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@cobray

Yeah, I’ve been thinking the same thing. Masi is incompetent and Sundays mess was his fault. But the “let them race” attitude started before his tenure.

Of course he didn’t seem to help either.

“Once marshals were allowed onto the scene their first job was to clear the debris surrounding the car so others could get through. This ultimately prevented the need for a red flag, and took away one of the […]

@kerrymaxwell

Mine too. I decided to watch F1 closely as a distraction from things like politics. But if this is one I’m going to get it is probably time to turn it off.

If incompetence had mass then Masi would have created a black hole today.

Exactly. Mercedes will not get satisfaction. But there is one tiny thing that can be done – kick Mask out.

He shouldn’t be near a formula 1 track again unless he’s wearing a dunce cap and cleaning the porta […]

And consider how perfect the red flag event would have been. Hamilton and Verstappen both on fresh soft tires Verstappen behind with the advantage of a crash favoring him. It would have been amazing.

But […]

Right they had two legitimate options.

They could have brought out a red flag. That would have allowed them to clear the crash and resume racing.

They could have finished the race under safety car. It would […]

Rigged BS.

(@fer-no65)

It doesn’t make much sense. I think they want to deniability.

Softs-hard seems to be a sub-optimal strategy. But it is attractive to Red Bull because close racing favors Verstappen. He has […]

@david-br

Red Bull realize “close racing” benefits them. So they have picked the strategy that will force Mercedes to race them.

I think in almost any scenario now Hamilton has to pass Verstappen. The […]

The only position Hamilton wanted to be in was on pole with Verstappen substantially behind.

I think Red Bull qualified on the soft tire because they know Hamilton can’t race Verstappen effectively since a […]

+1

If they are close then Verstappen has the edge. Simply because a collision favors him.

The stewarding this year has established you can run your rivals off the track as long as you don’t actually crash. This […]

(@f1osaurus)

I mostly agree with our anonymous commenter. But in the context of the championship battle penalties haven’t been great enough to discourage Silverston-like contact. If Verstappen is anywhere near […]

@broke1984

It would be nice if verstappen’s driving made him a struggler.

But I think one of his exceptional talents is stretching the rules. Somehow he leaves just enough doubt, just enough room, or brakes […]

@jeanrien
How about closing pit entry until they’ve decided whether a red flag is necessary?

That way the decision applies before anyone pits, removing the possibility the stewards decision will be […]

Correction: I think it was the third restart where Verstappen forced Hamilton wide and into third place.

I think the penalty for the collision, and the penalty for the first lap incident were far too lenient.

The FIA have created a situation where penalties are not deterrent enough. See Silverston and […]

@krichelle

A three-place grid penalty would drop him behind Perez , Gasley and LeClerc. Only the Ferrari will slow him down, so they can probably take the gearbox without too much worry.

I agreed up untill the Verstappen part. Hamilton will also do whatever it takes to win the WDC.

I think the FIA have allowed too much this season and now have a credibility problem. Silverstone, and Brazil […]