Anybody watch F1?

[Daddy]

Absolutely ridiculous finish to the season.

 

[lee_carvallo_12]

Absolutely ridiculous finish to the season.

 

[Juro]

 

[Drue629]

Yes, that was incredible! I was pulling for Max all year. People really sleep on F1. For anyone not into it, I suggest watching drive to survive on Netflix.

 

[Jim14510]

Is this a TV series?

 

[Tyneb23]

 

[God is a Husker]

NASCAR for Democrats


(not a shot at the OP or at NASCAR, just heard it once and I've always found it to be 100% accurate)

 

[thE kErnEl]

Loved being at the race here in ATX.

 

[Daddy]

NASCAR for Democrats


(not a shot at the OP or at NASCAR, just heard it once and I've always found it to be 100% accurate)

That's actually hilarious.

 

[huskermack]

Todays race was absolutely killer.
One of the best moments in sports in years.

 

[Daddy]

Todays race was absolutely killer.
One of the best moments in sports in years.

It was a sham

 

[Alcaus]

Yeah it was pretty awesome

 

[HuskerGarrett]

What happened

 

[Drue629]

What happened

Just a lot of controversy about how the final laps went down. If you're not into F1 it would be pretty much impossible to explain lol.

 

[Daddy]

What happened

I'll do my best.

Two guys, Hamilton and Verstappen, were tied on points for the championship going into the final race which basically made it winner take all between the two of them.

With like 2 or 3 laps to go Hamilton was in the lead and there was wreck at the back of the pack and they went under a yellow flag and a safety car. At that time there were like 5 cars Hamilton had lapped that Verstappen hadn't lapped yet so they were in between them going into the final lap which would have made it almost impossible for Verstappen to catch Lewis on the final lap. Normally in that situation they let all of the lapped cars through and they basically reset at that starting line and give them a chance to pit if they want or just stay in the order they're in for the remained of the yellow flag/safety car. If they had stayed under the yellow flag/safety car, the race would have finished under yellow flag and as it was at the time of the crash with Hamilton in 1st and Verstappen in 2nd. If they'd chosen to do a red flag and reset, it would have been one lap, winner take all.

What they decided to do was to let the just 5 cars between Verstappen and Lewis unlap themselves and have a one lap race to the finish. So the 5 obstacles that were in the way are now out of the way for Max, and the the gap Lewis had created throughout the race was now gone and Max was right next to him. Lewis was also limping home on old tires which was slowing him down, but he would have won barring something catastrophic. And Max was on fresh tires. So Lewis was far enough ahead to make finish it on those tires but didn't stand a chance once they were side by side.

Basically a blatant and unprecedented breach of the rules by the race director to put Max right on Lewis' hip knowing that he'd beat him to the finish line, and he did.

 

[Drue629]

I'll do my best.

Two guys, Hamilton and Verstappen, were tied on points for the championship going into the final race which basically made it winner take all between the two of them.

With like 2 or 3 laps to go Hamilton was in the lead and there was wreck at the back of the pack and they went under a yellow flag and a safety car. At that time there were like 5 cars Hamilton had lapped that Verstappen hadn't lapped yet so they were in between them going into the final lap which would have made it almost impossible for Verstappen to catch Lewis on the final lap. Normally in that situation they let all of the lapped cars through and they basically reset at that starting line and give them a chance to pit if they want or just stay in the order they're in for the remained of the yellow flag/safety car. If they had stayed under the yellow flag/safety car, the race would have finished under yellow flag and as it was at the time of the crash with Hamilton in 1st and Verstappen in 2nd. If they'd chosen to do a red flag and reset, it would have been one lap, winner take all.

What they decided to do was to let the just 5 cars between Verstappen and Lewis unlap themselves and have a one lap race to the finish. So the 5 obstacles that were in the way are now out of the way for Max, and the the gap Lewis had created throughout the race was now gone and Max was right next to him. Lewis was also limping home on old tires which was slowing him down, but he would have won barring something catastrophic. And Max was on fresh tires. So Lewis was far enough ahead to make finish it on those tires but didn't stand a chance once they were side by side.

