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[Hasney]

Have you considered that you may be more biased towards Ferrari and Vettel than Sky are towards Hamilton (and other British drivers)?

No. I'm no Ferrari fan but Sky are insufferable. I expect Ted Kravitz will be crying tonight.

 

[Risk Breaker]

Was there ever any actual evidence of a brake check? Looked fairly obvious that he just coasted round the corner.

There was onboard footage where he brakes down to 50 kph right before the incident.

 

[brotkasten]

I just want to watch the Vettel and Hamilton interview. Shame they won't do both at the same time.

 

[Lemonte]

What's legal drinking age for shoey?

 

[Lima]

David Coulthard to drink from the shoe?

 

[TCRS]

"vice president and first lady"

ok

 

[Grug]

Have you considered that you may be more biased towards Ferrari and Vettel than Sky are towards Hamilton (and other British drivers)?

I have, but they drive my Red Bull supporting mates equally nuts, so I'm feeling justified.

They have been insufferable with Hamilton and Button for a decade.

 

[John_B]

He went down 20kp/h on the turn exit if you believe the onboard

The stewards very likely looked at the data. Vettel was punished lightly considering he almost reached the podium.

 

[nny]

Lol, Max's hat

 

[Rodelero]

There was onboard footage where he brakes down to 50 kph right before the incident.

Could you find a source for that, because it just looked like someone going around the corner without pressing the accelerator pedal to me which hardly seems like 'brake checking'. It's entirely his perogative (if not obligation) to let the safety car get away.

 

[DrM]

Force India really threw a very good result today, I think they would be on a podium

 

[Jucksalbe]

Oh wow, RTL. "Technical difficulties", so they just decided to stop broadcasting. Didn't even show much of the podium.

 

[Moozo]

Max's hat... the race that keeps on giving

 

[McNum]

"CARBON" says the side of the flasks.

You know, that does sum up the race pretty well.

 

[Timbuktu]

Let this be a lesson that being angry doesn't get you on the podium. Everyone is so happy.

 

[Loris146]

Vettel anyway is insane. He screwed up with Hamilton under the SC no doubt about that but holy shit at some of his laps , just insane. He had 0.5 sec handicap in the straight.

 

[ElectronicOldMen]

Daniel 'Two Hats' Ricciardo

 

[Black_Stride]

Bold predictions

- Vettel's engine blows
- Hamilton crashes
- Safety car shenanigans result in Verstappen winning
- Cheeky Checo podium

Vettels power unit is gonna blow
Hamilton and Bottas will crash
Max will retire for some electronic issue
Kimi wins the race
Force India on podium

Ummphhh.....none of the above.
Quoted these just before the race.


On Topic

What a fucking race.
I after the second safety car i had no idea what was gonna happen and just watched on the edge of my seat.

P.S Fucking SuperSport Africa cut the F1 coverage to show us Men Hockey!!!!
I really wanted hear the podium and whatever interviews were gonna happen post race.

Ill be refreshing this thread the rest of the day.

 

[nekkid]

In a vacuum it was a decent whack of a penalty. You can't add Hamilton's headrest to the equation.

There's causing a collision with clumsy driving during a race scenario. Then there's driving up alongside another driver you were (wrongly) angry at and driving sideways into them, while there's no competitive situation.

To take your phrase, in a vacuum, it should have been a black flag, but was never going to be to protect the WDC.

 

[Danielsan]

Max's hat. Just pushing that knife in even further. Still happy for Danny. Always fun.

 

[brotkasten]

Vettel anyway is insane. He screwed up with Hamilton under the SC no doubt about that but holy shit at some of his laps , just insane. He had 0.5 sec handicap in the straight.

Again, it was an easy win and he threw it away. Definitely lost the championship at this point, if it wasn't obvious due to the performance gap anyway.

 

[Loris146]

Again, it was an easy win and he threw it away. Definitely lost the championship at this point, if it wasn't obvious due to the performance gap anyway.

This has nothing to do with my post.

 

[Theorry]

DC savage.

 

[Lima]

Fuck me I hope Stroll never makes the podium again. His voice is annoying.

 

[Hasney]

Again, it was an easy win and he threw it away. Definitely lost the championship at this point, if it wasn't obvious due to the performance gap anyway.

What did he do? What dangerous driving? :lol

Would be funny if he did actually black out from rage.

 

[NewDust]

Tinfoil hat... Would Vettel have received the penalty if Hamilton hadn't had issues with the headrest?

