Yes, and yes. They are clearly trolling as you just ignore the threads and post something you know will wind people up. Don't try and defend it because it's obvious. If that how you get your kicks then fine, but you should probably look inside, as to why you want to do such sad behaviour
Ah yes, forgot it wasn't like NASCAR or Indycar. My bad.
- that might end it in a decent way
I'm actually sad they are thinking of pulling their appeal. They should appeal. It's a sporting event gone wrong and rules were broken. It's that simple. They were by far the biggest victims, granted but they weren't the only ones affected by the race director not following the rules
Definitely. It's a question of integrity of the whole sport. I get those saying just let it slide now, but it's such a major mistake it has to be reviewed entirely. It wouldn't surprise me if Masi buckled under pressure from Red Bull.
Not really. As someone else has pointed out: The "discretion of the race director" isn't absolute. And in every single formula 1 race, and in the rules, the race director can decide whether to let the lapped cars unlap themselves or leave them in place. What has never happened is SOME of the cars being allowed to unlap themselves (A crooner after being told they couldn't) and others not. They basically screwed over half the field just to have their TV moment. The repose from the drivers was one of confusion and some complaints as no one was allowed to race except Max
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Don't be so stroppy: The complete facts are: the FIA created an ending yesterday, actually manufactured a result, despite breaking their own rules to do it.
Being a bit holier than thou? The whole sport's manufactured so there's little integrity, most sport to be precise is like that these days, why do you think they had the race in the Middle East under floodlights on prime time Sunday afternoon? Weren't there also questionable rulings leading up to this to ensure it all hinged on the last race?
Besides, it would have been more exciting to watch 5 laps of Lewis and Max battling it out on fresh tyres which Masi could have legally done by throwing a red flag when Latifi crashed.
That makes no sense. The sport has rules which are decided beforehand. To completely ignore those rules, 57 laps into a 58 lap race is utterly ridiculous. I honestly have no idea why you think running the Abu Dhabi grand prix under floodlights is comparable? Given that has been written in the "rules" for the past 12 year? That's the weirdest argument I've heard!
No just stick to the rules , the guy bottled it. New softs c/w worn hard no contest unless you know something that most F1 followers know
Of course your entitled to your opinion and it has been taken in. There was plenty to enjoy in the WDC this year but ultimately it was decided by an official,. All fans of F1 want is a level playing field, let the teams produce the best car they can and let the driver extract the best out of it, all within a set of sensible rules applied fairly and evenly.
Usually for safety reasons. If they are lapped cars they are probably a lot slower then the lead cars so they want to get them away from the faster cars to lessen the chances of a crash on restart.
I get that you think it was ridiculous, as I said earlier I don't usually watch F1 and can see why those who are devotees might be up in arms today, but to disparage others with talk of integrity etc....seems a bit much to me. No one died, there was an exciting finish and it's given us something else to talk about today other than Covid-19!
