Formula 1 Round 21 Saudia Arabia GP

He didn’t all help the confusion that was there.

the only issue I have with Lewis from today was him questioning why there was a reed flag when they had to fix the Barrier,

I doubt it. Isn’t rose water used in some of the other Middle East tracks ?

FIA doing their bit for Mercedes once again. He left an acre of space for Hamilton to take the place back but instead he ran into the back of Max. Yet it's Max who's getting called to the stewards!! Laughable.

Haha love that from Hill to cover Lewis - "he may have been nervous putting himself alongside Max considering what has happened in the past"

Wouldnt be suprised if its a disqualification. Hes only been penalised twice already.

Damon Hill absolutely spoofing.

Max is forcing him off the track in the last race. 100%.

Sky are basically Mercedes’ PR department so it’s not surprising.

Not sure why Verstappen just didn't let him by cleanly. He was never going to be allowed reovertake using DRS straight after. There is plenty of precedence for this in the past.

Max being told to give the place back, and then getting a 5 second penalty is a joke.

Hamilton should have recognized Max was giving him the place. If Max had a problem and slowed down there, was Lewis just going to hit the back of him when there's plenty of space around him?

Realistically it doesn't make a difference to the end result with Max's tires going off, but had there been another safety car, it opens up more strategy options.

And nothing for Bottas backing max up behind the safety car... Very poor stewarding

Gutted for Ocon at the end, the camera's just barely caught it...

If Lewis didn't know that should not exonerate him from it - Why follow the car?

Why are the much more blatant and black and white clear incidents of deliberate cheating that Mercedes performed under the early safety cars not even being discussed?

Yet Max is being penalised five times over for a move where he braked a little late and then tried to give the place back to Hamilton (and “back” is a strong word given that Verstappen was ahead going into the corner)

100% not Max's fault Mercedes can't communicate quickly enough to their driver

yeah when a driver slows down due another issue the driver behind them doesn’t drive into them, they go passed them.

The fact is, Hamilton is hated by many fans, mainly for his dominance.

I don't like him. Just because I'm not really a fan of his personality. I think I'd want to punch him if I met him.

Max is a light at the end of the tunnel for many.

But I don't know how anyone watches that race and can think Verstappen doesn't deserve everything he gets. He drove like a lunatic.

Hamilton had some moments too, but there are degrees to things.

The entire season has already been decided off track, from Hamilton being let off with hospitalising Max at Silverstone to the spurious penalty for Max at Qatar and the countless other bad decisions prior to today. The sport is not being governed fairly.

Amazingly the Spanish GP back in April remains the last race where Hamilton actually beat Verstappen in a straight race without penalties or crashes or other dirty tactics being involved.

Regardless of not getting the radio call, Hamilton saw the guy in front of him was slowing and he had an acre of space down the inside but instead he chose to ram the back of Max. Horrendous driving but FIA doing the bidding of Mercedes.

It was exactly the thought in my head earlier. Max has shown he can be an unsafe driver who will throw himself into the way, he constantly gets a pass on it but its obvious that people need to be very tentative going past him. When he slowed down for no reason in the middle of the track I'm not surprised that whoever was following would not just take it at face value but would be suspicious about what he will do next.

I bet Hamilton fully expected that whichever side he went, that Verstappen would make a movement that side. Thats why Verstappen was in the middle of the track and not off to the side like would normally happen, it leaves that doubt about his real intentions. Hamilton should still have avoided contact but I can see the reason for the hesitancy that led to his mistake.

Whenever Hamilton goes past Verstappen anybody who says they don't hold their breath a little waiting for the contact is a liar. The reverse isn't true.