 

[Xando]

No offense but the canadian accent is annoying

 

[Gareth Bale]

Matt Howson‏ @MHowsonRacing 35m
Young talent Dan Ticktum received a 2 year ban for similar action [to Vettel] in Formula 4, a 10 sec penalty from the stewards is weak and inconsistent

Not sure I agree entirely given the nature of the incidents, but 2 years vs 10s quite the disparity

 

[Hasney]

No offense but the canadian accent is annoying

I'm sure they're sorry

 

[nature boy]

SHOW THE GERMAN JESUS AND #BLESSED INTERVIEWS

 

[Lima]

Okay respect for Stroll +10

 

[nny]

Stroll immediately spitting after drinking from the shoe ahah

 

[30yearsofhurt]

So what did Max's hat say?

 

[Randdalf]

Matt Howson‏ @MHowsonRacing 35m
Young talent Dan Ticktum received a 2 year ban for similar action [to Vettel] in Formula 4, a 10 sec penalty from the stewards is weak and inconsistent

Not sure I agree entirely given the nature of the incidents, but 2 years vs 10s quite the disparity

Could you imagine if Vettel got a two year ban, the fallout would be glorious.

 

[Aiii]

Time to retire the Shoey, just seems forced now tbh.

 

[dakun]

Matt Howson‏ @MHowsonRacing 35m
Young talent Dan Ticktum received a 2 year ban for similar action [to Vettel] in Formula 4, a 10 sec penalty from the stewards is weak and inconsistent

Not sure I agree entirely given the nature of the incidents, but 2 years vs 10s quite the disparity

4 times world champion vs a nobody

Also without seeing the other incident, 2 years is too much. 10sec stop and go is closer to a fair ban than 2 years

 

[Lach]

+20 sympathy points to Stroll

But I agree.....it's time to send the shoey to retirement!

 

[Grug]

There's causing a collision with clumsy driving during a race scenario. Then there's driving up alongside another driver you were (wrongly) angry at and driving sideways into them, while there's no competitive situation.

To take your phrase, in a vacuum, it should have been a black flag, but was never going to be to protect the WDC.

I think there is a reasonable enough doubt that the contact was unintentional. Vettel is firey but he is also a rules geek. Quite possible he just wanted to pull up beside and gesticulate.

*shrug*

 

[Theorry]

So what did Max's hat say?

Lucky bastard.

 

[Rodelero]

Tinfoil hat... Would Vettel have received the penalty wouldn't Hamilton have had issues with the headrest?

I'm honestly not sure. I think Vettel was going to get punished regardless but the timing of the punishment and the choice of the punishment? I wouldn't put it past the stewards. I've only been watching F1 for a decade but I've long felt that penalties are quite carefully calculated for their effect rather than purely being related to the crime. When you consider just how long they had to determine the punishment for what is in many ways kind of open and shut the fact they announced it pretty much as soon as Hamilton was forced to pit seem really odd.

 

[PowerTaxi]

4 times world champion vs a nobody

Also without seeing the other incident, 2 years is too much. 10sec stop and go is closer to a fair ban than 2 years

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121941

 

[Loris146]

Could you imagine if Vettel got a two year ban, the fallout would be glorious.

Ferrari out of F1 probably.

 

[nature boy]

OH HERE WE GO

 

[brotkasten]

This has nothing to do with my post.

He doesn't deserve any praise at all this weekend. I know that "damage control" is the MO for Ferrari for the last decade, but you surely can never be happy with that.

 

[JDB]

So what did Max's hat say?

"Here in spirit"

 

[PdotMichael]

Matt Howson‏ @MHowsonRacing 35m
Young talent Dan Ticktum received a 2 year ban for similar action [to Vettel] in Formula 4, a 10 sec penalty from the stewards is weak and inconsistent

Not sure I agree entirely given the nature of the incidents, but 2 years vs 10s quite the disparity

"similiar"

He overtook several cars under SC and crashed himself and another driver out of the race. He ignored 13 yellow flags, 4 double yellow flags and 15 SC shields.

 

[Best]

Hamilton is so passive aggressive. Such a wetty.

 

[nekkid]

I think there is a reasonable enough doubt that the contact was unintentional. Vettel is firey but he is also a rules geek. Quite possible he just wanted to pull up beside and gesticulate.

*shrug*

Even without the contact it was fucking stupid.

 

[Xando]

Could you imagine if Vettel got a two year ban, the fallout would be glorious.

Ferrari would have raised hell

 

[Loris146]

He doesn't deserve any praise at all this weekend. I know that "damage control" is the MO for Ferrari for the last decade, but you surely can never be happy with that.

I' m not happy at all. I was talking about some of his last laps. They were insane , stop.