F1 2021 Round 10 : Silverstone

2011

At least Redbull get the fastest lap.

Charlie-Bravo

Charles, that's a shame. He gave to much space for Hamilton, then ended too wide.

skipper_G

Can't believe how soft the penalty was for Hamilton, Leclerc star of the show today how he managed to keep that Ferrari out front for so long is beyond me

Andrew76

Good man Perez stopping Lewis getting a point for fastest lap. Small consolation though.

citytillidie

Soft pen of course it’s Hamilton

namloc1980

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628374#Comment_117628374

No point for it. Just kept it away from Merc and Hamilton.

SCOOP 64

well suppose he did get a 10 second penalty and still win it.

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628369#Comment_117628369

Learn a new word.

kirving

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628354#Comment_117628354

And Hamilton knew it too.

It was that or end up like Verstappen.

No issue when he wins fair and square, but this is a totally undeserved victory.

Cool_CM

Ah bollocks. Great race by LeClerc.

Itssoeasy

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628375#Comment_117628375

He was probably worried about the opening lap incident between Lewis and max.

SureYWouldntYa

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628349#Comment_117628349

No he didnt say that, he said you cant stick your nose in at Copse, totally different

SCOOP 64

Good to see Ferrari back in it.

quokula

Cheating pays

JeffKenna

If this race was anywhere bar England he'd surely get booed on the podium after that.

dublinman1990

Wow. I wonder how Max is feeling right now if he is watching the outcome of the race in the hospital near Silverstone.

I'll bet he's feeling pretty pissed.

namloc1980

Take out your rival and win. People used to freak out about Schumacher over stuff like that

Faugheen

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628386#Comment_117628386

Change the record

McFly85

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628369#Comment_117628369

It's a crap way for him to win a race. He knew lap 1 was critical and made an error that has been hugely beneficial for him in the fight for the title. He doesn't win that race with Max on the track.

This year already he's had some huge things go his way. He's in the title race but Max is the better driver this year.

petes

I enjoyed the race but taking someone out of the race and getting a poor penalty is a joke, if you are going to penalise someone that means you think they were wrong, left a sour taste that did!

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628411#Comment_117628411

Says yer man. 🤣

Longing

There is no difference today in what happened comparing incidents of Senna v Frost (Suzuka) Schumacher and Villeneuve at Jerez '97 were Schumacher put himself out of the race then was demoted to last place in the Championship all points stripped.

I'm absolutely in shock with the decision of F1 Stewards. When I heard it I said Hamilton has won the race.

Hijpo

If you are a racing fan you cannot be content with that outcome.

A driver was found guilty of an infringement that put their race and championship rival into a wall and out of the race. That same driver then gets the second least penalising penalty available and wins the race.

If the FIA can be content with that then the sport is extremely misguided.

It's actually a sad day for the sport.

Inquitus

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628412#Comment_117628412

Max has the better car, it's obvious, any discussion about who's a better driver can never be answered unless they race the same car, which is ofc very unfortunate, as it will never happen in modern F1.

Relax brah

Can’t believe Hamilton only got 10 secs for that

AMKC

Well that ended been probably the most boring Britsh GP ever. Lewis did not deserve to win that. The penalty he got for taking Max out was far to lenient and should have been a stop go penalty.

Charles deserved to win that race and if Lewis was anyway sportman like he would give it to Charles.

walshb

This looks all a bit pretentious

klose

Will there be any further potential penalties for Hamilton/Mercedes or is the case closed now that he got the 10 second penalty.?

The cynic in me thought they'd use perez to hold up Hamilton.

namloc1980

A joke of an outcome to be honest.

0ph0rce0

How much time did LeClerc loose with the engine cuts. Probably wouldn't have made a difference but a shame none the less.

quokula

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628417#Comment_117628417

Absolutely. The precedent now is that if you can’t beat your rival fairly, just put them in the hospital and take a slap on the wrist. Disgusting seeing the Neanderthals in the crowd cheering that, same sort of mentality as the thugs that mugged Lando at Wembley no doubt.

Sunny Dayz

Ordinarily I’m happy enough for Hamilton to get a home win in Silverstone. But seeing him celebrating is leaving such a bad taste in my mouth. Because of him his main rival went into the wall and is in hospital for tests and observation.

Wish LeClerc could have held him off, Ham didn’t deserve that win.

Busi_Girl08

Lewis is acting like he's won the championship.

Faugheen

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628412#Comment_117628412

I very much remember Belgium 2014 and many people looking for excuses for Rosberg when he did the same thing to Hamilton.

I can agree it’s a crap way to win a race but to call it ‘cheating’ and all the other nonsense being spouted it’s hard to take anything that is said seriously.

One poster said drivers have been suspended for less, and that same poster continues to spout nonsense despite ignoring the challenge.

Its perfectly possible to agree with everything you have said while calling out the overdramatics for what they are.

McFly85

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628419#Comment_117628419

They've had the better car since Monaco - but there's not so much between them now. Straight line speed belonged to Merc this weekend and Max showed how dominant he is in corners. It will never be definitive but I firmly believe you see Max in a merc and it's a straightforward title for him.

SCOOP 64

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628423#Comment_117628423

😂yeah any other F1 driver would have done that.

walshb

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628437#Comment_117628437

Bit OTT this…

petes

How did Verstappen get voted third in driver of the day though 🤣

dublinman1990

Here's Charles for the interview. And he wins Driver of the Day as well. Nice one Charles.

Ferrari fans are proud of you. 🙂

ctrl-alt-delete

Well Hamilton needs to watch again, "fully along side him and he didn't leave me any room"

namloc1980

The Brits used to freak out when Schumacher took out rivals, but they're ok with it today.

Indestructable

It's been the Tom Cruise show ft Formula1. Ridiculous

walshb

Cruise and Hamilton… if Carlsberg did insufferable!

2011

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628406#Comment_117628406

Im sure Max is pissed, but he is better at behaving like a professional than Hamilton (as well as being a better driver). That will stand to him in the end.

It was painfully obvious that Hamilton was in the wrong, but a 10 second penalty was insulting.

devnull

I do think that if someone is adjudged cause a crash that is so serious that it results in a red flag, the current rules are not fit for purpose.

Today, because the crash was so bad, Hamilton had the ability to change damaged parts that were a result of his actions. If the crash wasn't quite as bad, he would have actually been worse off had there been no red flag.

You really shouldn't be able to cause a crash, take someone out the race with major damage to the point it's unsafe to race anymore, then get a free change of the parts that were damaged because of your own actions. It really is nonsensical.

petes

Hamilton: 'fully along side him', no, no you weren't!

quokula

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117628443#Comment_117628443

With his rival in the hospital, Red Bull having to devote much of their budget for the year to rebuilding that car, and the precedent set that he can take Max out at will whenever he’s being beaten and Toto will send a quick email to make it all better, he arguably has won the championship today.

SCOOP 64

Well that puts it too bed Hamilton just explained it all.

ednwireland

Brilliant race from Hamilton. As far as the verstappen incident Hamilton had to leave it in there at some point. next race that happens he's got the advantage. He was going to do that sooner or later. We seen it so many times in F1.

namloc1980

Hamilton absolutely spoofing there with his "fully alongside him" nonsense.