F1 2021 Season

[ArjenIsM3]

That’s surely not real

Unfortunately it is. All over the news here. Marca posting about it too. It's since been taken down but Red Bull are disgusted that Sky Sports aired it and rightly so. This is the sort of thing you'd expect from cnuts on Twitter, not from a TV network.

https://www.marca.com/en/f1/2021/12/10/61b3967fe2704e5c288b45f2.html

 

[One Night Only]

Wtf are you all blabbering about.

The big story is this is Kimis last race

Everything else is just a sideshow.

 

[senorgregster]

That's disgusting from Sky

 

[sewey89]

Unfortunately it is. All over the news here. Marca posting about it too. It's since been taken down but Red Bull are disgusted that Sky Sports aired it and rightly so. This is the sort of thing you'd expect from cnuts on Twitter, not from a TV network.

https://www.marca.com/en/f1/2021/12/10/61b3967fe2704e5c288b45f2.html

Yeah, that’s shocking. F1 shouldn’t be advertised as some kind of demolition Derby.. they’ve surely got enough cool shots of one of the drivers crossing the line with the chequered flag waving, or something…. Anything!?

 

[RoadTrip]

That’s a total farce by Sky, shambolic to say the least.

 

[WeePat]

F1 couldn't really have scripted the season any better. I hope this weekend lives up to the billing and we get the incredible climax we deserve, regardless of who wins.

 

[Dan_F]

That Sky thing is more just weird rather than anything else. I don’t know why they would use that video behind a Merry Christmas message, it literally makes no sense on any level.

 

[KirkDuyt]

If Max gets disqualified then there’s every likely he will also incur a points deductions which will then giv Hamilton the title.

Barring penalties, yes. But the FIA have basically said that if max purposely runs Lewis out of the race then he’ll be docked points

Not necessarily because the FIA have said that they are prepared to take action against a driver who drives unfairly.

Ah fair enough, would be insane if he could just ram Hamilton and win.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Sky have been doing that for years. I remember the one of Verstappen, Kimi and Vettel in Singapore.

 

[Fridge chutney]

 

[WeePat]

He's done a good job of doing that himself I would say.

 

[Dan_F]

I’m glad the season is ending, it’s become really toxic. If they aren’t careful it will definitely start to turn people off. I can only speak for myself but the more I see interviews with Horner, the more I dislike Red Bull. I’ve never really been like that with F1. I’ve always had favourite drivers, but never actively disliked teams.

 

[RoadTrip]

I’m glad the season is ending, it’s become really toxic. If they aren’t careful it will definitely start to turn people off. I can only speak for myself but the more I see interviews with Horner, the more I dislike Red Bull. I’ve never really been like that with F1. I’ve always had favourite drivers, but never actively disliked teams.

F1 always gets toxic when the championship is close between drivers. That’s nothing new and is quite easy to forget because in the last decade + we have really had one team dominating, first RB and then Merc - bar a season or two here or there. But, what’s different about this and certainly something I don’t really recall, is how that seems to have spilt into the teams overall. I may be wrong but you used to have a sense of respect from team bosses and they generally used to be relatively level headed regardless of the nonsense on track. Horner in particular this year has just taken it to a new low. Drivers like Schumi who were hot heads, even Lewis to an extent, were quickly forced to mature. Max has been in F1 for a long time, and he still shows immaturity on the track. And as much as it is in his nature, I can’t help but feel he would not drive this way, behave differently, and consequently be significantly more likeable, if he had a more respectable team boss than Horner.

 

[Darkhorsez]

Bit late to the party but just saw the Sky Sports Christmas video. Christ. How low can you go? Absolutely disgusting that.

Ha ha! I would ask Horner that question. Listen I am not saying it is right or wrong. But I watch a lot of Sky and they have several Christmas videos! Interesting that a Max fan boy picking that one and getting worked up by it. Go figure.

 

[Abizzz]

Red Bull being disgusted by that is rather hilarious.

Death sponsoring w*nkers. (The company, not the F1 team)

 

[Dan_F]

Imagine the hysteria if they did a slow motion clip of that tyre bouncing off of Lewis' helmet in Monza to some jolly christmas music. Lots of his most ardent fans would be straight into therapy, if they weren't there already.

I genuinely wouldn’t give it a second thought. They’ve used that crash in promos plenty of times through the season, that’s all it is, a promo. The Red Bull statement felt like a chance to mention he went to hospital again.

 

[Balljy]

Imagine the hysteria if they did a slow motion clip of that tyre bouncing off of Lewis' helmet in Monza to some jolly christmas music. Lots of his most ardent fans would be straight into therapy, if they weren't there already.

They did do that, it wasn't just the Max video. The difference with the Max one was he ended up in hospital hence why it was particularly distasteful

Sky Sports Merry Christmas Monza Edition (streamable.com)

 

[F-Red]

Oscar Piastri picking up the F2 title this morning, his third consecutive title in three seasons. Criminal how he’s not got a seat in F1 over Zhou.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Sky are I think being a it stupid with their Christmas adverts, who ever thought they were a good idea needs to have a word.

