About an hour ago I tried searching for your original emails about Drive To Survive so I could reply and say “Thank you!”. I’ve been on your mailing list for maybe 10, 12 years? And during that time learned that we have similar tastes in certain areas. When you recommended DTS, I went “Hmm.” Next thing you know I’ve binged it in record time and start watching YouTubes to learn all I can.<\/p>\n
I’m an older woman who generally likes sports but has never watched a car race; men driving around in circles in fast cars? Yuck. Then, DTS got me hooked. Telemetry, g-forces, the Halo, overtakes, understeer…all part of my regular vocabulary\u00c2\u00a0now. I\u00c2\u00a0set the alarm to wake up at 6:30am on both Saturday and Sunday to watch not only the race but qualifying too (depending on the location of course).<\/p>\n
So thank you for the DTS recommendation months and months ago. Formula 1 is thrilling and fascinating. And I completely agree, Lewis got robbed today (though I’m a Carlos Sainz fan and am super excited for him doing so well in his first year at Ferrari.)<\/p>\n
Nikki Vinci<\/p>\n
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Amen to all that.<\/p>\n
Richard Griffiths<\/p>\n
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If an asterisk should ever be applied to a victory, this was it.<\/p>\n
Jason Whittington<\/p>\n
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As a long time F1 follower, it felt like a return to the bad old days – but as I said to my son, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good for F1 to have the controversy and attention.<\/p>\n
zaphodd<\/p>\n
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One of the very best things you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever written.
\nYou absolutely nailed it about Christian Horner, Max and Lewis.
\nI will begrudgingly accept Max won the title but his claim to fame will only be as a driver who is better than average. Lewis has done more for this planet this season alone than Max will ever do, nothing to do with Max\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 age, everything to do with his personality.
\nThe wrong man was given the title and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too bad.
\nBut I expect Lewis will be back better and stronger and still as humble next season. I still believe the good win out in the end.
\nThanks for turning more people on to this amazing sport of F1.<\/p>\n
Sandee \u00c2\u00a0Bathgate<\/p>\n
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With a bit of time for reflection on the F1, it does kinda feel like you’re fourteen points up in a pub quiz, then the quizmaster suddenly announces that to keep it fun the last question is worth fifteen points.<\/p>\n
Andy Hollis<\/p>\n
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Gutted.<\/p>\n
The sport lost (arrogance of the comment “it is called racing Toto”) and won (the sheer interest level), as is life.<\/p>\n
Alan Cassidy<\/p>\n
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Totally agree.<\/p>\n
That was some fucking bullshit today I was incandescent afterwards<\/p>\n
Lewis has had to drive calmly whilst that petulant lunatic has driven like a dangerous prick all season putting others lives in danger.<\/p>\n
I really wanted Lewis to win today so he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have the 8 titles and overtake Schumachers record and retire.<\/p>\n
I guess now hopefully he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be fired up to come back next season and right today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wrong.<\/p>\n
NICK HANSON<\/p>\n
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Set my alarm for 7:30 am today to watch pre-race show and the race itself. \u00c2\u00a0Lewis was going for his 8th straight championship, 1 more than Michael Schumacher. \u00c2\u00a0Oddly, his son, Mick hit Latifi, which sent Latifi into a wall and final laps into caution. \u00c2\u00a0And then the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pass\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to Max getting new tires and the lapping \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcincident\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 gave Max the win. Shameful for F1, not to follow their own rules. \u00c2\u00a0Mercedes has filed 2 protests, both denied. \u00c2\u00a0Lewis Hamilton is a role model for the sport, hopefully next year he and his team get another shot at the championship.
\nThanks for writing about it.<\/p>\n
Sari Leon<\/p>\n
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Agree with you completely!<\/p>\n
Max is a great driver but an awful competitor.<\/p>\n
You mention the rules working out for Max\u00c2\u00a0but even those were not properly applied!! and Merc have lodged their complaints about that\u00c2\u00a0though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure the FIA will find a way to explain away the Race Director inventing his own rules for the restart.<\/p>\n
The end was a joke.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sad for Lewis and the sport.<\/p>\n
Matt Gorny<\/p>\n
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Today killed F1 for me.\u00c2\u00a0 How in the world can something happen (negate Lewis’ 10 second lead because there is a crash) and no one I know can explain how it became a one lap race, basically a match race between Max and Lewis.\u00c2\u00a0 The announcers just carry and go along with it and act like it all made sense…or not.<\/p>\n
What a jerk off.\u00c2\u00a0 The F1 governing body make the IOC look like geniuses.\u00c2\u00a0 What are the goddamn rules.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s like screwing up the Super Bowl by having the referees say that there isn’t five minutes left on the clock, only :30 sec.<\/p>\n
The sport finally blew up in the US because of the Netflix series and then at the critical moment, the one we’ve all been waiting for, they blew it.\u00c2\u00a0 The series was great and that is enough for me.<\/p>\n
John Brodey<\/p>\n
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As w\/ all of them, I did watch it.
\nLewis Hamilton is a brilliant driver in the best engineered car on the planet , supported by the best crew in the world.
\nMax Verstappen is another superb , aggressive driver who is managed by \u00c2\u00a0an amazing and motivating manager. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Is with whom he’s married actually a factor ?!?
\nChristian Horner of Red Bull followed the rules at a critical moment, changed tires and won the race for his driver.
