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It's about the safety car. There's a rule that says lapped cars need to overtake leaders and safety car and return to their natural position one lap before safety car leaves the track and race continues. This isn't what happened today. At first Masi, racing director, had decided for lapped cars to stay where they were. Then he changed his mind but gave instructions only to the lapped cars that were between Hamilton and Verstappen to overtake sc and return to their positions and even this happened in the same lap safety car returned to pits.Can someone who understands explain the controversy to me like I’m a 5 year old?
So in your opinion does Mercedes have a legitimate claim or just sour grapes?It's about the safety car. There's a rule that says lapped cars need to overtake leaders and safety car and return to their natural position one lap before safety car leaves the track and race continues. This isn't what happened today. At first Masi, racing director, had decided for lapped cars to stay where they were. Then he changed his mind but gave instructions only to the lapped cars that were between Hamilton and Verstappen to overtake sc and return to their positions and even this happened in the same lap safety car returned to pits.
So basically racing director fucked it up and Mercedes are trying to win on a technicality.
It's definitely sour grapes. I don't think result would be different if things were done properly. Only a finish behind safety car would have saved Hamilton. His tyres were gone. Mercedes fucked it up with strategy and they're searching for a way to save the day in the last moment. But they may have a case. Racing director didn't follow the usual procedure. Who knows what bureaucrats may decide. It's rumoured it could even go to CAS.So in your opinion does Mercedes have a legitimate claim or just sour grapes?
are you on crack?Masi is not the problem.
The stewards have been incosistent.
Masi has only been in focus for the last two races (Saudi and Abu Dhabi)
So happy for Verstappen to have won it, totally deserved after being run off track by Mercedes twice this season.
Karma got Hamilton and Mercedes this time around.
that was a load of bullshit and you know it.
Mercedes decided against taking it to the court. Max Verstappen is officially the new world champion.Decision is out. Mercedes protests were dismissed. Verstappen remains world champion for now but it's going to court.
I said hamilton you fucking donut not mercedes.So graceful that they protested and decided to take it to court to then back out from itSore losers for sure