 

[rimaldo]

i, for one, am looking forward to the merry christmas sky overlay of my grandad’s final moments before the cancer got the better of him and he slipped away. believe in better.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

This is it title deciding race weekend.
Looking forward to it.
I think it will be a good hard race, I dont see any shenanigans, from Max or Lewis, they both have to much to lose, seeing lots of talk on other site, that Max will take out oy himself and Lewis , I dont see that happening.
Horner's smear comment is pathetic on his part, Max is doing a good job himself.
Red Bull this season I think have been an embarrassment on and off the track, none more than Helmut Marko.
Toto is no angel, said his fair share of bullshit this season,

I see Lewis winning with Max second and Horner moaning about it and maybe lodging some sort of grievance, but if Max wins then he will have earnt it also, I have said many time I think Max is an excellent driver and will win a few WC.

 

[Pexbo]

i, for one, am looking forward to the merry christmas sky overlay of my grandad’s final moments before the cancer got the better of him and he slipped away. believe in better.

 

[Fluctuation0161]

Sums up their run-ins well. If Hamilton had a similar driving style to Max, all these would've been crashes.

The amount of times Lewis has had to take avoiding action because of Maxs driving is ridiculous.

 

[Fluctuation0161]

Yeah, Hamilton has become less aggressive as he's matured. He was similar in some ways to Max when he was younger, although I think Max hasn't really shown that he can go side by side with a car for a few laps without an incident yet which Hamilton had definitely shown by 24.

Agreed with the point about the title race though. It's very easy to say Max would have been 18 points ahead if he had backed out at Silverstone, but he wouldn't have kept the lead in any of the other incidents so who knows what position they would have ended up in during those races.

I haven't got a huge issue with Max's aggressiveness as a lot of drivers are that way at the start of their career, where I have an issue is that he doesn't seem to be improving it at all but maybe he'll learn if he loses this title chance. The best F1 to watch is two quick drivers going side by side over multiple corners like Lewis and Alonso have done for years. Both of those give each other space to do that and it is really the pinnacle of the sport going 140mph into corners with an inch between the cars and Max hasn't really shown that yet due to his style.

Max has been in F1 for 7 years. He is not at the start of his career. Despite his age.

 

[vangagal]

Oscar Piastri picking up the F2 title this morning, his third consecutive title in three seasons. Criminal how he’s not got a seat in F1 over Zhou.

Another talent that got overlooked because he's not come from money, am i right to assume that? Dont know much ab9ut his background apart from he's an Aussie.
Still 20 though.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Red Bull have complained to Sky about the adverts and they have pulled them, rightly so.
https://racingnews365.com/sky-sports-remove-contentious-verstappen-ad-after-red-bull-complaint

 

[Fluctuation0161]

Lighten up precious. Don't be such a melt.




I don't remember this level of hysteria when Lewis and Rosberg were doing all of this stuff to each other.

Maybe one day you'll understand the sport. At this stage it's like talking with a child.

 

[Fluctuation0161]

I’m glad the season is ending, it’s become really toxic. If they aren’t careful it will definitely start to turn people off. I can only speak for myself but the more I see interviews with Horner, the more I dislike Red Bull. I’ve never really been like that with F1. I’ve always had favourite drivers, but never actively disliked teams.

Totally agree. I'm the same.

 

[slyadams]

Meh, I don’t really have many problems with that promo video. It was an iconic moment and Max’s hospital visit was precautionary and was completely fine.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

watching the last bit of FP3 and both Mercs look fast

 

[hellhunter]

Meh, I don’t really have many problems with that promo video. It was an iconic moment and Max’s hospital visit was precautionary and was completely fine.

Exactly, people act as if he was seriously injured

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Meh, I don’t really have many problems with that promo video. It was an iconic moment and Max’s hospital visit was precautionary and was completely fine.

I think they were in bad taste, plenty of other action they could 've used.

 

[rimaldo]

watching the last bit of FP3 and both Mercs look fast

hopefully red bull are sand bagging or faster during the race, or tomorrow might turn into a damp squib.

 

[Fluctuation0161]

Meh, I don’t really have many problems with that promo video. It was an iconic moment and Max’s hospital visit was precautionary and was completely fine.

Red Bull and their fans being precious again. Objecting more to a Sky promo video than a brake check on a straight!

 

[pauldyson1uk]

hopefully red bull are sand bagging or faster during the race, or tomorrow might turn into a damp squib.

Have to be honest, dont take much notice of FP times.

 

[F-Red]

hopefully red bull are sand bagging or faster during the race, or tomorrow might turn into a damp squib.

They're running a very skinny rear wear on Verstappen which would suggest they're struggling for speed on the straights. His car doesn't look entirely balanced yet.

 

[One Night Only]

Sky should have used Max's brake check, went to a black screen, and writing pop up "slam the brakes on! It's time to prepare for the final race." Or some bollocks.

 

[The Firestarter]

Both cars don't look particularly balanced. The tyre pressures were increased no?

 

[pauldyson1uk]

They're running a very skinny rear wear on Verstappen which would suggest they're struggling for speed on the straights. His car doesn't look entirely balanced yet.

Sky saying Max is faster on the straights, by a 10th

 

[SirAnderson]

F1 couldn't really have scripted the season any better. I hope this weekend lives up to the billing and we get the incredible climax we deserve, regardless of who wins.

Simply thrilling season this, can't wait for tomorrow, whatever happens!