\nAs a former Ferrari owner and fan—I’m depressed but accept reality.<\/p>\n
Kind regards
\nBob Sherwood<\/p>\n
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You are not alone in your dislike of Chritian Horner. I’ll admit, at the start of the season, I was pulling for Max to win the championship. But as the season progressed, I grew more and more turned off by Horner, and began to pull for Lewis and Toto. Lewis is an elegant champion, and I do appreciate the things he stands for and the commitments he’s made to change things. A fascinating season nonetheless, and now looking forward to where the soap opera goes from here…<\/p>\n
Todd Schnick<\/p>\n
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So, so well said. I concur!<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to fuel the goat and next season, watch out. But with new cars, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s anyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s guess.<\/p>\n
Edwin Rojas<\/p>\n
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Bob, just like you, Netflix got me hooked on F1. The way the race was handled today was disgraceful and I seriously hope Mercedes challenges the outcome of this race to the very end. Everyone with a working set of eyes could see the Hamilton had this race won and then to change the rules on the last lap is a joke. \u00c2\u00a0Formula 1 should look up the definition of credibility.<\/p>\n
Jay Headrick<\/p>\n
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Totally agree. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been following F1 for decades – been to a handful of races – and have seen a lot of crazy drama. This year and this race may be at the top. Mercedes totally got screwed in the mistaken fear of the race director of ending the race under a yellow flag. And exacerbating that mistake by clearing the back markers, something that would not have been done if the flag was earlier in the race.<\/p>\n
The only solace, I suppose, is that Mercedes won the team crown – and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where the money is.<\/p>\n
Tom Wszalek<\/p>\n
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I’ve been watching F1 for decades. I was Ferrari, always Tifosi,
\nstarted pulling for Red Bull 3 years ago because Mercedes\/ Hamilton
\nwas too efficient, no contest, no sport.<\/p>\n
Today was the strangest F1, Max had pole but Lewis was faster in a longer run.<\/p>\n
Max was going to lose to Lewis … but .. in last week’s race, and in
\ntoday’s first lap, every official \u00c2\u00a0judgement went Hamilton’s way, the
\nlast call gave Max a chance, he won the last lap!<\/p>\n
The sport’s next season will be more anticipated because the greatest
\ndriver in its history finally lost.<\/p>\n
Paul Zullo<\/p>\n
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The FIA is in a spot of bother here.\u00c2\u00a0 Michael Masi, the race director did not apply the safety car rules correctly.\u00c2\u00a0 Under the safety car rules (Article 48.12) he should have let ALL the lapped cars unlap themselves and the safety car should then have stayed out for one more lap after the last lapped car had unlapped itself.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead he let selected lapped cars unlap themselves and then sent the safety car in straight away.\u00c2\u00a0 That gave Christian Horner the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153one more [racing] lap\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he demanded of Michael Masi and enabled Max\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s win.\u00c2\u00a0 So Mercedes should and will appeal to the International Court of Arbitration.\u00c2\u00a0 The decision on local appeal in Abu Dhabi was that the race director has an overriding discretion under another rule (Article 48.13) to call the safety car in at any time but Article 48.13 contains none of the legal language (e.g. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153provided always\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) that suggests it is an overriding discretion.<\/p>\n
So Mercedes will win the appeal, Masi will be fired as a sop to Mercedes to keep them in the sport but the race result will stand.\u00c2\u00a0 As such Max\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s championship will forever be tainted and the sport will have lost all credibility.\u00c2\u00a0 Honestly, why have pages of rules that dictate how flexible a wing can be when the race result can be manipulated a spineless race director with a moaner like Horner chewing at his ear?\u00c2\u00a0 The only bright spot of today is that Lewis Hamilton remains his usual classy and gracious self in the face of sporting immortality being stolen from his grasp.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m prouder than ever of Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greatest ever sporting son.<\/p>\n
Andrew Harting<\/p>\n
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I have been an F! fan since the 1950’s when Juan Fangio and Sterling Moss were driving.\u00c2\u00a0 I have seen F1 races live since the 1960’s and watched a lot on TV.<\/p>\n
This race was the “NASCARization” of F1.\u00c2\u00a0 NASCAR always found a way to bring out the yellow flag close to the end of the race to group the field so as to have a close finish…have a big show.\u00c2\u00a0 The Latifi crash five laps from the end was a promoter’s dream, a way to bunch the field to allow a dramatic ending. The stewards decided to “let them race.”\u00c2\u00a0 Lewis didn’t get penalized for his “shortcut” on the first lap in today’s race after Max aggressively forced him off the track…;”let them race.”\u00c2\u00a0 In the latter stages of the race, Mercedes decided to let Lewis finish on hard tires while Max was brought in for a switch to soft tires.\u00c2\u00a0 All were strategy risks that might not play out.\u00c2\u00a0 Then the freak Latifi crash. The stewards did everything they could to get the track cleared so they could…”let them race.”\u00c2\u00a0 One lap left they…”let them race.”\u00c2\u00a0 On the last lap, Max exhibited his youth and daring and made a clean pass on Lewis after driving his heart out all day with a lesser car.\u00c2\u00a0 We got to see some great driving. Great finish. Glad I got up early to watch the race at 5am Los Angeles time.<\/p>\n
John Anderson<\/p>\n
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Fucking brilliant, and extremely accurate. No one could have written that ending to that race and been believed. We all watched it live, and knew that Hamilton had been robbed by the rules. A very calm and quiet former world champion GP 500 motorcycle racer named Eddie Lawson once got pissed off, and devastated the field. Mercedes will be very pissed off right now. Watch the result. This is going to be fun.<\/p>\n
Stewart Bailey<\/p>\n
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I was pissed!<\/p>\n
Lewis was robbed!<\/p>\n
Louis Joachim<\/p>\n
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Thanks for this insight. I used to be a lifelong F1 fan until more or less 10 years\u00c2\u00a0ago\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I even went to Indianapolis in 2003 when they built a circuit inside the oval. Then it fade away until a couple of months ago, I was browsing Netflix and discovered the F1 show. All of the sudden I remembered what brought me to the sport in the first\u00c2\u00a0place! Now I am eager to find out in real time what happened, but more importantly I am waiting for next season to learn the inside dealings.<\/p>\n
Thanks for this article, I enjoyed it very much.<\/p>\n
Best<\/p>\n
Daniel Castano<\/p>\n
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Thanks for you extensive in depth depuzzelization(new one) of
\nwhat went on today. Lewis is the best but Max and his team were
\nsmarter as they found chance in tactics and a little luck on the side.<\/p>\n
That is the essence of Formula 1 these days. It’s not the faster car that prevails.
