F1 2021: Qatar GP - Losail (Nov 21)

[F87source]

Originally Posted by rcracin

Lol only capable of reading the side of a story that best suits your imaginary narrative?

RB did the same to Merc

That's the definition of pull quoting.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by Onesie

I think that won't happen. Max would be banned from the sport if that happens. And his title would be in jeopardy, and if he ended up winning that way, it'd be tainted. He's won most races this year. He needs to win cleanly to make it count.
If he does win, it'd be deserved. He's a fast driver and is getting better and more mature as the days go. He's certainly learning a bit.

May the best driver win. We're going to be sitting on the edge of our chairs for these last 2 races. Funny I've always been an "underdog" type of guy, and I didn't happen to like Max as his behaviour is unsportsmanlike, and his supporters are just out of this world (and my feed!), and who would've thought I'm sitting here rooting for an underdog now that Max is the leader… it'd be a nice turn of tables if Lewis wins both and wins the WDC by 4 points…

Dunno, he tried it in Brazil in turn 4. It was either block or take each other out. It hurts HAM way more than him. The only reason they didn’t collide was because HAM was ready for it. I don’t think Max would do it necessarily on purpose, but heat of the moment/my WDC is gone as the silver arrow goes by again. Who knows at that point, can’t wait to find out and I hope it does come down to the last race winner take all.

[Steeler]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Mercedes cheating again by not withdrawing pneumatic lines when RB cars enter pit.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/new-ta...-red-bull-war/

Tit for tat.
We all know who the tit is.

[Steeler]

Originally Posted by F87source

Why do I have a feeling that if lewis wins the next race, there is going to be some heavy bumper car action in abu dhabi?

Maybe then will the RBR twins see the true colours of their heroes.
If that happens.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by dbarton62

Maybe then will the RBR twins see the true colours of their heroes.
If that happens.

No way in h e double hockey sticks that would ever happen. It would somehow be HAM/MB/Toto’s fault.

[jkoral]

Originally Posted by Onesie

Max would be banned from the sport if that happens.

I think a collision is more likely than not if they are both fighting for the first corner. I could see neither of them conceding. I guess it depends on the Abu Dhabi track reconfiguration (done so to improve overtaking), perhaps leading in the first corner will not be as necessary.

A collision, even a blatant one, would not lead to Max getting banned from the sport. Michael Schumacher purposely turned into Jacques Villeneuve in the 1997 title deciding race and was stripped of his championship points for the year. Of course it was fortunate that he didn't take out JV (which would have won him the championship).

(Ignoring the infamous Senna/Prost collisions -- I don't recall either driver being punished).

[F87source]

Originally Posted by dbarton62

Maybe then will the RBR twins see the true colours of their heroes.
If that happens.

I doubt it, they'll just be happy Ham got screwed.

[Autobacs]

Originally Posted by yco

quite a straight forward race that Lewis really needed.. and the weird part Max's race pace was good enough to get the fastest lap but not enough to catch him.. really weird.. maybe electric juice in RBs is pretty aggressive..

and Alonso on post race interview was like..

Max got the fastest lap on new soft tires, while Ham had his old tires, which he can't switch because his gap to Max was only 6 seconds or so. He would have, if he could, to get the fastest lap, which considering his race pace, would be most likely faster than Max's so there was nothing weird about Max at all.

[F87source]

Originally Posted by Onesie

Both were nearly banned.
Have to remember Prost and Senna were team mates. Much less harsh penalties for those.

The main case is premeditation. If there's a plan, there's a ban.

Schumacher got his 2nd place in the WDC removed. So if Max were to do that, and it's blatant as these examples were, Max would lose the WDC.

Imagine both max and Lewis are removed from the WDC and Bottas wins. I would be real happy.

[F87source]

Originally Posted by Onesie

So would he lol
I like him too, and he's so fast (how many poles and wins has he got)… but he's just not a super driver like those 2. Take him over Checo any day of the week and twice on Sunday through!

It would be a great parting gift for vb before he goes to Alfa next year lol.

