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[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Yep it was business as usual. Aerodynamic design means they cant really run close to each other in the fast parts - Perez tried and flew off the road.
And also running close overheats the tyres and destroys them.
These cars are blindingly fast, but they arent really racing cars. 

[Nick W]

Yep it was business as usual. Aerodynamic design means they cant really run close to each other in the fast parts - Perez tried and flew off the road.
And also running close overheats the tyres and destroys them.
These cars are blindingly fast mind-boggingly expensive, but they aren't really racing cars. 

FTFY


If you want racing then you need a wider spread of cars and drivers. Which means watching the lower/cheaper classes

[countrywoman]

Or go drag racing, dial your own classes very competitive and you dont have to wait 2 hrs to see a winner!!

[Kevin Wood]

Yep it was business as usual. Aerodynamic design means they cant really run close to each other in the fast parts - Perez tried and flew off the road.
And also running close overheats the tyres and destroys them.
These cars are blindingly fast, but they arent really racing cars. 

Indeed. Horses for courses. If they'd wanted an entertaining "sprint" they should have given the drivers Formula Ford single seaters or Caterham Sevens.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

James Hunt always argued for having the cars all exactly the same and may the best driver win. We actually werent far off that scenario in the 70,s when almost all the teams used the Cosworth DFV engine and built their own chassis within the rules, which were reasonably similar to one another.
Then Chapman discovered ground effect, and Renault turned up with their turbo engines soon after.
F1 has been disappearing down a successive series of blind alleys ever since,  presumably trying to  find its way back to being the sport it once was.
The harder they try, the more lost they become.

[ronnyd]

Used to avidly watch F1 up to about 5 years ago. Now just not bothered. Tour de France ends today. 

[Varche]

Oops

[omegod]

Christ, that was a gripper !

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

It was indeed. 
Imo Verstappen is trying to be the new Schumacher. Put the other driver in a position where has no choice but to lift off or crash.
Its a bullying mentality, and Hamilton seems to have decided this weekend that he wasnt having it any more.
From the start Verstappen was in panic mode and cracking under pressure.
He was tking the wrong lines through corners, while Hamilton was lining himself up perfectly for the next one.
The only tool Verstappen had was extreme aggression, and pushing the limit of the rules by weaving as much as he could
Verstappen then opened the door almost daring Hamilton to be brave enough to try and go through the gap.
As soon as he did, Verstappen started to turn in on him again, assuming Hamilton would back out of it.
He didnt, and Verstappen paid the price.
Hopefully he will learn some day, that you dont need to be extremely aggressive all the time against your rivals to win, you just need to be at least equal in talent and have at least an equal car.
He has a lot of talent, but he also still has a lot to learn. If he doesnt learn, he probably wont end up a multiple world champion.
Hamiltons performance today was an absolute masterclass in how to go racing.
The guy is just incredible in a car.
Imo Horner and Marko,s comments about the whole thing were despicable.
Horner basically said Hamilton was a dirty dangerous driver, and it was only luck that stopped him killing Verstappen.
Marko has called for Hamilton to be banned for the next race for dangerous driving.
Have they actually watched F1 for the last 15 years.
Hamilton is probably the cleanest driver in the history of the sport.
Its the old Ferarri mentality. They dont care how they win, as long as they win, Not a sporting bone in their bodies.

As Senna said to Jackie Stewart. " When I see a gap I go for it. The day I dont go for it, I am no longer a racing driver".

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Yes. Senna would have gone for the gap.

Racing incident and nothing more, although Mr Spice girl wants blood.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Seems that being married to the old ginger slapper has made him a miserable little shit. 
Never have liked him tbh. Smarmy little ficker. 

[Varche]

Well said Mr V6 Frog. We watched it and replayed it. Does Max.have mirrors on his car?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Exactly. I can only assume his arrogance led him to believe that he had mentally beaten Hamilton already, so he wouldnt go for the gap. Therefore, no need to check if he was going to have the audacity to come through.
The stewards got it badly wrong imo, but from listening to the radio messages from Horner to them, they had been put under intense pressure.
Woolff said after the race that the rules clearly state that a driver who is trying overtake "owns" the corner, once his front axle is at least past the halfway point of the car in front.
Hamiltons front wheels were level with Verstappens until Verstappen kept his right foot buried and turned in on him.

[omegod]

Coulthard and Webber were crucifying Hamilton for Verstappen going off then lauding him for getting past Le Clerc on the very same corner, bloody overpaid hypocrites 

[Varche]

Yes, exactly.

Did anyone watch it on Sky? It would be interesting to know what their pundits said at the time. Is Brundle still their commentator?