\nThat would be Formula Bore 1. Red Bull was \u00c2\u00a0looking for a bunny in a top hat.<\/p>\n
And they found one.<\/p>\n
These are are cunning and interesting times.<\/p>\n
Cheers from Holland<\/p>\n
Hein Fokker<\/p>\n
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Sour\u00c2\u00a0grapes, old man.<\/p>\n
Rick Jonews<\/p>\n
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Couldn’t agree more.\u00c2\u00a0 We wus robbed!!<\/p>\n
The ending was unbeleivable… to reverse the decision regarding the lapped cars in the middle of the lap was nothing less than highway robbery.\u00c2\u00a0 You can’t help but feel that the fix was in!<\/p>\n
Lewis is everything that Max isn’t,\u00c2\u00a0 and the world is a better place because of that.<\/p>\n
Joe Wallace<\/p>\n
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I think that you are exaggerating the Netflix effect on Formula 1 when you refer to global viewership. \u00c2\u00a0Netflix obviously boosted viewership in the English-speaking world but there has always been a huge contingent of TV viewers pre-Netflix in all countries except perhaps in North America.<\/p>\n
In 2020 the TV and Digital average audience per Grand Prix in 2020 was 87.4 million (source\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article.formula-1-announces-tv-and-digital-audience-figures-for-2020.3sbRmZm4u5Jf8pagvPoPUQ.html).<\/p>\n
The 2021 Formula 1 season has been averaging 947,000 viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, an increase of 56 percent over the shifted 2020 season (608,000 viewers) and up 41 percent over the 2019 season average (672,000 viewers). (Source\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2021\/11\/formula-1-has-triumphant-return-to-north-america-viewers-respond-to-u-s-mexican-grand-prix-telecasts\/#:~:text=The%202021%20Formula%201%20season,season%20average%20(672%2C000%20viewers).)<\/p>\n
So the U.S. TV and Digital market for F1 is tiny compared with the rest of the world.<\/p>\n
Mark Jackson<\/p>\n
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The rules did not fall Max’s way in the least. They were cravenly, and falsely, manipulated by the race\u00c2\u00a0control director, Michael Masi, to produce just this result. And people are right to see the corruptive handprints of Netflix and Liberty all over it.<\/p>\n
bmaz<\/p>\n
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Your read on it is interesting in that I feel differently while watching the same race.<\/p>\n
I like both drivers but was pulling for Max because I tend to love underdogs and wanted him to have his first championship.<\/p>\n
Mercedes are a bit whiny too \u00e2\u20ac\u201d they also protested that Max\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nose went ahead of Lewis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 briefly during the safety car.<\/p>\n
I liked the ruling because it allowed them to race the final race of a deciding championship without lapped cars in the way.<\/p>\n
Anyway, yes thank you Netflix!<\/p>\n
Aaron Lloyd Barr<\/p>\n
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You’re right. WTF is with that Race Director Masi? A race is 2 hrs long. There’s strategy, driver’s skill and discipline, pit stops, mechanical breakdowns, all kinds of things that determine who wins. And Masi turns this race into a one lap sprint after Mercedes and Hamilton drove 56 laps to\u00c2\u00a0build up a lead. He turned it into a crapshoot.<\/p>\n
If they don’t get rid of Masi, F1 isn’t legitimate anymore.<\/p>\n
Besides, Verstappen got away with numerous violations throughout the season. Team Head Horner and Team Owner Marko are sore losers and enablers.<\/p>\n
Cyrus Won<\/p>\n
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Well, there was that incident on the first lap where Verstappen was passing Hamilton and Lewis cut the track to retain the lead. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Did Verstappen force him out? \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Whose corner was it?<\/p>\n
The thing that did Lewis in was his team not pitting during the previous yellow when he already had 23 laps on his tires with 20 laps still remaining. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0That was ridiculous strategy.<\/p>\n
Jordan Berliant<\/p>\n
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My husband made a comment when the crash happened, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Red Bull just called Williams and told them they would pay them 2 million to crash their car.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And after that, the craziness happened. What an ending. We are still baffled.<\/p>\n
Heidi Jones<\/p>\n
New York<\/p>\n
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Fantastic race. F1 hasn’t been this compelling since Ayrton Senna died.<\/p>\n
As far as IndyCar racing in circles, they are down to 6 ovals out of 19 meets. The preponderance of races is on road and street courses.<\/p>\n
IndyCar is no longer a joke –\u00c2\u00a0 in fact, while\u00c2\u00a0NASCAR and professional drag racing are heading in the wrong direction, IndyCar is trending upwards both in attendance and eyeballs. Its storylines are as good as F1’s — the series just lacks the unlimited marketing horsepower Liberty Media brings to its F1 property.<\/p>\n
All motorsport disciplines have their challenges, but IndyCar is more physically demanding to drive than F1 — the lack of power steering requires the IndyCar drivers to muscle these mean machines in pretty brutal\u00c2\u00a0conditions. Ask Romain Grosjean, who has driven both.<\/p>\n
Cole Coonce<\/p>\n
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MARTIN SAMUEL: Verstappen’s triumph in Abu Dhabi was a STOLEN title<\/p>\n
https:\/\/mol.im\/a\/10302393<\/p>\n
NICK HANSON<\/p>\n
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I’m a huge f1 fan so not a typical American. We do not need more whiny fucking entitled hammy’s. We need more parity in this sport and I’m glad the self appointed king is dead. I can’t stand max but I’ll take him over a whiny self entitled shit like hammy.<\/p>\n
Ding dong the hammy reign is thankfully over,<\/p>\n
Phil Bergman<\/p>\n
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I watched the race and was on pins and needles the entire time, and then the shit\u00c2\u00a0hit the fan. Unbelievable, but not surprising. I don’t like Christian’s antics, but I think his constant bitching about how unfairly Red Bull has treated all year finally got in Mike Massey’s head. Christian as much said it with ten laps left when he said they’re going to need a miracle from the racing gods to win that race.\u00c2\u00a0I’m not a conspiracy nut, but that was a cowardly call from Massey. Sure let them race, but don’t allow Max to essentially line up right next to Lewis with one lap left in the last race of the year that decides the Championship when Lewis was ahead of him the entire race and was over 11 seconds ahead until that\u00c2\u00a0call was made. History may show Max won that race on paper, but Lewis is the real Champion.<\/p>\n
