Posts by Gary Palmer8

Roger Wright94 said:Sebastian Vettel really earned that win today.
He managed to stay ahead of a much faster car—it was impressive—and honestly, that final qualifying lap he pulled off was just brilliant.
He did make one little driving error during the race, but I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to block anyone on purpose. The penalty they handed out for it is definitely up for debate.

Lewis Hamilton tried so hard to overtake him on track to prove he was faster or could win despite the penalty. But he didn't really need to take those risks.
I actually loved seeing that drive.
But, at the end of the day, Lewis looks pretty weak to me. He doesn't need this—he’ll have hundreds of wins like this anyway. If he had just conceded those 5 seconds, he would’ve been a true legend in my eyes. Forever. It’s not cool to just hide behind your own fan club—everyone does that nowadays. True class is when you earn the respect of the opposing fans. Those guys are rare.

So, unfortunately, Lewis stays a bit of a lightweight in my book. He acted pretty hypocritical today, and he had such a massive chance to do better.

Raymond Anderson4 said:Sebastian Vettel's behavior after the race is a total joke.
If Max Verstappen had done that, we'd be laughing at him. Instead, we got ourselves a hero, a patriot, a modern-day Robin Hood—basically the racing version of Che Guevara.

mellowtiger83 said:Well, maybe—but not really! He said he was just trying to get past him on the track, and honestly, he kept pushing until the very end even though he knew about the penalty. If he’d gone off-track by five seconds, he might have actually struggled against Charles Leclerc.

stormybadger8 said:https://wtf1.com/post/racing-drivers...tels-penalty/?

It’s pretty wild seeing guys like Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell, and Jenson Button all agreeing that this penalty just doesn't make sense...

I mean—if it were the Germans, whatever—but when you've got Americans weighing in like this, it really feels off, doesn't it?😬

Liberty seriously needs to step up here and put out this fire...

Because if they keep pulling stunts like this, they're going to scare away what little viewership is left...

hiddensailor7 said:Is this what you mean?

It’s basically the exact same scenario we’re seeing today—a driver loses control while leading when they aren't even mid-battle, then they rejoin the track and end up cutting off the guy right behind them. Back when Max went wide, Max and Kimi were actually in a direct fight—I mean, Kimi was right on his gearbox, not even a second and a half back. 🍿 Of course Hamilton didn't get penalized then, and he wouldn't have been penalized today either if the roles were reversed.☕

If these are truly identical cases, someone needs to call a timeout ASAP...