Basically a blatant and unprecedented breach of the rules by the race director to put Max right on Lewis' hip knowing that he'd beat him to the finish line, and he did.

The FIA has been so inconsistent all year, Max had been fucked on several calls recently. As we say in football, it was a makeup call. 100% it made no sense but it made for an amazing finish. Mercedes could have put fresh tires on too they just didn't think they would need to with the 5 cars blocking Max. The whole thing was a complete mess but I was happy to see Red Bull at the top for once. They need to figure out these rules in the offseason, it's ridiculous that you can have almost the exact same situation in back-to-back races with a different call every time. It shouldn't be left up to an opinion.

 

[Daddy]

The FIA has been so inconsistent all year, Max had been fucked on several calls recently. As we say in football, it was a makeup call. 100% it made no sense but it made for an amazing finish. Mercedes could have put fresh tires on too they just didn't think they would need to with the 5 cars blocking Max. The whole thing was a complete mess but I was happy to see Red Bull at the top for once. They need to figure out these rules in the offseason, it's ridiculous that you can have almost the exact same situation in back-to-back races with a different call every time. It shouldn't be left up to an opinion.

Full disclosure, I'm a fan of Lewis and I think Max is a POS and Horner is a whiny bitch. And I'm sorry but if you think that Max has gotten fucked more than he deserves, I don't know what to tell you. He's a dangerous driver who gets the benefit of the doubt because he's good.

But yea it made no sense and made for an amazing and entirely manufactured finish. Lewis was beating Max by like 17 seconds at one point.

Some of the best analogies were relating it to golf:

It's like a rules official telling Tiger who is on the 18th green at Augusta with a one shot lead on Sunday that they're going to give Bryson a free drop 8 feet from the hole for eagle because Charl Swartzel clogged a toilet in the clubhouse.

 

[vailhusker]

I'll do my best.

Two guys, Hamilton and Verstappen, were tied on points for the championship going into the final race which basically made it winner take all between the two of them.

With like 2 or 3 laps to go Hamilton was in the lead and there was wreck at the back of the pack and they went under a yellow flag and a safety car. At that time there were like 5 cars Hamilton had lapped that Verstappen hadn't lapped yet so they were in between them going into the final lap which would have made it almost impossible for Verstappen to catch Lewis on the final lap. Normally in that situation they let all of the lapped cars through and they basically reset at that starting line and give them a chance to pit if they want or just stay in the order they're in for the remained of the yellow flag/safety car. If they had stayed under the yellow flag/safety car, the race would have finished under yellow flag and as it was at the time of the crash with Hamilton in 1st and Verstappen in 2nd. If they'd chosen to do a red flag and reset, it would have been one lap, winner take all.

What they decided to do was to let the just 5 cars between Verstappen and Lewis unlap themselves and have a one lap race to the finish. So the 5 obstacles that were in the way are now out of the way for Max, and the the gap Lewis had created throughout the race was now gone and Max was right next to him. Lewis was also limping home on old tires which was slowing him down, but he would have won barring something catastrophic. And Max was on fresh tires. So Lewis was far enough ahead to make finish it on those tires but didn't stand a chance once they were side by side.

Basically a blatant and unprecedented breach of the rules by the race director to put Max right on Lewis' hip knowing that he'd beat him to the finish line, and he did.

Tradition Coalition didn't want Hamilton passing Schumacher for Championships

 

[Daddy]

Tradition Coalition didn't want Hamilton passing Schumacher for Championships

And they needed to and fuel to the fire of their rivalry so they can sell that instead of the sport itself. Lazy as hell.

They achieved both yesterday. Now all of the headlines going into '22 will only be about Max and Lewis.

 

[huskermack]

It was a sham

Only if you're a fan of that cunt Hamilton.