Tom Rein<\/p>\n
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Sir Frank Williams, the founder of the Williams Formula One, who just
\npassed away last month, said:<\/p>\n
Victory is 1\/4 the tires, 1\/4 the driver, 1\/4 the engineering, and
\n1\/4 the strategy.<\/p>\n
Today, Lewis Hamilton lost because Mercedes strategy was flawed. Max
\nVerstappen won because Red Bull’s strategy was much better.<\/p>\n
As for the yellow flags, the slow downs and not passing. This rule
\nwas introduced by Formula One in the 1980s at the request and the
\nlobbying of Nikki Lauda (3 times world champion). Until then, every
\nyear, a couple of F1 drivers would die in the racing season!<\/p>\n
Once introduced, with some safer circuit design changes, it took 10
\nyears until the next F1 driver (Roland Ratzenberger) died while
\nracing.<\/p>\n
syv<\/p>\n
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As someone who has been watching motorsports for 35 years, allow me to give a perspective on the 2021 World Drivers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Championship:<\/p>\n
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Among race fans, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s accepted that the driver in the best car doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always win.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just part of the sport.\u00c2\u00a0 In the case of today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton had to make a strategy call – switch to newer tires, but lose his track position?\u00c2\u00a0 Or maintain his lead on older tires and hope that the yellow flag doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come out?\u00c2\u00a0 There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really no right or wrong answer; sometimes the strategy plays out and sometimes it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.\u00c2\u00a0 In this case, Max Verstappen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strategy was the right one.\u00c2\u00a0 Every great driver from Mario Andretti to Jeff Gordon and Lewis Hamilton has won and lost races this way, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just racing.\u00c2\u00a0 Which is why, as someone who likes Hamilton very much as a driver, I just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get too mad about this.<\/p>\n
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So I tip my hat to both Lewis and Max for such a great season.<\/p>\n
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Wes R. Benash<\/p>\n
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MASI IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYHEM<\/p>\n
Of course I am shattered. I too wanted Lewis to win. But that’s okay, a few days later and I will be over it. Let’s face it, there was always a 50% chance you were going to celebrate or commiserate the race result. Hamilton will go on to win other championships. Probably. Maybe.<\/p>\n
What is not okay is how Masi made a royal mess of it. That highly dubious decision with the safety car, let the guy on fresh tyres make a dash for it against the guy who had been leading for 57 laps with worn-out tyres. Is that fair? Of course not. The rules don’t even support it. Masi (another Aussie* like me) will be remembered for a long time for his mismanagement of the race. An unmitigated disaster.\u00c2\u00a0Mercedes has the option to take it to the appeals court. Maybe they should. Otherwise what are the rules for?<\/p>\n
Apart from Masi’s orchestrations to give it a ‘Netflix like finish’ (a director in the making?). 2021 was an incredible year. Just a pity about the terrible finish.<\/p>\n
A great summary, Bob, by the way.<\/p>\n
*Feel good we are not bashing an American in the hot seat this time \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
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That is a perfect encapsulation of F1 and the crapshow at the end of today’s race.<\/p>\n
Mike masi, the race director could\u00c2\u00a0have\/should have ‘red flagged’ the race with the 5 laps to go.<\/p>\n
Under the rules, Hamilton could have put on a fresh set and we would have been treated to two of best drivers to ever turn a wheel going at it hammer and tongs for five laps.<\/p>\n
Oh well…<\/p>\n
Jeff Davies<\/p>\n
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I’m heartbroken, shattered and not a happy camper.\u00c2\u00a0 Very upset!<\/p>\n
Iona S. Elliott<\/p>\n
P..S. Lewis Hamilton, is in a class by himself. Always the gentlemen and sportsman, He’s too good for this sport. End of story.<\/p>\n
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I share your disappointment in the way today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race was decided. However, based on my viewing of this season and the prior three via Drive to Survive, I disagree with your characterization of Christian Horner as a whiner and a prick, and Toto as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153good guy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
I, for one, appreciate Christian talking to the broadcast team during the race. And while I have no problem with Toto, he rarely, if ever does. And when you saw Riccardo in Season One of DTS, he was a Red Bull driver. Mercedes came late to that game.<\/p>\n
And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not holding his Spice Girl against Horner. \u00c2\u00a0Maybe I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve missed some of what you may be picking up somewhere, but I have not seen his interactions with race officials on behalf of his drivers and team as being \u00c2\u00a0qualitatively different than Wolff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/p>\n
And even having seen most of this season\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s races, I am very much looking forward to DTS Season 4.<\/p>\n
David Ortez<\/p>\n
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Thank you so much for this piece!<\/p>\n
Not only is it breath-taking to follow your description of the race but also you deliver all the spice, the background, and the analysis of a season – and even the whole story. Very time-efficient for someone who was once hooked but decided to take this type of educated entertainment off his schedule.<\/p>\n
