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Max Verstappen has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, leading the race from start to finish and easily controlling the Mercedes duo. Valtteri Bottas finished 15s down on the Red Bull, Hamilton completes the podium in third place.
Everybody had to take that pitstop, almost free. Due to the long pit exit a pitstop here is very costly. They could have tried a Hamilton 2nd pitstop but again, long pitstop time and Albon was there to make that option unattractive.Phil wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 16:53I really blame Mercedes for this boring race for not showing a little teeth and the willingness to be courageous in trying an alternative strategy when they followed Verstappen into the pits. Seemed like they were just happy to “protect Bottas 2nd in the WDC with as little risk as possible”.
Not a happy Mercedes fan today. I feel robbed.
/end rant
I'm sure I saw as much of it as you did and believe there is a lot more to it than that.Shrieker wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 18:09Did you watch the replay ?smellybeard wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 17:59It's a deliberate foul that leads to a material change in the results. Disqualification shouldn't be ruled out.
PZ, may I ask, are your posts of late all in gest? I hope so.epo wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 16:59So childish, really. This just proves Mercedes dominance was for the biggest part due to their better engine package.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 15:01So Honda is likely more powerful than Mercedes in today's race. At least in MGUK deployment. If a Mercedes wins I want no more excuses about power advantage OK, bull boys?
Of course he will drive next year,
Shrieker wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 18:09Did you watch the replay ? He barely slowed down at all, had two lifts, maybe fell from 80 to 70 and not much more, if at all. Also, in the post race interview with sky, Carlos said he slowed down a bit because people were coming in and out of their boxes in a frantic manner and that he wanted to be safe, which we know isn't %100 the truth, but nevertheless a reasonable defence.smellybeard wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 17:59It's a deliberate foul that leads to a material change in the results. Disqualification shouldn't be ruled out.
There is absolutely no way he'll get more than 10 seconds for this. Considering where Lance finished, and how benign his 'lifts' were, I'd say he'll get nothing or 5 seconds tops (and he'd get that as a precedent, not that there aren't any previous ones, but to stay consistent etc.).
Not for mef1jcw wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 18:13No, just a redbull winning borefestispano6 wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 17:55Awesome race from Max and hopefully a sign of things to come next season. Good job on RedBull Honda for this season ending dominant win. No idiots shedding parts and puncturing Max's tires. Sorry if you were bored but at least a non Merc won instead of the typical bore fest and unfortunately no meltdown from team Mercedes. Too bad for RP to be let down by their PU again!
This! At least sacrifice him to back Max up into Bottas.
It is a nice track and I think on looks alone, it should be the final race. The problem, I think is that the track is not challenging enough so the drivers simply do not make any mistakes when they push, and so, overtaking is almost impossible. The promoters should look into altering the layout to make the track more on-edge for these cars.Schuttelberg wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 16:45Track doesn't warrant a place on the calendar and certainly not the finale.
Ham was untouchable in first, Bottas was a teetering second.
Well, if Redbull sign Perez next year I will support them.ispano6 wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 18:33Not for mef1jcw wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 18:13No, just a redbull winning borefestispano6 wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 17:55Awesome race from Max and hopefully a sign of things to come next season. Good job on RedBull Honda for this season ending dominant win. No idiots shedding parts and puncturing Max's tires. Sorry if you were bored but at least a non Merc won instead of the typical bore fest and unfortunately no meltdown from team Mercedes. Too bad for RP to be let down by their PU again!
No one made you watch, you could have just switched it off.
I don't think supporting since 2007, or seeing Lewis race at silverstone 2006 counts as fickle. But you might have different criteria.Mchamilton wrote: ↑13 Dec 2020, 19:17fickle fan much?