FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX - Silverstone....Race..............▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS ▄▀▄▀▄▀

When they said VER being investigated for safety car infringement, I immediately yelled "If anyone gets a penalty it's Piastry!"

I think the conditions, the VSCs and SCs all played into the 10s vs 5s. He definitely deserved a penalty!

I cannot fathom how all the strategists didn't think there would be a SC, VSC, red flag given the conditions!
IBM - Watson
HP- ??
Palantir
Perplexity
Changing tires after the warmup lap was the most bonehead idea I have seen this season!

 

As posted here on Ferrarichat. I was hoping he might make the podium.

After first Q3 run, I thought it might be a Ferrari front row... Hoping Austria wasn't a fluke.

 

Nothing like listening to Lando act like he won on skill, instead of Brit prejudice. Max of course understands how Oscar feels.

I will never cheer the b.stard again.

 

Oh Nico that was it!!!

 

Only Piastri fans would’ve batted an eye had the penalty been five seconds.. It would have created a better race without question and muted the concerns regarding partiality. Such an easy decision.

 

Haha, No one but Uncle Max couldv'e kept it flowing w no wing in the windy dry in Q, but no wing in the wet -- he's lucky [and skilled] he finished!!!

Highly amusing, great for Hulk!!!! Tough for Oscar, all for him to win WDC.

 

Tough work day with that weather
congrats to the Hulk
Powered by Honda had a busy day at work with P5, 15 and 2 DNF cars

 

Yeah that's the part that annoyed me too. I'm friends with a few Norris fans though and they're annoyed that Norris didn't win on merit. That gap Piastri pulled after overtaking max was insane. Luck was against him with the SC, and he made it worse himself.

 

You are too emotional: A win is a win, and Norris isn't the first one to inherit a race.
What was Norris supposed to do ? Go on the podium, take the mike and refuse the win?
For his team he had to put a brave face and accept what happened, which had nothing to do with him.

 

True but Hulk kept it on track and was smooth. Utterly his style. Charles was tossing the car around a bit. If you dont stay on track you lose out. Just ask Max. The rain master was Oscar today. Not Max, Charles etc. Spa might be very very interesting with this lot on the grid if its wet lol. Some serious 'professionals' did not fare well in the rain at Silverstone yesterday.
Mixed conditions made it interesting yesterday. If it was dry I think Mclaren were to be 30+ seconds ahead.

 

Piastri:
Lap 17, OP braked from 208km/h down to 50km/h in 50 meters.

Lap 21, OP braked from 216km/h down to 52km/h in 52m.

Penalty my backside lol. He has stated he did it for 5 laps. Horner so proud Im sure. Max might need to learn to judge relative closure as others have stated in the press. Max is responsible for not over taking and Oscar was not just doing this to create an issue.

 

From what I've read, there's a general negative view of the way Norris treated this situation. Some calling it "selfish" in taking all the credit for "the win" while never acknowledging that Oscar would have won if it wasn't for the penalty, which many view as "questionable".

Norris was just waaaaaay too happy about it all.

 

This was my opinion when I saw the 10 seconds. It was the stewards saying "sorry kid but you ain't winning today". The entire race was a gimme for Norris at that point. All Norris had to do is glide home.

Now you could take that one more level and say the stewards said: "sorry kid but the Brit is winning today". I won't, but its how it all looks.

It destroyed what could have been a really good race between the two of them and in fact decided who would win at that point.

 

Yes, you can do that to keep the tyres warm when behind a safety car, but not on the release lap.
When the lights on the safety car are switched off, the first car is supposed to progressively increase speed until the safety car leaves the track, and then lead the field for an orderly restart.
This isn't the time to put extra heat on the tyres by braking and re-accelerating, which is not only confusing for the followers, but also dangerous. Piastri was sending the wrong signal and aborting the restart. Lucky Max didn't ram his car !!!

 

No he did this for 5 laps. Rain and cool temps. Braking to warm them is nothing new. Not at all. The lights were actually deactivated late.

 

Of course he was happy. Weren't ROS & VER happy when they undeserved won WCs due to HAM bad luck?

In sport it's not always the best that win. They just win more often and consistently than the rest.

 

Oh Christian shall we discuss all the running people off the track penalties Max utterly deserved????

Red Bull: Piastri deserved British GP penalty, surprised Russell didn't get the same in Canada

 

Max had low down force, virtually no wing for Q, as Palmer reiterated multiple times, this is an impossible setup in the wet. His 180 was amazing car control not becoming a 360.

 

Apparently Merc sent some champagne to the Sauber garage since they weren’t expecting to celebrate.

and Max gave Hulk a ride home on his jet.


edit: Mercedes F1 Marks Nico Hulkenberg's Maiden Podium with Touching Gesture

 

LooooooooooooooL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Losing control means having car control LoooooL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yall cracking me up today! LoooL

 

It does qualify. Remember Germany 2019 when Bottas spun and let the car crash into the wall but Lewis spun in the same corner and drove out of it?

Since it's Lewis, does that qualify as car control?

 

No. Car control is not losing control in the first place.

 

Radio communication between drivers and their pits has become a cry baby contest. Screaming and yelling about "this guy did this or that, etc." makes them look like children running to daddy to complain about the kid down the block. They have plenty of stewards and plenty of cameras...let them do their job. The drivers should just shut up and drive. If a driver wants to make a complaint about another driver, let them do it after the race and in person to the stewards. The pit walls are watching the cameras...if they want to complain in real time to the stewards, that's fine, but spare the viewers from the childish rants from the drivers.