You brought all the magic back and addressed all the questions.<\/p>\n
Kudos!<\/p>\n
Yours in music,<\/p>\n
Tom Bush<\/p>\n
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YES!!!!<\/p>\n
and thanks for turning me onto the Netflix show.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve\u00c2\u00a0been officially\u00c2\u00a0addicted and watch the races in real time. And yes we wuz robbed!!!<\/p>\n
Peter Roaman<\/p>\n
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Your dead on. I hate Mercedes Benz and all that their cars stand for on the road and track, however I love Lewis. He is everything you want in a driver and human being polite, kind, righteous and an absolute killer. \u00c2\u00a0Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race was the grossest display of blatant racism and nonsense I have ever seen in professional sports in my lifetime. \u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a race till the Stewards had a chance to ruin the season.<\/p>\n
The only thing that could have made me happy today is if Lewis was making a move to Ferrari next season and kissed Benz goodbye. A man of his stature deserves to drive a red car, but then again don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we all want to ultimately want to drive a Ferrari? I know I do.<\/p>\n
Team LH for now and forever!<\/p>\n
Best,<\/p>\n
Jason Weinstock<\/p>\n
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100% agree. Heartbroken for Lewis and everything he represents in the plight of good and just\u00e2\u20ac\u201d\u00c2\u00a0in addition to wholeheartedly deserving it because of his enormous skill.<\/p>\n
My wife and I refer to Christian as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Naked Christian\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Have you seen the picture? Yuck.\u00c2\u00a0Talk about arrogance and self-absorbed. Disgusting. \u00c2\u00a0To us the picture represents the sleazy unsportsmanlike conduct and rhetoric coming from him and Max. \u00c2\u00a0Got the picture off of twitter from one of the lively community members which was using the image several weeks back to illustrate the same point (sleazy).<\/p>\n
Did you notice Max didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t smile after winning (except the private moment caught on camera\u00c2\u00a0in the garage\u00c2\u00a0with his daddy). GRRRR\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. This one has frosted our ass something bad.<\/p>\n
Chris Clapp<\/p>\n
P.S. Oh\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. And forgot to mention Mr 2021 world champion stormed off the podium stage last week during the course of the ceremony. Loser.<\/p>\n
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Max is 24.<\/p>\n
Lewis is 36.<\/p>\n
I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know about you, but I gained a lot of maturity in those 12 years.<\/p>\n
Lewis has had a team of 20 publicists and strategists carefully scripting his brand to perfection for years now. Max is just a young cowboy trying to get taken seriously in a world that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only talked about one guy for 7 years now. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the indie artist, Lewis is the major label with all the corporate backing. Surprised you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t salute his rebel spirit a bit more, ha ha. But give him a little time, and let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s see what Max can do with his legacy over the next 12 years.<\/p>\n
– Mark\u00c2\u00a0Radcliffe<\/p>\n
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Bob, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re right Christian Horner is a 100% classless reprobate and Toto DOSES Rule. Hamilton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best by miles and the Dutchman (I refuse to utter his name), drives like a bull in a China shop and winning the final race and Championship was an unsettling crime orchestrated by F1\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s steward Masi they should fire his ass BIGTIME and he should be banned.<\/p>\n
Best,
\nOlie<\/p>\n
btw: It was one of OUR fellow Canadian F1 drivers who hit the wall and started this mess\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Blame our embarrassing Prime Minister\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. Justine Trudeau\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s responsible for all of Canada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s FuckUps\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
The BBC app is an great source for F1 check out the link below and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find other goodies there as well.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/formula1\/59631665<\/p>\n
Olie Kornelsen<\/p>\n
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Love your stories about music & entertainment but this piece is BS.<\/p>\n
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Max is not a world champion because \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rules fell his way\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. A F1 world championship is based on all races combined as you might have understood so if you want to start to talk \u00e2\u20ac\u0153robbing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Take in account Silverstone (with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153murder\u00e2\u20ac\u009d attack of Lulu on Max in the fastest corner of the season), and Hungary (with Lewis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team mate Bottas kicked several drivers off). Max also lost a sure win in Hungary due to a bad tire exploding.<\/p>\n
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Stay in for a few more years and maybe you understand. Mercedes simply had the best car for many (8) years and now lost it, to the better driver. Shit happens. Toto is a sore loser and I will bet you Mercedes dealers around the globe don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like how he \u00e2\u20ac\u0153represented\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the brand yesterday and many teams during the season. Talking about whining\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
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I hope you stick with you great stories about music.<\/p>\n
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Best regards,<\/p>\n
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Wim Reijnen<\/p>\n
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Oh boy, if the dutch found out about this article, I bet you will a flood of mails over you.
