F1 2021 Round 14: Monza

Is this a serious post??

And what does Verstappen say?

“No, Lewis was fine,” said Verstappen when asked if he could have done more after the crash.

His explanation: “He tried to reverse when I was out of the car. So if you are not doing well, you are not doing it. ” In fact, Hamilton had tried to get out of the gravel for a while.

https://newsbeezer.com/austriaeng/verstappen-defends-himself-then-he-wont-do-that-formula-1/

Lol they were going a lot faster than 40kmh more like 100kmh at least. An F1 car can not drive very far at 40kmh as it would just not get the air needed to keep the engine cool.

With no traffic the exit speed there is 70 km/h ... Because of them being so close they were going even slower

Using your logic they could not stay idle for the start and pit stops are a no no

Hamilton was reversing when Max was walking away so I see no reason to presume that he wasn't ok.

What was the Schumacher tweet and who said it ?

At times you would get the impression that its in the rules that Verstappen never has to pull out of a move, that if he goes for something then everybody else has to get out of his way. That if a crash happens then the other driver should have known better that Max was "aggressive".

I think it’s that he’s generally very good at finding gaps and getting his car in places where it’s difficult for another driver to challenge.

Most of the times this season where Lewis has backed out of potential contact with Max, he has his car positioned very well. I don’t recall many times this season where he’s gone so out of position as to cause Hamilton off the track.

I do think there’s an underserved reputation he has of being overly aggressive when you see Lewis back out of challenges against him. It’s as much to do with Lewis picking a wrong moment of attack as anything.

I think it’s because there hasn’t been too many times where Max has been behind Lewis with a pace advantage and desperate to get by.

The first race in Bahrain I think it happened, and as I recall Lewis defended brilliantly in the last few laps as his tyres were basically dead.

Then in France max got by him with a lap to go but Lewis had been on his tyres for ages and was in no position to defend it.

Other than that it's mostly been Lap 1 skirmishes with Max generally quicker off the line. I will say that they've both gotten less willing to give the other space as the season has gone on, especially after Silverstone.

I do think Max could have moved this weekend. But I also think that there was no real driver error from either. Max saw a gap, Lewis went to close and there was contact, and the contact was really odd and took both cars out. I don't think Max gets a 3 place penalty if 1 or both of those cars can continue.

I just think he gets this reputation for being aggressive just because we have a few of examples of Lewis trying to pass and getting it wrong, when a lot of the time it's because he has his car in a great position and has no obligation to move.

That clip and the 360 one above show that Lewis wasn't reversing to get the car off his head, one narrative gone, and they also show Max's car swaying as he got out and replaced steering wheel, proving Lewis was trying to reverse while he got out, not the " he could have been knocked unconscious and foot stuck on the pedal" narrative. Hard to make out the actual collision from the footage i.e. was anyone more at fault.

Gas if Lewis and Max collide and crash out in each of the remaining rounds and Bottas wins the title.

I have to say I think the Ayrton Senna trophy beside Daniel's is much nicer. It just makes Daniel's trophy look worse and cheaper.