2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina, Dec 10 - 12

[_cerber1]

is this genuine?

Judging by the comments below, the recording of the talks is real. And it's really shocking, Verstappen's, RB's and Honda's tutils are completely artificial.

[Wouter]

Adrian Newey for one. He said the Red Bull was the best car for most of the season.

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So Adrian Newey = most people?

When did Newey said that and where can I find that? I googled but couldn't find anything. Thanks in advance.

This was taken from an interview with Sky after AD. I remember seeing it live, myself.

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Ehank you @JordanFiveOh. Now I know why I didn't see Adrian Newey, because Sky is Geo blocked in our country,
on YT, Twitter and TV.

[Dee]

Wheatley just reminded Masi what was legal to do on lap 56, it is up to Masi to implement it if the track goes green

He ran out of time and messed up

[CMSMJ1]

Oh man - I can't take it any more.

I thought the drive of the race was Tsunoda anyways... Pulled a result out of the bag when he needed to.

[aran.vtec]

Wheatley just reminded Masi what was legal to do on lap 56, it is up to Masi to implement it if the track goes green

He ran out of time and messed up

Its almost like someone or something was holding him back many drivers couldn't understand why they weren't allowed to unlap earlier than they did, and then all of this would of been avoided with 99% chance of the same result.

[Starscreamer]

Season 2022 almost start can we close this topic?

[KeiKo403]

Season 2022 almost start can we close this topic?

As there’s an active investigation ongoing by the FIA about the handling of this race I think it’s worth while keeping it open.

[f1jcw]

Season 2022 almost start can we close this topic?

As there’s an active investigation ongoing by the FIA about the handling of this race I think it’s worth while keeping it open.

Its almost as if some people have ulterior motives for it being closed

[siskue2005]

What this season shows is that Lewis was very well going to win the championship with a car which was slower/equal in performance: according to redbull's own cheif designer. And if we apply ur logic here then this season also shows that Max even with a faster car cant win the championship without the help of FIA changes rules on the fly to make him win...
Just imagine if Masi did everything according to rule? That would have killed Max's career!

No this season showed that Lewis was very close to being lucky to win the championship after his team destroyed Max's car twice and once by Pirelli for a total of 26+18+16 points.

No this season shows that Max can only win with the help of FIA/Masi i.e Brazil, saudi, abudabhi, monza (15+18+7+10) and Baku was redbulls fault so -26.

[siskue2005]

Nonsense... I'm one of those who think he acted correctly at the time...

So? You are in the 0.01%

Verstappen was voted by 14.4% of fans as their favourite driver, and ranked in the top three drivers among one-third of F1 fans.

Max deserved that with the season he had... but what happened is unfortunate that there will an asterisk on his championship forever!

What asterisk? No doping. No cheating. He is the legitimate champion.

Manipulation from the referee is also cheating!

[DChemTech]

And then we can counter with FIA randomly introducing new wing rules and pitstop rules to curtail RB (which helped MB at Monza) based on MB-pleas (talking about team bosses influencing competition by manipulating the refs.), iffy track limits at Bahrain, and the immense luck that Lewis had with red flag timing. And we can go over the whole argument again.
and again
and again.
Not gonna change a thing. Max was a deserved winner of a flawed but exciting season.

[Just_a_fan]

Season 2022 almost start can we close this topic?

I'd suggesting leaving it open as a dumping ground for pointless arguments. It's keeping the rest of the forum clean so far as I can see.

[Wouter]

No this season showed that Lewis was very close to being lucky to win the championship after his team destroyed Max's car twice and once by Pirelli for a total of 26+18+16 points.

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No this season shows that Max can only win with the help of FIA/Masi i.e Brazil, saudi, abudabhi, monza (15+18+7+10)
and Baku was redbulls fault so -26.

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These words can only come from a Lewis fan.
And that the tire exploded in Baku was RBR fault?
Yes, that's why Pirelli immediately made different tires for everyone. Because RBR made a fault.
Naughty RBR, never do it again. Max could have died in that accident if he went the other way!

[_cerber1]

And that the tire exploded in Baku was RBR fault?

Didn't Red Bull and Aston Martin play with tire pressure?

[Big Tea]

No this season showed that Lewis was very close to being lucky to win the championship after his team destroyed Max's car twice and once by Pirelli for a total of 26+18+16 points.

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No this season shows that Max can only win with the help of FIA/Masi i.e Brazil, saudi, abudabhi, monza (15+18+7+10)
and Baku was redbulls fault so -26.

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These words can only come from a Lewis fan.
And that the tire exploded in Baku was RBR fault?
Yes, that's why Pirelli immediately made different tires for everyone. Because RBR made a fault.
Naughty RBR, never do it again. Max could have died in that accident if he went the other way!

No the tyres were changed because Mercedes wanted it. I read that here lots of times.