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The FIA's decision on how to restart the race
Mercedes conservative racing strategy
Latifi crashing (i.e the ghost of Frank Williams haunting the race)
Some combination of the above
Max won it fair and square.
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After watching some of the opinions and arguments online and Youtube. Im starting to think this too.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If the race had ended with a safety car and no fight. It would look bad for business. The controversy will bring back viewers for season 2021.
If Masi didn't know that the call what he was making (only allowing the cars in between Lewis and Max to un lap ) is not going to favor Max then IMO he is not fit to being a Race director. That is racing 101This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Belgium this year , he started the race and finished the race behind SC. If Masi wants to preach safety then he should have never started the race on that day. He is joke.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I understand the commercial and financial reasons for starting the race however at some point in time you need to start to put some weight on whether this is right for the sport or not.
Wait, you guys actually think this isn't just a show?
Jesus, I wish I lived in that little fantasy land of lollipops and unicorn farts.
F1 is an entertainment business first, and a sports competition third.
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Coming to terms we were watching WWE all along.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I get it. All sports change their game in order to make it more entertaining and appealing. NBA introduced the 3-point line, NHL took away 2-line passing, MLB changes their extra inning rules, NFL similarly with their overtime rules. But they do so during the off-season so that all teams will have the opportunity to understand and work with the rules.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If you're a sort of conspiracy theorist that believes that the leagues, in some way, influence the game to let the big markets win, they are at least more covert about it - through increased penalties/fouls/etc. - with things that, more quietly, change a game.
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The difference is the decision that Masi made in this race was the optimal decision. Every other decision he could have made would have been more unbalanced, not less.
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I tried to but can't get back into it anymore. I miss the the Degen Attitude era lol Those were amazing times.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Ahhh makes sense. mano e mano finish.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Shit, there's only 49 users here, I doubt we'll even break 100
Optimal decision? I mean you claim to be serious, but you can't be serious.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Masi did not follow proper procedure, and as such took away all of Lewis's advantage, and removed all of Max's disadvantages. The difference in pace after all said and done is the difference between Merc and a Haas. This was basically 100% win for max.
There were many other decisions that could've been made to be more balanced. No unlapping cars? That's an option in the rules on the race director's discretion. Would've been a strong battle for sure as others got out of the way. Would've probably still swayed in Max's favour, my guess is 70/30 for Max. Red flag? Yea, it's still engineered, but put both cars on equal footing (hell Max is even faster on the softs) with a 4 lap winner take all sprint. That would've been a full on 50/50 real battle that we would've all appreciated.
Either way, both of those options were more balanced. Unless you hate Lewis.
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I'm also back in the WWE bandwagon. Youngest is into it. Subbed to the WWE network. Rewatching old ass wrestlemania and Saturday Night Main Events (for me). Hogan/Savage/Miss Elizabeth bad acting. Good times. Entertained.
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All decisions were going to create unbalance. So following the spirit of the race is the best way.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
1. Leave back markers: Why? There is a reason to get rid of back markers in a safety car. They just didn't have time to get all of them through. -> Bad idea
2. Red Flag: why? They had cleared the crash. This would have been an ever more egregious advantage for Lewis than what actually happened. -> Bad idea
3. Finish under yellow: If you think that would be a good idea, then we have bigger differences than I thought...lol -> Bad idea
No, the only solution was to try to replicate what a safety car in the mid-race would look like. And that was to clear 5 backmarkers and let the boys race. It was the closest compromise to a "normal" decision we were going to see.
So i re-watched the onboards/alternate feeds. Looks like Latifi's car was craned away with 4 laps to go. By the time they crossed the line with 3 to go Latifi's car was very close to behind the barriers. By the time they reached turn 9 with 3 to go the whole field had caught up to the pack. Even on the radio, Bono mentioned that lapped cars were going to overtake before correcting himself that they werent. So my question is.... with 3 to go why didnt they let the lapped cars by. They could have caught up with 2 to go and then they could release everyone with 1 to go for a 1 lap shootout.
3 laps left. Field is bunched by the time they hit turn 9
Hamilton at Turn 14 with 3 laps left. Latifi's car gone
Gasly at turn 14 with 3 laps left. No cars or marshals
Approaching 2 laps left. They could have easily just left all lapped cars past here with a full lap of them to catch up. Release the safety car at turn 12 or whatever approaching 1 lap left and you have your final lap to settle it all.
What they ended up doing was the next best thing. They got all of the relevant back markers out of the way. From a practical perspective, it accomplished an identical outcome.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Unless someone really hates RBR, of course.
I see no good reason why they didn't immediately get all the cars into their correct positions to maximize the potential number of final laps under racing. Doing that earlier could've allowed Hamilton a pit as well as Verstappen but they still would've been bumper to bumper when racing commenced and the outcome very likely the same (but more fair).
*But I don't know F about F1.
I guess it’s a wrestlemania date with @Buster and I in march.
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Dude! I would so go to that. I've literally never watched wrestling on TV or anything, tho.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
So it’d be just like you with F1.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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