

MrFancypants
MrFancypants Reader
12/12/21 9:35 a.m.

Unreal

adam525i
adam525i Dork
12/12/21 9:35 a.m.

What a Joke.

bruceman
bruceman Reader
12/12/21 9:35 a.m.

WOW

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
12/12/21 9:35 a.m.

The slower driver was gifted the win.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:35 a.m.

Sucks that it was a Mercedes powered car that started all of that ending.

New York Nick
New York Nick HalfDork
12/12/21 9:36 a.m.

FIA wins a world championship. 

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
12/12/21 9:38 a.m.

That seemed a bit cheesy to change the procedure.  

Gotta say, Max probably deserved the championship, but it's a shame when it comes to erratic race procedure decisions.

MrFancypants
MrFancypants Reader
12/12/21 9:39 a.m.

What the hell was the logic behind not bringing Lewis in for fresh tires?

accordionfolder
accordionfolder SuperDork
12/12/21 9:39 a.m.

Holy E36 M3. Congratulations Max!

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:39 a.m.

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

A lot cheesy.  To let the back markers pass and end the SC on the same lap...  has that ever happened?  Is this NASCAR?

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
12/12/21 9:40 a.m.
alfadriver said:

Mercedes had a chance to pit, and blew it.

They would have lost position, I think. And with a normal safety car, that would have been the end of the race. 

Red Bull had no answer for Lewis's speed. They just got some very, very lucky breaks. 

wae
wae UberDork
12/12/21 9:40 a.m.

I surely don't know the rule set, but it seems like it would have been better to red flag, clear it, then give them a standing start and five laps or whatever.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
12/12/21 9:40 a.m.
MrFancypants said:

What the hell was the logic behind not bringing Lewis in for fresh tires?

The yellow was out long enough that they should have known it was a SC, so they should have pitted- they had more than enough time to do it.

loosecannon
loosecannon SuperDork
12/12/21 9:41 a.m.

That was manipulation of circumstances to appease Red Bull. Masi should be ashamed 

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