Formula 1 Round 22 Abu Dhabi GP

Yes it should. It seems like it went on before just wasn’t public. There needs to be some communication but there is too much lobbying at the moment, I’m not sure how you would curtail it though.

That was another option ... He choose not to use that option

For anyone saying Lewis was gracious in defeat i would counter that a little. Lewis is and has a PR monster in mind and needs to present and element of calm after that result to protect brand Hamilton (reminds me of Brand Beckham a little). He knew fine well Toto would be the one to chase this after the flag dropped and for the record i firmly believe his dad in his ear post race was telling him to be the bigger person and publicly be nice about it. That way he can remove himself from the fall out that the Merc team is creating.. However behind the scene i think he is trying everything to overturn the result.

Also and i fully believe a lot on here will shoot this down i do not think for a red hot min that RBR would be as opposing if the tables were turned. Fir sure they and Horner would have been vocal but i dont believe he would have rocked up with a QC in hand and logged the protests to the level Merc/Tot has.

Not a mad Hammy fan but dam he has skills in car and is a rare breed of a driver and full respect for the 7 WDC so far, will he make 8? dunno as i think this may have been the chance to get it done given the new era upon us in 2022

Yeah, Ferrari did well with Sainz and the Mclaren was in good shape also, Shame Danny Ric was not higher up the gird but the boy Tsunoda with the help of Albon 2nd half of the season had a run in... learning his craft but needs to continue in 22 without the guidance as Albon has his own drive to think on after being graced a 2nd chance

If Max is competent for keeping him behind, why couldn't Hamilton do the same? Max is known for going down the inside, he's done it countless times on Hamilton and on the second turn, Hamilton opens a barn door for him and doesn't make much of an effort to hold his ground. Its all about bottle at this stage. The cars were evenly matched at this stage, what Verstappen had on tyres, Hamiliton had on speed. The difference was driving ability.

Do you agree Hamilton gave Verstappen way too much room when he was passed?

Disagree, it enforces that the decision from one race to another is different as the underlying circumstances are difference and also track and condition of the track. he was bang on the money yesterday, some you win and some you lose.

At the end of the day. Ultimately he decided the championship. if you're happy with Reality TV drama, you'll must be delighted.

I can only assume people who thought that was exciting didn't know it was already over at the restart. Bar Hamilton, taking Max out. Thankfully he didn't.

that was never o the cards, as Max would be the winner in any case... still max pushing that hard on a final lap he almost let it slide 2 times and powerslid in the final corner so "could" have lost it so yeah it was still exciting finish

Something that hasn't been talked about is the remedy assuming Mercedes win the appeal.

Red Bull did not commit any offence -- the alleged mistake was made by Masi and the FIA. So surely the remedy here would be to void the race results, in which case Max would still win based on standings post-Jeddah.

I’ll be even fairer to Hamilton, I think he had the presence of mind to think ahead to the next straight, if we was ahead then he’s a sitting duck with Max behind enjoying a tow and new tyres, so give the space and tuck in behind on the exit and try and use a tow to his own advantage!

% wise it prob gave him a better chance of an overtake down the line as he had two straights to make an attempt instead of just one had he covered turn Max on turn 5. It was clear that even on the old tyres he had the speed.

Brundle (who I don't really like either) made a similar point. There's really no way to change the outcome here.