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Turn 4 'Incident'
lkjohnson1950:
Controversy is still building over Max's efforts to keep Lewis behind him last week.
Max says it's just hard racing and Lewis would have done the same.
https://www.racefans.net/2021/11/18/hamilton-move-was-hard-racing-were-not-in-kindergarten-verstappen/
Russell says Max's move was deliberate and deserved a penalty.
https://www.racefans.net/2021/11/18/verstappen-should-have-had-penalty-for-hamilton-incident-russell/
Le Clerc says he and other drivers will change the way they race if there is no penalty fot Max.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/993296/1/leclerc-will-adapt-driving-if-verstappen-f1-move-goes-unpunished
Wolff says 'no more Mr. Nice Guy', FIA Obviously favors Red Bull.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/993236/1/wolff-declares-diplomacy-has-ended-after-f1-decisions-against-mercedes
Masi says 'No favoritism'
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/993254/1/masi-fia-not-giving-red-bull-preferential-treatment-f1-wing-saga
Sainz says (indirectly) Max gets away with stuff others are penalized for doing.
https://www.racefans.net/2021/11/18/verstappen-case-shows-need-for-clarity-on-drivers-forcing-rivals-wide-sainz/
Lewis says I'm concentrating on Losail
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/993294/1/hamilton-not-giving-any-energy-verstappen-f1-incident-ahead-qatar
Personally, I think Max has always been a very aggressive and sometimes dirty driver. I think the FIA did not penalize him because he was involved in the kind of close exciting battle they are desperate to have on TV. If Tsunoda had done that to Stroll (or vice versa) battling for 10th, there would have been a penalty. I truly believe if they don't rein in Max there will be a big serious accident in the future. And as Carlos said if Max gets away with forcing other drivers off the track, the other drivers will do it too.
rmassart:
Of course the review request was rejected. This is going to be an interesting final three races!
Jericoke:
It isn't even a question of whether Hamilton and Max 'will collide'. They have. Twice. In my opinion, it was Max both times (though I am biased), but both drivers are driving hard.
Max is on record saying he drives aggressive so that other drivers will think twice about passing him. Hamilton was clearly on edge making that pass, and was ready for Max's BS. Max would have happily crashed if Hamilton didn't use his god tier driving abilities to predict and avoid the crash.
That Max continues to get away with such nonsense is going to escalate things. Yes, a Modern F1 car is phenomenally safe, as Max himself demonstrated at Silverstone. It doesn't mean the FIA should be encouraging crashes. Yes, fans want to see action. But we want to see CLEAN action. Without Max running off track, we would have had three corners of side by side racing as Lewis and Max fought for the lead (remember Hamilton's first try on Perez? A second helping of that would have been fantastic). Instead, we were robbed of a legendary battle, and given this ridiculous debate. Whatever Max's intentions were (as if we're supposed to believe the championship leader can't control his car), he went off track and retained position, that's a penalty.
Andy B:
Max's arrogance is starting to shine through and if by chance he wins the WC this year it will only make him worse the inconsistency of the FIA and Stewards is not helping.
Jericoke:
--- Quote from: Andy B on November 19, 2021, 08:07:58 PM ---Max's arrogance is starting to shine through and if by chance he wins the WC this year it will only make him worse the inconsistency of the FIA and Stewards is not helping.
--- End quote ---
It may be petty, but I enjoyed Max actually being booed by a crowd for once in Sao Paulo :P
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