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Originally Posted by EdM5
Over the years we've seen many great drivers become champs just because they kept their head cool when it mattered most. Just think of Fitti, Lauda, Piquet, Prost, Hakkinen, Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton etc.
Now during a tight battle for the WCD at the penultimate GP of the season, Max: - Crashed into the wall at the last corner during quali;
- Overtook Lewis around the outside and off the track at restart 1 -> Penalty 1 (3rd grid position at restart 2)
- Forced Lewis off the track in lap 37 during fight for position -> Penalty 2 (cede position to Hamilton - a team's choice)
- Didn't actually let Lewis pass after the lap 37 incident -> Penalty 3 (5 s. time penalty)
- Braking erratically (2,4 g deceleration) when trying to let Ham pass -> Penalty 4 (10 s. time penalty, established after the race)
Max' overtake at the 2nd restart was brilliant but facts are just facts. |
All well laid out but, reasonable and correct. However the level of bias, blinkers or rose tinted specs by a few is quite frankly beyond believable. They can even find things in data that actually shows something else, but hey they are the apparent experts.
If even once some called out that 'their driver' made a mistake once then they might have some creditability, we all know people make mistakes but for some here, even that isn't possible it seems.
No driver is an Angel at the top of the sport they can and should be ruthless, dangerous though, No.