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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,183
    My mini pre race prediction is that Yuki will try his best to back up the field as much as possible through sector 1 for as long as Norris is behind him
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,183
    fenaddick said:
    My mini pre race prediction is that Yuki will try his best to back up the field as much as possible through sector 1 for as long as Norris is behind him
    Well that’s a moot prediction!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    Got a feeling this is going to be a really good Grand Prix 
    Its always a shame that Jeddah is where it is, as its one of my favourite modern GPs
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,033
    Surely Verstappen can't get away with going off the track on that early corner?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    Same old Max. Always cheating.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    Mini went off there about three / four times in the F2 races this weekend, and barely got penalised for it, so not sure what'll happen from that!!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    Correct decision for Max I think
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,183
    5 second time penalty is not much use for Piastri there who lost a place because Max acted illegally 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,056
    edited April 20
    Correct decision but MB is right that he should have to give it back too but Max and sportsmanship aren't used in the same sentence 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,183
    MarcusH26 said:
    Correct decision but MB is right that he should have to give it back too but Max and sportsmanship aren't used in the same sentence 
    Just got himself a nice little fine for swearing on the radio (ridiculous from the FIA but petulant from Max)

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    fenaddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Correct decision but MB is right that he should have to give it back too but Max and sportsmanship aren't used in the same sentence 
    Just got himself a nice little fine for swearing on the radio (ridiculous from the FIA but petulant from Max)
    Dont think they get fines for swearing over radio.

    Its when they do it in Press Conferences
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,183
    edited April 20
    fenaddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Correct decision but MB is right that he should have to give it back too but Max and sportsmanship aren't used in the same sentence 
    Just got himself a nice little fine for swearing on the radio (ridiculous from the FIA but petulant from Max)
    Dont think they get fines for swearing over radio.

    Its when they do it in Press Conferences
    Yeah may have misremembered, the FIA definitely tried but think the drivers pushed back 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,794
    This is why Verstappen is disliked by everyone but his fanboys.
    The fact is, he’s insanely talented, yet he continually insists on dirty play and being underhand. You can call it competitive spirit, but when he makes moves like today, he’s so bang to rights he just looks like a cheat.
    It’s a good job his car isn’t the best in the field this year, because then he could build a 5 second gap and that penalty would be worthless.
    Personally, I feel if you gain an advantage and don’t give it back quickly enough, you should get 5 seconds AND be obliged to give it back. Or, if that’s impractical, 10 seconds.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    fenaddick said:
    5 second time penalty is not much use for Piastri there who lost a place because Max acted illegally.
    Max apparently has his own rule book. Anyone else & they give the place back. But not Max. He just gets a 5 sec penalty that he'll take when he is 20 secs ahead. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,033
    You can bet your life that if Piastri had gone off the track, Verstappen would be absolutely screaming into his radio that he should give the place back.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,056
    Sensational move from Piastri on Lewis. 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    Leclerc is having a great race 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,056
    Would be great if the faces of the sport were Piastri,Norris, Leclerc and Russell for the next few years and a certain someone just left. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    Think its going to take a lot to beat Oscar Piastri this season

    Felt watching last season that he'd be McLaren's bigger threat than Lando
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,033
    He won't have been happy with 4th at the start of the weekend, but starting from 10th i think Norris will be pretty pleased with how that ended up. 

    Piastri's 3rd win in the last 4 races though, right now you'd have to say he looks the more likely to win the title.

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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,056
    Absolutely childish behaviour from Max with DC.

    Such a contrast to Piastri. 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,815
    fenaddick said:
    5 second time penalty is not much use for Piastri there who lost a place because Max acted illegally.
    Max apparently has his own rule book. Anyone else & they give the place back. But not Max. He just gets a 5 sec penalty that he'll take when he is 20 secs ahead. 
    I'm not sure that's how it works. If you go off the track and gain an advantage, and you give the place or places  back voluntarily, there is no further investigation and therefore no further penalty. 

    If you or your team think you were in the right and there was no illegal advantage, then you stay out, the stewards investigate and, if necessary hand down what they believe to be a suitable penalty, 

    Today that was what happened and the penalty was deemed to be 5 secs which i thought was lenient but in the end turned out to be worth exactly one place
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    MarcusH26 said:
    Absolutely childish behaviour from Max with DC.

    Such a contrast to Piastri. 
    What did Max say / do? 
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,765
    MarcusH26 said:
    Absolutely childish behaviour from Max with DC.

    Such a contrast to Piastri. 
    He is such an unlikable character, a petulant kid.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,172
    edited April 20
    MarcusH26 said:
    Absolutely childish behaviour from Max with DC.

    Such a contrast to Piastri. 
    What did Max say / do? 
    Answered one question then DC mentioned the incident and he said "See you in Miami" and walked off!
    Behaving like a petulant child in the cool down room!
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,775
    Max having a good sulk on the podium. Wgat a shame!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,442
    CafcWest said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Absolutely childish behaviour from Max with DC.

    Such a contrast to Piastri. 
    What did Max say / do? 
    Answered one question then DC mentioned the incident and he said "See you in Miami" and walked off!
    Behaving like a petulant child in the cool down room!
    Yeah just seen he's not got involved in the spraying of Rose Water

    He really doesnt like it when he doesnt win, but is probably the worst loser out there
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    It doesn’t help that Whinger Spice comes on the radio and encourages Max, saying that they were only 2.4 seconds behind. Feeds Max’s resentment that he would have won without the 5 second penalty.  They really do deserve each other, those two.  And that team as well. 
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,775
    CafcWest said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Absolutely childish behaviour from Max with DC.

    Such a contrast to Piastri. 
    What did Max say / do? 
    Answered one question then DC mentioned the incident and he said "See you in Miami" and walked off!
    Behaving like a petulant child in the cool down room!
    Yeah just seen he's not got involved in the spraying of Rose Water

    He really doesnt like it when he doesnt win, but is probably the worst loser out there
    You'd think that he'd be eternally grateful to the stewards as, after all, it was them that handed him his first driver's championship.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,056
    It's a shame it's Miami next and we'll have to deal with Danica Patrick on summary duty.