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[Theorry]

Finally we have a battle for P1 with overtaking.

 

[Zeknurn]

And that's the race done with these incredibly durable Pirelli tyres. GG

 

[kmag]

No investigation necessary.

Loving he stewards this year.

Rules. Why have them.

I get it's exciting, but something being exciting shouldn't be the arbiter of whether it's legal.

 

[Rodelero]

I don't really understand how the stewards aren't looking at Vettel/Hamilton into corner one. Hamilton is ahead and Vettel touches him and pushes him off. Hamilton then doesn't go to the left of the bollard. One of the two, if not both, surely are guilty? Seems really bizarre.

 

[djplaeskool]

Cool. Stewards letting therm race.

 

[John_B]

Hamilton has to go far on those tires.

 

[Ark]

Only because 3 faster cars retired, but their consistency is REALLY paying off in the long run

To finish first, you must first finish

 

[Upinsmoke]

And that's the race done with these incredibly durable Pirelli tyres. GG

Wrong

 

[Grug]

So now Vettel has to hope the softs will go at the end

Vettel is on mediums. Hamilton on softs.

 

[Spades]

Great move by Hamilton. That's probably won it for him. Terrible mistake by Ferrari to pit just after the VSC.

 

[dakun]

Vettel is on mediums. Hamilton on softs.

I know. I meant that.

 

[JDB]

Toto has the most robotic desk slams.

 

[Ark]

I don't really understand how the stewards aren't looking at Vettel/Hamilton into corner one. Hamilton is ahead and Vettel touches him and pushes him off. Hamilton then doesn't go to the left of the bollard. One of the two, if not both, surely are guilty? Seems really bizarre.

Because the stewards are letting them race, they won't be influencing what will be a classic season too much.

 

[paskowitz]

Rears already overheating. GG Merc.

 

[Grug]

I don't really understand how the stewards aren't looking at Vettel/Hamilton into corner one. Hamilton is ahead and Vettel touches him and pushes him off. Hamilton then doesn't go to the left of the bollard. One of the two, if not both, surely are guilty? Seems really bizarre.

They cancel out, let them race!

 

[Xando]

Lewis tires struggling.


Still 20 great laps to go

 

[Upinsmoke]

Lmao

 

[EnlightenedMint]

A long way to go on those tires, hopefully Seb can take it back.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Hamilton has to go far on those tires.

Or make a good gap to pit. Wouldn't bet on either.

 

[jey_16]

Should have never pitted Vettel that early. Ferrari strategy strikes again

 

[dakun]

If Hamilton doesn't pull a gap now it's over

 

[BigAl1992]

Those Softs won't last. Oh wait, they're already gone.

 

[CrayToes]

20 laps will be too much to ask of Lewis. Seb just needs to hang in there and take his chance in the final stages.

 

[kiyomi]

This race isn't over.

I don't really understand how the stewards aren't looking at Vettel/Hamilton into corner one. Hamilton is ahead and Vettel touches him and pushes him off. Hamilton then doesn't go to the left of the bollard. One of the two, if not both, surely are guilty? Seems really bizarre.

Can't we just let them race?

 

[djplaeskool]

Lots of competing across the field.
This is a great race.

 

[Grug]

Poor Wehrlein.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Vettel hooking on.

 

[Joni]

Should have never pitted Vettel that early. Ferrari strategy strikes again

He had to. Hamilton was on new softs. He could never have passed in front of Hamilton if he had waited a lap longer.

 

[magimix]

They cancel out, let them race!

Kind of where I stand on that. If Hamilton had just fluffed the corner, I think the stewards would have made a different call.

 

[Frankfurter]

Snap, wherlein got a Penalty :/

 

[Lima]

Rules. Why have them.

I get it's exciting, but something being exciting shouldn't be the arbiter of whether it's legal.

Eh there was nothing illegal here.

Racing incident. Let them race.

 

[Tempy]

Of course I'm missing this race and it's a good one.

 

[jey_16]

Lol, do you guys actually believe these fake Mercedes problems. His tyres will last

 

[SilentRob]

Oh for fuck's sake, that sucks for Wehrlein. He'd really deserve a good position with his performance :/

Rules. Why have them.

I get it's exciting, but something being exciting shouldn't be the arbiter of whether it's legal.

No fun allowed.

 

[kharma45]

Poor Wehrlein

 

[DieH@rd]

Wehrlein still 7

Very impressive

Sadly, he fucked up and got a costly penalty.

 

[djplaeskool]

RIP Wehrlein

 

[dakun]

Oh god that 5 seconds will throw him out of the points

 

[Upinsmoke]

Lol, do you guys actually believe these fake Mercedes problems. His tyres will last

Haha your deluded

 

[Rodelero]

Because the stewards are letting them race, they won't be influencing what will be a classic season too much.

This is absolutely ridiculous logic though. Not applying the rules is just as much influencing the competition as applying them. What Vettel did was dangerous. The other cars that have been pushed off at that corner have had their races ended. It seems, right now, pretty unlikely that Hamilton will win the race. The fact he was held up for several extra laps, and the fact that he had a collision, and the fact that Vettel didn't get the penalty he surely should have got, has shifted this race massively in Vettel's favour. It also sets a ridiculous precedent because a driver has now been allowed to get away with literally hitting someone off the track when they tried to overtake. What's to stop Hamilton from doing the same thing when Vettel tries to overtake him, punting him off into the rumble strips and destroying his race?

Is that really what we want? It may benefit a race here or there, it may benefit a driver here or there, but in the long term it destroys what makes sport fair. I mean, if they want to change the rules to allow that kind of thing, then fine. What you can't do is have rules that are explicit in disallowing X but allowing it anyway dependent on all sorts of mysterious criteria.

 

[BigAl1992]

Poor Wherlein. That sucks for him and Sauber.

 

[jey_16]

He had to. Hamilton was on new softs. He could never have passed in front of Hamilton if he had waited a lap longer.

Talking about the first pit stop, they fell for the Mercedes radio calls. It was stupid to pit that early

 

[Grug]

Backmarkers will play a role yet.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Croft talking about number 1 and 2 drivers already??

goes to show the caliber of Rosberg.

 

[Camp1nCarl]

Great race so far, wish Kimi, Bottas and Verstappen were still in it though

 

[Blastoise]

got my money on hamilton winning this

 

[paskowitz]

Ham may not have to pit but he is definitely going to be struggling at the end.

 

[Lach]

Wonder if taking a 5s penalty was still worth it for taking the pit stop under VSC....

 

[Zaru]

Ricciardo gonna pull the most anonymous podium finish this year
I haven't even seen him on the screen so far

 

[Spider from Mars]

Wish Bullz had a more competitive car ;(