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ruggedhawk20 said:What a driver!!!!
In an inferior car with worn-out tires against the hyped-up Verstappen!!!!!!
wow !!!!!!!
neonfox65 said:Before the FIA goes after Max
Look, I've been following F1 and other motorsports for 20 years now, and I have never seen a Theft quite like this. Honestly, I'd be embarrassed if my last name was Hamilton
neonfox65 said:I saw Max pull ahead—but as for him passing Max back? Yeah, I didn't catch that part.
Don't get too hyped up while it's still happening—it could all go sideways.😛
bluepuma9 said:I don't get it—how is that even stealing?
stormybadger8 said:What red tires?
Max and the rest of the crew probably didn't have any fresh rubber—likely just stuck with whatever they used in qualifying. And let's be real, those aren't going to last 15 laps out on a track like Bahrain...
The real question is whether even the brand-new softs can handle it, let alone the old ones they practically ran them into the ground with during qualifying...
neonfox65 said:Hamilton spent the whole race drifting off at that exact corner, and then when Max finally makes his move, the FIA steps in and tells him he has to give the spot back. It’s ridiculous. Either the FIA needs to actually be consistent from the jump, or they just need to get out of the way and let them race. This "track limits" thing is easily the dumbest rule they've ever cooked up. He didn't cut the corner to gain an advantage—he just widened his line, which is exactly what Lewis was telling his engineers over the radio all day. Honestly, the FIA is just one big 👎👎👎👎👎👎
ruggedhawk20 said:What part of my argument was wrong?
No way. You'd have to shave off 8.5 seconds over 16 laps just to catch him—let alone pass him. Not happening.
neonfox65 said:Didn't he have a fresh set of reds?
ruggedhawk20 said:What kind of gifts are you even talking about, Neighbor!?
The only gift I saw today was the pure talent drag Bog gave to Lewis...
ruggedhawk20 said:Max "overtook" him off-track. He had to let him back past just to avoid taking a 5-second penalty—or even a stop-and-go... those are just the rules. Get up to speed.
bluepuma9 said:Was Hamilton actually gaining an advantage by going off-track? If he wasn't, then it’s more of a philosophical debate—and honestly, I feel like Lewis and the others were totally playing it smart just to save their tires. They’d basically run a much slower lap than the benchmark just to dodge a penalty while keeping those tires in much better shape...
wiredfalcon2 said:Honestly, the whole situation at Turn 4 makes total sense—even the drivers were saying so after the race. It’s pretty simple... they basically need to learn where to put the car during qualifying, because there's zero room for error when every millisecond counts. But during the actual race? You have to be more lenient. Fans hate those random 5-second penalties that just ruin the flow of the race; we want to see them fighting on the track. They should only get flagged if someone takes an obvious, unfair advantage. Everyone's cutting corners a little bit during a race, and that's fine—nobody gained a massive lead from it. But Max had to give that spot back after that overtake. It was fair and logical...
neonfox65 said:First off, that rule is just plain stupid. They made the track narrow specifically where they thought overtaking would happen. Like, only on the straights using DRS. They really blew it this time, totally failed.👎
wiredfalcon2 said:You're just mad because this didn't go Max's way.
neonfox65 said:That line was just too fast, giving him an edge on every single lap.
bluepuma9 said:If he’d actually done that, they would've slapped him with a warning in no time. But Lewis is smarter than that—he just took a wider line to save his tires. That's why he's a 7x WDC...
