re: Formula 1 2021 Season Thread

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I don’t particularly care for Lewis or Max but there’s no way you can watch the ending of the race and think that it was handled correctly. Mercedes can only strategize based off the information being provided. When Massi changes his mind after already making a decision, wtf is Toto supposed to do?

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I wanted to see Max win as much as the next guy but I have no trouble admitting that the decision to only let some of the lapped cars through is questionable. Doing so basically confirmed that all they cared about was Max and Lewis and screw the rest of those guys. I don't know what the exact running order was but I'd imagine those guys were equally trying to jockey for final spots but had lapped cars in the way. I fully expected this to end under safety car and was shocked when they let the cars between Max and Lewis slide on past the SC. I don't think Masi was Team Max or Team Lewis as much as he was Team TV Ratings, and finishing under a safety car would've been anticlimactic. I'd be perfectly ok if he's fired as I've had issues with some other handlings as well.

With that said, I don't care. I've seen enough lucky breaks fall Mercedes/Hamilton's way that seeing one break the opposite for them makes me giddy on the inside. Downvote me if you must, but I don't care that its Mercedes that got shafted.