[jkoral]

Originally Posted by Onesie

The main case is premeditation. If there's a plan, there's a ban.

Schumacher got his 2nd place in the WDC removed. So if Max were to do that, and it's blatant as these examples were, Max would lose the WDC.

And Schumacher was convinced JV turned into him (per Ross Brawn) - his first reaction in Jerez was to get JV disqualified!

So what I saw as blatant, Brawn said it was instinctive and not pre-mediated.

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by F87source

It would be a great parting gift for vb before he goes to Alfa next year lol.

“…. Before he goes to Alfa and remains in the bottom ten next year.”

There, now the statement is complete.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Hope RB get more pace to deal with Merc, with so many races it's dragged on a bit and it's no wonder the last three races are in the desert, it's too cold to have it anywhere else.

It's pretty simple : To beat MAX... A *Rocket engine in Warp-Speed is really required !

Yeah ...Let's hope to get more Japanese ponies ASAP !

[minn19]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

It's pretty simple : To beat MAX... A *Rocket engine in Warp-Speed is really required !

Yeah ...Let's hope to get more Japanese ponies ASAP !

And FIA had to basically outlaw the W11 so Max even had a chance.

[TheBingoBalls]

Since this thread turned to some foolery, I'm just going to add some more nonsense. If it ever got to a point, there are more "Mercedes" on the grid than there are Red Bull's. Imagine the f—kery! LMAO

[F87source]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

It's pretty simple : To beat MAX... A *Rocket engine in Warp-Speed is really required !

Yeah ...Let's hope to get more Japanese ponies ASAP !

Again trying to gaslight the w12's pu to make max seem like a super human driver. By your logic max was only good this year because the rb16b started off leagues ahead of everything else. So to beat Lewis you need to FIA to knee cap Mercedes, and redbull to make the fastest car on the field.

[F87source]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Since this thread turned to some foolery, I'm just to add some more nonsense. If it ever got to a point, there are more "Mercedes" on the grid than there are Red Bull's. Imagine the f—kery! LMAO

RB has alpha tauri as their grunt team and look how fast they are with old rb parts. Imagine if mercedes buys out williams and makes them their junior team and changes their design concept to a merc style car, then there would be 4 mercs blasting down the field.

[TheBingoBalls]

Originally Posted by F87source

RB has alpha tauri as their grunt team and look how fast they are with old rb parts. Imagine if mercedes buys out williams and makes them their junior team and changes their design concept to a merc style car, then there would be 4 mercs blasting down the field.

Might as well add McLaren and it would be a never-ending Mercedes dynasty! Could you imagine the outrage? F1 turns into the Mercedes invitational.

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Might as well add McLaren and it would be a never-ending Mercedes dynasty! Could you imagine the outrage? F1 turns into the Mercedes invitational.

Don't do that to my mclaren

[F87source]

Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Might as well add McLaren and it would be a never-ending Mercedes dynasty! Could you imagine the outrage? F1 turns into the Mercedes invitational.

Lol the grid would be:

1) Merc
2 McLaren
3) AM
4) Williams

It would be kinda of nuts, probably in a relay bad way.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Foghorn

Once again a quote from your preferred source at gpblog.com. Have you ever looked into the back grounds of the writers there?

Here's how these recent sports journalist graduates describe themselves;

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Toby is currently studying Sports Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire. He has been an F1 fan for the last few years and loves the thrill and excitement of every GP. He likes writing opinion pieces and looking into statistical analysis. Aside from F1, Toby is a big American sports fan, specialising in basketball and American football, as well as English sports including football and cricket.

A typical example of people with little subject knowledge who only add heat and not light to the sport.

Just like with HAM's cheating DRS wing ,it just began with just 'one picture at GPblog ...
I'm pretty sure , GPblog completely nailed it there !

[F87source]

I think the only way RB has a chance now, if all things are clean going down the last 2 races, is to take a grid penalty on max and give him a new ICE and run that thing full beans. But I really don't know if the honda pu is capable of out putting what the mercede's pu does on full space ship mode.