Quote from: sickbeggar on December 13, 2021, 11:32:14 AMI've got a feeling Hamilton will retire sometime in the next month. He's getting on, made his money, and doesn't need this crap anymore. Also he's up against a guy who's as insane as early-era Schumacher when it comes to taking risks and the next time a car lands on his head he may not be so lucky.When he was asked in his post match interview if he will be back next season, he didn't really commit. He probably wanted to bow out as the GOAT, with 8 titles.I wonder will he still have the fight in him?
I've got a feeling Hamilton will retire sometime in the next month. He's getting on, made his money, and doesn't need this crap anymore. Also he's up against a guy who's as insane as early-era Schumacher when it comes to taking risks and the next time a car lands on his head he may not be so lucky.
Why were the lapped cars allowed to get out of the way between 1st and 2nd but not 2nd and 3rd thus denying Sainz a run at the win on the last lap? Under any reckoning this is inconsistent.
Quote from: Risso on December 13, 2021, 11:28:59 AMQuote from: TonyD on December 13, 2021, 11:04:13 AMThis will be overturned by the courts. I very much doubt it.Yep, there's no chance it'll get overturned. But I reckon there'll be some sort of settlement with Mercedes as the FIA are on very shaky ground with how they handled the safety car period yesterday.
Quote from: TonyD on December 13, 2021, 11:04:13 AMThis will be overturned by the courts. I very much doubt it.
This will be overturned by the courts.
Quote from: Ad@m on December 13, 2021, 11:32:35 AMQuote from: Risso on December 13, 2021, 11:28:59 AMQuote from: TonyD on December 13, 2021, 11:04:13 AMThis will be overturned by the courts. I very much doubt it.Yep, there's no chance it'll get overturned. But I reckon there'll be some sort of settlement with Mercedes as the FIA are on very shaky ground with how they handled the safety car period yesterday.There will be some form of Statement, either the FIA admitting they cocked up, or being found to have cocked up, and that Hamilton should have won, but that the official result cannot be changed retrospectively.
There's more chance of Jennifer Lawrence popping round to mine on Christmas Day for a bit of bedroom action, with the full support of my wife, than there is of the FIA publicly stating Hamilton should've won!This will be another behind closed doors thing, just like the settlement with Ferrari a couple of years back.
Telegraph. Behind a paywall. But in my view the best summary of events I have seen.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2021/12/13/lewis-hamilton-cheated-eighth-f1-world-title-race-result-cannot/
I don’t get the modern cult of tribalism in F1. I followed Williams but still liked mcclaren years ago. Dust settled and credit to max for winning. But Red Bull acting like throbbers all year hasn’t helped. And will avoid the Netflix series like herpes