F1 News & Discussions > General F1 Discussion

2021 British Grand Prix Heroes and Zeroes

(1/3) > >>

Jericoke:
Heroes:

Hamilton, hometown hero.  I disagree he should have been penalized for what happened, but I'm not a race car driver.  However, given drivers react to things on the order of milliseconds, if the stewards take 20 minutes to decide blame, it's clearly not something that could have been avoided.  Neither Max nor Lewis had 20 minutes to work out how to take that turn.  Lewis survived contact, drove a spotless race and, rarely for him, kept the whining to a minimum.

LeClerc.  Inheriting first place from Max/Lewis was a gift, but he held on to it far longer than I expected.  A great race from a driver who (hopefully) has a bright future in the sport.

Norris.  Continues to prove 'the future' of F1 isn't just a single driver.  There's a whole cohort of 'future champions' waiting in the wings.

Modern F1 safety.  Max hit the barrier with 51 times the force of gravity.  In another era that would have been death.  The car/barrier did their jobs. I'm a little curious how he had that much speed after a long run off area AND a gravel trap. Hopefully no ill effects on Max and he's back for the next race.

Zeroes.

Everyone radioing in to race control to provide 'their side' of what was going on.  The stewards (should) know what they're doing.  If you don't trust them, the middle of the race isn't the opportunity to voice your concerns.  Let them do their job.  If they've got any questions, they'll ask.

Driver wise, I don't think anyone was especially disappointing.  Certainly Perez and Vettel had bad moments, but I wouldn't go so far as to 'zero' them.  I'm not sure how Schumacher ended up last.

There were some hiccups in the pitstops, but the commentators suggested the heat of the weekend was causing trouble.  If that's true, hard for the teams to anticipate that, and I did enjoy it mixing things up a bit.  Maybe there's a way to make the wheel nuts 'sticky' without compromising safety that makes the stops a little unpredictable?

rmassart:
Heroes

Hamilton - for a great recovery drive. How Hamilton got penalised for the crash I don't understand. A few years ago nobody would have batted an eyelid about that incident. It would have been a racing incident. Interestingly the exact inverse of that crash happened a few corners earlier at Brooklands I think. Hamilton was just ahead on the outside, but Verstappen didn't give way and Hamilton backed off and lost what was the lead for a split second.

Leclerc - did well to lead for so long with an engine that was playing up.

Zeroes

RedBull - for choosing to lose both driver and championship points in order prevent Hamilton from getting the fastest lap point, by pitting Perez from a points scoring position to get fresh rubber at the end.  That's just rubbish.

Verstappen - for not thinking long term. He knew very well that just following his line through the corner risked a collision. And since he was on the outside, probably he would be worse off if his rear wheels got clipped by Hamilton. He could have backed off settled for second in that corner and he would probably have won the race, given his car is superior at the moment. Instead in a split moment he lost 25 points in the championship.

Monty:
Hero status -
Hamilton; he did nothing wrong in my opinion; the on boards show Verstappen turned in on him. Even better, he acted like a true professional - no swearing or whining just got on with an incredible come back drive.
Bottas; a really solid drive but more importantly he played his part in helping Hamilton recover.
Norris; probably the best the car could manage but he drove brilliantly
Leclerc/Ferrari; where did that pace come from?? Good drive!

Zero status -
Verstappen; so it is OK for you to bump wheels with other drivers, force them off the road in corners, etc., etc. but when someone has the audacity to do the same to you; you turn in on them and then cry about the outcome???!!!
Horner; do you realise how pathetic you sounded?
Marko; what gives you the right to tell the FIA they should give a driver a race ban for what was (at worst) a racing incident?

Dare:
I wonder if Max did what Hamilton did what
the remarks would be

Willy:
Heros
Lewis
He did what he does and managed to win with a 10-second penalty to boot after Max tried to cut him off. It was inspired driving to the finish. No radio chatter, just good driving.
Leclerc
A great job after getting handed the lead and holding on until the very end. He wrung everything out of the Ferarri he could.
Norris
Well done and a driver to contend with.

Zeros
Max
He saw Lewis as the onboard reactions showed, and still drove to the right to cut him off. Glad he was not injured but not at all sad to watch him out of the race.
Stewards
It was a racing incident. Plain and simple.  A 10 second penalty was not necessary.
Marko
This guy is a complete moron and every time he opens his mouth, stupidity spews out.  The media needs to stop asking this clown his opinion.
Horner & Wolff
Not at all helpful to try to plead your cases over the radio when the stewards are deliberating.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page