\nAll the newspapers has Max on the cover, the morning shows are all about Max. All the commercials are focus on Max.<\/p>\n
But I think you are right. Except one thing: Max really made a great move on the last round<\/p>\n
– Kris\u00c2\u00a0Keijser<\/p>\n
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Pfff It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a race!! Mercedes should have let him swap tires multiple times, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on them. Also, why does the color of his skin have anything to do with it? So ridiculous Bob.<\/p>\n
Denny White<\/p>\n
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Now you write about car racing? You think you are an authority on everything? How arrogant.<\/p>\n
Lou Judson<\/p>\n
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Look at the year statistics Bob<\/p>\n
It shows that Max had a better season overall<\/p>\n
And Yes, Lewis had a much faster car<\/p>\n
But Max is a better driver.<\/p>\n
I agree that Lewis is a great sportsman and personality. Max is still very young, but a fighter.<\/p>\n
Maybe you can live with this.<\/p>\n
If not, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just a bad loser just as Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n
Best,<\/p>\n
Rogier J. van Twuijver<\/p>\n
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Millions gave up on nascar<\/p>\n
We remembered the racing of the 60\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s into 70\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where there were understandable differences between Ford, GM and Chrysler
\nDifferences in motor, power, gearing shapes- winners may be laps ahead<\/p>\n
Then it all became about the same, nobody can tell the diff between cars<\/p>\n
and nascar started to shape the race<\/p>\n
400 laps don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really matter, it was a given that the race would be slowed or stopped and bunched up for a few lap race to the end<\/p>\n
officials and nascar shaped who was competitive<\/p>\n
nascar has other problems now<\/p>\n
F1 follows a similar script and shape the races<\/p>\n
What happens on the track matters less to the race than decisions from officials, decisions made in the suites<\/p>\n
Is it now like wrestling ?<\/p>\n
Mk Bitterman<\/p>\n
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What a one-sided Horner and Verstappen bashing Bob\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
Horner knew and admitted they needed a miracle to have a chance of victory in this last race.<\/p>\n
But let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s get the facts straight as far as better driver over the whole 2021 season goes:<\/p>\n
Verstappen ended the season with 10 wins to Hamilton\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcs 8, having also led more laps and taken more pole positions and podiums.<\/p>\n
Mark Unterberger
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great you like the sport and Lewis Hamilton, as do I. He is a great sportsman and a true role model – we need more of them.<\/p>\n
However I would not be so biased towards Christian Horner, Red Bull and Max. You are getting the information via Netflix, the WaPo or other media, you never experienced them first hand. Maybe there are things about Toto Wolf you do not know and would dislike\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6? \u00c2\u00a0I’ve worked with Jos Verstappen and Red Bull in the past and they are true professionals, also looking for the truth and holding fairness high.<\/p>\n
In F1 everyone strives for the title and tries to interpret the rules for his own benefit but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why they have them and a system of regulations you can use in case you disagree. All team principals are protecting and supporting their drivers, so don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blame Christian Horner for it and praise Toto Wolf for doing just the same.<\/p>\n
Despite my great respect for Lewis Hamilton I was happy for Max and his team to win. In the end it was Mercedes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 decision not to change tires as they assumed the safety car period would last until the end of the race – and Red Bull took all eventualities into account to have a slight chance.<\/p>\n
Never mind, keep up the good word Bob<\/p>\n
Thanks, Christoph<\/p>\n
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Biggest difference in the kind of COMPETITION involved in sports and music is that in sports wins aren’t orchestrated in the boardroom.\u00c2\u00a0 And that is a fantastic thing as no one I know who has ever competed in any athletic endeavor at any level would want to see a race end under a penalty car- or caution flag for NASCAR fans.<\/p>\n
That the race manager did not follow the letter of the law and used his own sense of Fair Play – something he did had the authority to do- prevented one of the single most disappointing outcomes in the history of modern sport of ANY kind-bad news for the brand big time. The championship was decided by the competitors- on the field of play-not the suits in the suites- or paddocs. And that is absolutely the way it should be.<\/p>\n
The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame has elected bands\u00c2\u00a0 less deserving than others because “The Hall” can sell them more $10,000 per ticket seats for the ceremony.\u00c2\u00a0 The Grammy’s decided to award Jethro Tull best Metal Album over Metallica to make up for past oversights in ignoring the bands deserving work . And this year they expanded the categories\u00c2\u00a0 to a mind boggling 10 nominees each to ” be more inclusive” when the entire purpose of competitions is to exclude not include. Thank God- and the racing Gods- that F1 doesn’t work that way<\/p>\n
For real fans of the sport this was the most exciting way to finish any season…. mano y mano with one lap to go.\u00c2\u00a0 Your guy started that lap with the lead and ended up losing. Why? Toto Wolff screwed up and did not have him pit to get new tires when Vestappen did.\u00c2\u00a0 Racing is as much about strategy as speed and your team choked. So now you kinda sound like one of those vapid Lakers fans who always scream conspiracy when the team loses. WHAAAAAA- the refs cheated!!!!!<\/p>\n
