Honestly, when you think about it, this was the right call. If they had let them go, someone would have definitely clipped another car or ended up slamming into the barrier. In today's era, that almost always triggers an automatic red flag, which would have just resulted in an even longer delay...
You hit the nail on the head with everything you said, except for one massive point: Lewis Hamilton didn't cause those crashes in Germany, Belgium, Valencia, or Brazil. He was just caught up in them. Plus, in Singapore and Abu Dhabi, his car simply gave out while he was leading the race. So, if you ask me, how can we possibly blame Hamilton for missing out on the title that year?
First off, Red Bull Racing grabbed pole position in 15 out of 18 races during the 2010 season. Secondly, if I remember correctly, Vettel made a few mistakes during the 2010 and 2012 seasons, whereas Lewis Hamilton lost his shot at the 2012 title because his car broke down two or three times at absolutely critical moments—moments where those points would have gone straight to Vettel.
stormybadger8 said:What kind of achievements are those? You have the absolute fastest car on the grid, your competition either gets wiped out by Rick or just crashes themselves out, and oh look, a miracle—you won 🙂 . Honestly, praising him is just like praising Hamilton, because he managed to land on the podium in every single race (that he actually finished) during that 2014 season thanks to that beast of a Mercedes machine 🙂 . It’s not that Max isn't a great driver, but glorifying something that at least 30% of the guys on the grid could probably pull off with that specific car isn't exactly worth the "greatest of all time" or "best ever" labels, blah blah blah...
Exactly. Honestly, if this season keeps going the way it is, I think Perez might actually start giving Maximilian a run for his money, assuming Horner and the crew let him...
What kind of crazy weather are they forecasting for Indianapolis today? I wouldn't be surprised if Hamilton pulls off something special given the conditions.
The Red Bull car is clearly the class of the field, yet Max is still sitting 45 points behind the leader. He’s also trailing his teammate, "the box," which is just wild for a driver of his caliber...
Every single time someone goes off track, they throw out a red flag. It’s ridiculous—they could at least wait a second to see if the driver actually makes it out of the gravel trap or not.
The folks over at Ford are being completely ridiculous. They’re pulling out, yet they're leaving their engine design with the team where it'll stay frozen exactly as it is until 2026—all without having earned any credit or mention regarding that car. On top of that, they just solved Max's fuel issue from Australia for absolutely nothing. Total idiots.
graniteharbor502 said:Helmut Marko really needs to put more pressure on the guys handling the car and PJ. Red Bull is sitting at 3 out of 6 retirements due to mechanical failures, not because their drivers weren't pushing hard enough.
Look, anyone with half a brain knows a beverage company isn't going to build its own engine, but honestly, nobody could have predicted they'd run into this many issues just trying to stick with Honda. It wasn't a smart move on their part. I'm expecting either much more involvement from Honda to fix this mess or a return to Renault, because the way things are going, it's just not working.
If Vettel had just been a bit more patient, he could have landed that seat at Red Bull Racing instead of Alexander Albon. Instead, he rushed things and ended up tripping over his own feet.
Back when we used to race during those early morning sessions, Sebastian Vettel grabbed pole and still managed to take second place, so I definitely wouldn't count him out just yet.