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I know EV and Jj I know. A lot of people haven’t forgiven him for referring to his home town as the slums.

DH furious at the result, bet he's not the only one. I really admire LH he started from nothing unlike other drivers with millionaire fathers, he's the most successful F1 driver ever because of his talent and determination, he deserves his knighthood. He always thanks his team and is magnanimous in defeat.

All the racers in this family think its the right man who won.My SIL is an official in motorsport and my husband and son both raced for years .As the race director said to Toto "we're racing cars" implying a finish behind the safety car is not a fitting end to a great season.Great last lap ,happy to see Max get a well deserved win

Toto is probably stuck in the rule book now and instructing his lawyers.
I think the result should stand.

Germanshepherdsmum

I know EV and Jj I know. A lot of people haven’t forgiven him for referring to his home town as the slums.

Did he mean the dodgy part of town rather than the whole place? I've never been to Stevenage but I've just looked on rightmove! There's quite a few properties over £1/2 million.

As I understand it, the Race Director has final control - and he clearly wanted to get a racing lap done so that the Championship wasn't decided by a rule book.

DH and I both think it was the right decision, and that Max Verstappen deserved the win. This season has been thrilling simply because it hasn't just been Lewis, Lewis, Lewis, and it's great to see younger drivers coming through. Can't wait to see how George Russell fares with a decent car and Lando Norris is doing really well at McLaren (my team of choice because DS works for them on the roadcar side!)

Urmstongran

Himself seems stressed when I peeped my head round the door. “The Safety car is out” apparently. The commentators seem as agitated as Himself.

Oh no! I’ve just heard him shout at the tv “they’ve FIDDLED it - you robbing ‘b......ds’.

HE IS FURIOUS. ?
Says it’s a disgrace.

Urms, My DH said almost exactly the same things..!!

We hear Toto is protesting, too.

George Russell just made a good comment,
(I do know he will be with Mercedes next season, also he's local(ish) to us.
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Absolutely ridiculous! The FIA didn’t even stick to their own rule book. Barring the safety car, Lewis was winning. I can see this ending up in court. Not over by a long shot.

Jaxjacky

For those who follow F1 he’s judged on his skill, not what he looks like Germanshepherdsmum.
A disgraceful decision at the end, irrespective of who was leading, Lewis was magnanimous in defeat.

He always is. Versteppen has acted like a spoilt brat throughout this. Hamilton is the better driver, he looks fab always, and does a huge amount for charity. Versteppen will never catch him however hard he tries.

Mercedes have lodged a protest.

I can't face a re run of the award ceremony!!!

Delighted for Verstappen, after all these years of domination by LH. But it isn’t over yet, I am sure.
Ironically, I have just had an email from my choir, with an amendment to the rules( because of Covid) which gives the Committee power to amend the regulations without consultation with the members, in the case of dispute or emergency, for the good of the society. Seems like a similar situation to me.

I've just spoken with my cousin's Dutch wife. Apparently BBC news readers get it wrong. It is definitely Verstappen and not Verschtappen!

Enter a barrister now on the case!

Had to let off some steam after that result. Mya, dog, has had an extra long walk and struggled to find the ball I was throwing!

I’ll catch up with the aftermath now.

What a wonderful result. So pleased for Max and Red Bull. ?

Germanshepherdsmum

I just can’t support Hamilton with his jewellery and fancy hairstyles.

You are prejudiced about Lewis Hamilton's hair style? Wow!

The race was won in the boardroom not on the race track. I don’t want Lewis to win the title this way, I just want justice for him because if it had been the other way round Horner would have lost his s##t. Masi needs to sort it out or go. Fuming LH fan here.

My DH and I have always been huge fans of Lewis for many of the reasons already mentioned. After the race, his father, Anthony, made a point of congratulating Verstappen. I cannot imagine Verstappen, Snr., displaying the same degree of magnanimity, had the situation been reversed.

Another Lewis Hamilton fan here, though I don't agree with some of his campaigning. Keep politics out of sport!

Adil Ray expressed a comparable analogy. If a football team was winning 5 - nil, and something happened to stop the game. When restarted, it was decided that the winner would be the team who scored the first goal.

Totally incomprehensible decision!

I’m really impressed how gracefully Lewis accepted defeat, I don’t know enough about the rules to call it but it’s left a bad taste in a lot of mouths about F1 rules and decisions.

Getmanshepherdmum Lewis's dad worked 3 jobs to get him where he is today whether your a supporter or not you have to admire their hard work. If you see him in real life as I have he encourages everyone to follow their dreams.
I agree Jax. Let's see next season who an drive as cars will have less gadgets.

We see disputed results very frequently notably soccer where the referee makes a wrong decision, the result usually stands.
Michael Masi was the FIA referee, he got it very wrong and should go.

If Masi still has a job next season then expect more inane decisions! The instruction to let lapped cars by was given & a few seconds later the Safety car was coming in. Not in the regulations by a long way! Many of Maxs fans say he has been picked on all year but if you go over the facts, easy to google, then it is Lewis who has had more decisions against him & rules changed to slow down Mercs. This latest just another in the long line of stopping Lewis beating FIA’s hero Schumacher’s record being beaten by an ignorant Englishman! I followed Max until he became as arrogant as his father, Jos, who failed in F1! Red Bull are full of their own self importance & this race & Championship was gifted by FIA & Masi! I have followed F1 from its early days being well over 70 now & have not seen anything this derogatory to my sport apart from Schumachers behaviour! Sorry for the long winded rant but hate my sport being tainted by Red Bulls deep pockets, Masi & FIA growing bank balances! Shutting up now & going out to kick a few bricks!

Did I say I didn’t admire hard work oliversnana? And don’t forget that Jensen Button’s father helped them financially. My husband is a fan of LH. I’m not. Not being a fan is allowed.