For the race to have ended any other way would have been cheating the sports BILLION PLUS fans- not to mention the spirit of fairplay- and that Hamilton did not win the title is a bigger story and better for the sport than if he had won his 8th in the last 9 years.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the drama behind the scenes in the Netflix series but please don’t get all dramatic after having watched- as Christian Hoerner put it- ” the racing Gods getting involved” in the most exciting finish of any sport season in recent memory.<\/p>\n
Also- F1 racing is the third biggest sport in the world. You forgot about Cricket.<\/p>\n
Chris Long<\/p>\n
Los Angeles<\/p>\n
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I admire your enthusiasm, and your emotion for the sport now\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.i\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been obsessed since the mid 90\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, and was aware before then because Gilles Villeneuve is from my home province.<\/p>\n
What makes Max\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s victory amazing, is precisely because Lewis and Mercedes are so formidable. Last time Lewis lost the championship, it was against his teammate Nico Rosberg in 2016. Look it up and Hamilton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s behaviour in the last race. When his own team told him to let Nico go by because he was faster, Lewis told them to let them race.<\/p>\n
On the whole of the season, Max deserved this championship, and luck happened to chose him today with the late accident and safety car. Mercedes played not to lose, and Red Bull played to win\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.cause they had nothing to lose. So Red Bull have the driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s championship and Mercedes has the constructors. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d think if Hamilton was so much about others, he would have acknowledged this victory. Instead, he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even show at the after race press conference.<\/p>\n
Look at Max\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story, and his dad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tenure in F1 (never won anything and a spectacular fire ball incident when they were still refueling cars during pit stops – look it up)\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. So Jos Verstapen took his kid all over the place karting and fixing up his car\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.they paid their dues. \u00c2\u00a0So did Lewis of course, but we know that, he has 7 world championships. Today would have been 8, and the absolute record over Michael Schumacher. He may have even retired afterwards who knows! Instead\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.he felt the same heartbreak he imposed upon Felipe Massa in Brazil years ago (look that one up too!).<\/p>\n
I admire and respect Lewis, he is a legend and a great champion. But today, he appears to be a sore looser.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy for Max\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and I love F1\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<\/p>\n
Glenn Moran<\/p>\n
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You are correct, Lewis is the better driver and he was robbed. Max is like a republican, in that he bullies his way around the track and acts like the rules don’t apply to him.<\/p>\n
2<\/p>\n
You are not correct about Liberty. F1 has been the #2 most popular sport (Behind football\/soccer) for decades. Whether you like Bernie or not, he was a ruthless dictator and is largely responsible for bringing F1 into the modern era, and passing along an already very successful product to Liberty.<\/p>\n
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I’ve been racing motorcycles for more than 40 years, (I’m racing in the 60+ class these days) and so have been following most all forms of motorsport since i was a kid. Again you are right about Indycar, and also Nascar, who are like the Democrats, trying their best to fuck up a perfectly good product.<\/p>\n
Anyway, check out MotoGP, the motorcycle version of F1. They’ve tweaked the rules so the racing is much closer and of course it’s full of interesting personalities. and coming soon:<\/p>\n
:\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.superbikeplanet.com\/new-amazon-motogp-series-will-bring-motogp-drama-racing-to-the-masses\/<\/p>\n
It’s great how quickly your writing on F1 has gotten so good (like much of the rest of your writing). You’re one of us now!<\/p>\n
Welcome, welcome, welcome!<\/p>\n
All the best,<\/p>\n
jay maher<\/p>\n
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I find myself rooting for any driver but Lewis. \u00c2\u00a0I would have been just as rabid about this past season if it had been Ricciardo or Charles Leclerc chasing the championship against Lewis. \u00c2\u00a0Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get me wrong, I like Max. \u00c2\u00a0And I do recognize that Lewis is great. \u00c2\u00a0But, Formula 1 needed this.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the e-commerce director for a company that has the exclusive wholesale\/distribution\/retail rights for F1 apparel and accessories in North America and most of South America. \u00c2\u00a0We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been in business since 2016\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6about 2-3 years before Drive to Survive. \u00c2\u00a0And, let me tell you\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.we thought our business had been taken to another level last year after Drive to Survive really took hold during the pandemic lockdowns. \u00c2\u00a0But after this historic Formula 1 season?! \u00c2\u00a0The only way I can describe our growth is: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Holy Shit!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00c2\u00a0Formula 1 has exploded in the US in a BIG way. \u00c2\u00a0The drivers felt it in Austin this year. \u00c2\u00a0Their days of anonymity are over. \u00c2\u00a0 And we have the upcoming Drive to Survive season in a couple months! \u00c2\u00a0Can you imagine what has been going on behind the scenes these past weeks in the Red Bull and Mercedes pits?<\/p>\n
