Are you trying to be worse staff member than Grinner?Lied about it. So dramatic. Tbf I remember Seb inspecting cars but I don't remember seeing him poke them with his foot and actually grab others.
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These sprint races are ridiculous.
I don't know what that means, but I was just saying someone being wrong about something -eg Seb physically touching a car- may have been mistaken or not seen that footage, rather than deliberately lying about it, which was the case for me.
Not sure why you're getting your knickers in a twist about a fair statement.
What happened in here ?
?Exactly this... somewhat reinforced by having just read this prior to posting
Which was from here
https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-verstappen-spotted-touching-lewis-hamilton-mercedes/
So with Mercedes being slow as feck at the FP2 might be telling us something.
Slap on the wrist
Most important part.
So there can be only one consequence for Mercedes.
50k for Max seems steep and makes me think they will send Lewis to back of grid.
That's like 10 seconds work for Max
Are there any precedent fines to compare to? Given how much these guy make, it probably isn’t huge in the grand scheme of things.
I know, but for what he did its ridiculous.That's like 10 seconds work for Max
just saw a video of Seb pushing a Merc after a race to have a look at the tyres
Hamilton DQ from qualifying.
Seems the intention is to set a precedent with this ruling i think
I.e. if somebody does this at a future gp they could get a far bigger penalty
Seems comparable to unsafe release?
Makes sense. Tough of course, but rules are rules.
Correct decisions. On both counts
(Spare a thought for poor Seb though
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(Spare a thought for poor Seb though
)Oh the drama between Toto and Horner that we are about to see in DTS
So he starts sprint race from the back? Which means he will start the actual race near the back too - as he will not be able to make it up too far the grid, and then get his penalty. That’s the title I think. A shame, but if the rules were broken they were broken.
I do wonder whether this was 1 last hail mary from Mercedes. The silly thing is they seemed genuinely quick here, why would they need to cheat on a track they're doing well at?
Meh. It's max's title now. What an anti climax that is.
Meh. It's max's title now. What an anti climax that is.
They had to do it, but the title race is over now, which is a shame.
Yeah.
Honestly don't believe they tried to cheat, just doesn't make any sense for the reasons you mention.
I hope it wasn’t intentional. But I think there is still a lot of facts to come out of this.
What is interesting is Max must have either had an inkling, been told something, or it was just that obvious something was wrong, given he was looking at it.
Scenes when Max crashes on lap one with Bottas.
Will be fun to see how high he can climb through the race
Unlikely to be able to mount a challenge unless there is some rain and he just happens to get lucky with pit stop timings / strategy
It was probabky 90% maxs title before this... its now 99.9%... well deserved and hopefully the battle will continue next season between red bull and merc (or perhaps with the new regs somebody else can get in the mix with a brawn / double diffuser type of innovation)
More likely Bottas rolls out the red carpet for Max and takes out a charging Hamilton on lap.30Scenes with Max crashes on lap one with Bottas.
Can't see bottas doing that... id be careful lapping russel though if I were maxScenes when Max crashes on lap one with Bottas.
Interesting that the stewards agreed it was an unintentional fault but still disqualified Lewis.
Also nice to see that Lewis wasn't trying to make a big deal out of Max's handsy investigation.
It's just a shame with the timing, Lewis had a slim (very slim) chance in the title fight before, but it's done and dusted now.
Not great for Mercedes, but with the way this season has played out so far you get a feeling it's not really 100% over for them yet. Many strange things can still happen.
Expected DQ for Lewis, can't argue with it.
Max 50k fine bit heavy handed.
Max 50k fine bit heavy handed.
Lewis has around 7% chance of winning, around 35% chance of podium and Max has around 20% chance of not finishing. Nothing is over.
The fine is confusing considering so many drivers do it. I guess they wanted to show they're punishing Max for something.
Shame so little time is left I bet Merc would have to change more engine parts or the whole thing.
Shame so little time is left I bet Merc would have to change more engine parts or the whole thing.
I mean, it’s the right decision. It’s just it’s been such a good season it’s a shame it’s probably ending like this.
Think they were really clear about the fine and also clear that now its 100% established drivers shouldn't do it they can potentially expect bigger punishments in future
The shame is we likely won’t see it come down to the last couple of races, which always brings excitement just because anything can happen.
Sprint race is bollocks but this kind of weekend is the worst one to be going from the back, he’s going to drop 3 points before they even start the race.
Sprint race is bollocks but this kind of weekend is the worst one to be going from the back, he’s going to drop 3 points before they even start the race.
So Lewis starts at the back for the sprint. If he gains say 5 places in the sprint he goes back to the back of the grid for the 5 place penalty? What a nightmare . Can he take any new parts now for "free"?
. Can he take any new parts now for "free"?