Anyway, Max winning is good for the sport. \u00c2\u00a0I do wish Max had\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6won better\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy nevertheless. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also good for business. \u00c2\u00a0Red Bull Racing merchandise has been outselling Mercedes-AMG Petronas 3 to 1. \u00c2\u00a0 And, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not just Max merchandise selling. \u00c2\u00a0Sergio Perez is a rock star to the Mexican fans. \u00c2\u00a0At times, his merchandise has outsold Max merch, especially in the weeks leading up to Austin and Mexico City.<\/p>\n
Formula 1 needed a change. \u00c2\u00a0Lewis needed a challenge. \u00c2\u00a0He will fight harder next year. \u00c2\u00a0And Max will be out to prove he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a one hit wonder. \u00c2\u00a0I hope the FIA lets them race it out.<\/p>\n
Rudy Falco<\/p>\n
Asbury Park, NJ<\/p>\n
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I’ve been an F1 fan since the late 80’s.<\/p>\n
Been going to Montreal since\u00c2\u00a095 (and the epic 1st win by Jean Alesi)<\/p>\n
My son was born the afternoon Lewis won his first ever Grand Prix (Canadian GP no less).<\/p>\n
But I have no idea how I feel about this season.<\/p>\n
At least\u00c2\u00a0not at this moment.<\/p>\n
Sure it has been an epic battle\u00c2\u00a0with some fantastic\u00c2\u00a0moments, but the appearance of inconsistency from the FIA and race stewards has really made it a hard season to square.<\/p>\n
What\u00c2\u00a0a lot of people\u00c2\u00a0who are new to the sport don’t know…and inexplicably\u00c2\u00a0Netflix did not cover it…is that the long time FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting passed away on the eve of the 2019 season opening Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
He was extremely\u00c2\u00a0well respected by all teams and drivers, and had been part of the F1 community for decades.<\/p>\n
This left a massive void as to how in-race incidents are handled. His understudy, and replacement, Michael Masi is taking a lot of stick from the decisions made this year.<\/p>\n
Belgium was a disaster, and today was just bewildering.<\/p>\n
And those are just two examples…there are more from this season.<\/p>\n
Formula 1 needs a very consistent hand at the wheel during the race.<\/p>\n
The teams are constantly\u00c2\u00a0letting their views known to the Race Director, and I don’t think Charlie would be having the issues that exist today.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure Masi has the same respect from the teams…but this is armchair quarterbacking from my\u00c2\u00a0side.<\/p>\n
I want to continue being a fan of the sport….but this season has really been trying my patience.<\/p>\n
2022 needs clarity.<\/p>\n
Rob Johnston<\/p>\n
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Bob: The F-cking Magic hand of the FIA came down from the sky and waved over this final race to ordain the win and championship to Max and Red Bull.<\/p>\n
It was Deus\/FIA ex machina — god out of the machine — a plot device to solve the unsolvable with an implausible action or event. We got a Grade A example of it<\/p>\n
today.<\/p>\n
To recount, the Williams car crashes at lap 53 and out comes the safety car with five laps to go. Max immediately pits for fresh tires. Hamilton stays out to keep the lead, but on worn tires.<\/p>\n
Lapped cars are then ordered to maintain their track position places by the FIA after the Williams crash, and that freezes the field. Five cars are now between Lewis and Max due to this directive.<\/p>\n
Lewis is a master on worn tires, and has five lapped cars between him and Max on the coming restart. Eight record-setting F1 championship here I come. What could go wrong?<\/p>\n
Plenty. Crybaby Horner contacts FIA Race Director Michael Masi and whines why are those five lapped cars still between race leader Lewis and Max in second? What?! Because of the FIA’s directive you meddler.<\/p>\n
Lewis’s racecraft managing worn tires, and Mercedes strategy managing their stops, have put them in a lock for the win — one would think.<\/p>\n
You thunk wrong. The FIA, with a brutally cloddish decision, reverses itself and now allows the five cars to unlap themselves, but no other cars in the field are allowed to do so. This race is getting curiouser and curiouser — with apologies to Lewis Carroll.<\/p>\n
Of course this allows Max to drive up to an unearned second position for the restart, with his fresh tires right behind Lewis on worn ones. I nearly pulled an Elvis and shot out the TV!<\/p>\n
Now, all this intervention will make for great TV. A wet dream battle between the top two racers and teams of the season will rivet eyeballs to the screen.<\/p>\n
The FIA knows Lewis almost cruising to his 8th championship, with five cars between him and Max, makes for lousy TV.<\/p>\n
Evaporates: Tension! Conflict! Anticipation for next season! Allows time enough for all those eyeballs to go take a piss — they know the ending. It’s the worst case scenario for ending the season for the FIA. With one lap to go Lewis now has no fair chance to hold off Max for the win. Mission accomplished. Great TV.<\/p>\n
Bob, ever hear the phrase “designated spinner” for the driver who crashes or spins to hit the wall near the race end? To cause a yellow flag and bunch up the field.<\/p>\n
How about “Jacque Debris,” racist pejorative lingo to identify debris on track invisible to the naked eye. Except by the race control or stewards — which throw a yellow and bunch up the field?<\/p>\n
There is a reason racers in various series call qualifying for a race “making the show.” Because when massive TV money is so crucial the guiding principle is: entertainment first, racing second. Mercedes and Hamilton would be the F1 champions if that order were reversed. But it won’t be. Too much TV money at stake.<\/p>\n
Be safe and healthy,<\/p>\n
Glen Grissom<\/p>\n
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Lewis Hamilton is my champion!<\/p>\n
Merck Mercuriadis<\/p>\n
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