Lewis Hamilton full Conversation during the Safety Car - 2021 Abu Dhabi GP

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"Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes Team Radio from the F1 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit"
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[@BadThrusher]

We can as well enjoy community service

[@jakemacgregor-boyle6397]

Could we take a moment to praise Bono for his continued calmness on the radio. He too must have been feeling the overwhelming pressure but he knew that his voice could never give this away. What a professional. Well done Bono, you did your job to perfection

[@Jason.W.]

He’s like a fighter jet test pilot.

[@frednimzowi9852]

True. He's always like that. I'm not a big fan of that team but this guy makes his job really well.

[@dans5664]

We can all learn a lot in life from Bono. Nothing to be gained from panic, ever. Stay calm, measured, breathe and the better decisions will always be made. Even if sometimes they don't work out for the best.

[@volcolmshoot]

IN IN IN IN IN IN IN

[@michaelp4122]

Benz is a good team, they have a dominant car that's won 8 championships in a row and Toto is fun to watch. 1st time they lost, they don't know how to behave. After 8 years with a dominant car, you can become a bit entitled. Wish Toto/Lewis came to the award ceremony.

[@Communistbritistan]

The way he said "with new tyres" I could feel his pain in his voice

[@Mexxx65]

Max did not have a set of new tires fitted to his car. This is just another blatant lie his team tells him over pit radio!!! (An attempt yet again by his team, to motivate Lewis, as Lewis can get so angry and defeatist in his cockpit. Lewis's pit crew over radio will always feed Lewis info that a race win is always possible...Max needs no motivation like this from his pit crew over radio, after over 5 years in F1 with no championship, he has plenty of motivation!!!!)

[@daz4355]

@@Mexxx65 so he put old tyres on then?

[@Communistbritistan]

@@Mexxx65 did you even watch the race. Casual

[@Mexxx65]

@@daz4355 Yes a set of worn tires, they were not new tires

[@trevisbest]

@@Mexxx65 they probably had 3 or 4 laps on them. Do u have a clue what you are talking about?

[@mertakn8674]

I did say this many times, but Bono is amazing! Wouldn’t it be amazing to have him help you 24/7 for your life: “OK mate, we have a bit of traffic in the cafeteria line, so we’ll switch strategy and eat next lap, I mean, hour.”

[@Chapter3Fan]

"OK mate, so you've just received an invoice from the telecom. You'll be 50 down on your bank account, no problem. Your salari is inbound, so strat 3 and keep your delta positive."

[@moadtouhami]

Ha ha ha...I was thinking along the same lines. "Ok, so your Mrs has been shagging the postman. I'm going to ask you to stay on left hand side of the track, have a good night's sleep and contact the divorce lawyer in the morning". Just to re-confirm, little Timmy has football practice tomorrow.

[@mertakn8674]

@@moadtouhami man that went dark real quick 😂

[@maximum.p]

he's amazing good at helping losing a championship

[@frednimzowi9852]

@@maximum.p funny wording, but clearly unfair. Not his fault!

[@tugwilsond8907]

Not a Mercedes’ fan but love hearing Bono on the radio. He’s always calm and composed, regardless of the situation

[@ab8jeh]

Apart from IN IN IN IN IN IN IN, otherwise yes :)

[@ananthu8534]

he created the unnecessary confusion. They knew the race is lost when Verstappen pitted , still Bono gave Lewis assurance that the race will end under safety car 😂

[@CristanioPeweyyy]

@@ananthu8534 No, they would of won the race, but FIAStappen.

[@ynwaae]

@@CristanioPeweyyy Ok

[@Garage_Distinct_Clips]

@@ananthu8534 Hamilton almost overtake verstappen with slipstream

[@MrShadowswift]

I feel for Lewis... he knew when he asked... is he going to be behind me with new tires? He knew at that moment this is going to be hard

[@benrussell8194]

No he knew he wasn't going to win the championship 🙄

[@leskerr9446]

He was robbed. Verstappen should take no pleasure from 'winning'

[@officialWWM]

@@leskerr9446 rubbish. Max won fair and square 🙄

[@BullmastiffForce]

@@leskerr9446 Like Lewis did in Silverstone ? Lewis was not "robbed" at all. All year Mercedes got presents from FIA, now the Red Bull team had better strategy. Lewis knew it exactly when he said " Is he right behind me with new tyres ?" Mercedes gambled to stay out and hoped the race would end with safety car.

[@LeeVittout]

@@BullmastiffForce what presents did Mercedes get from the FIA? You really should read the rule book over Christmas. The 10 second penalty was an appropriate penalty for Lewis. The rules state that it's the action not the consequence that determines the penalty. 10 seconds was an appropriate penalty. Unlike Max's brake check on Lewis. Which the rules state there should be severe repercussions in the next race and points on the driver's licence. Max got the two points but faced no repercussions that either affected his finishing position in Jeddah or starting position at YM. Just like after Monza Max was able to concurrently serve the 3 grid penalty and the engine penalty. So RBR were able to get a completely new engine and all the other bits and bobs and the grid penalty from Monza was eaten up. The FIA let that one slide. I'm not going to go through the rule changes pre season. The double header at the Red Bull ring. The incident at Brazil Etc.

[@T_Crushed]

Bono could coach everyone to land a commercial airplane. Always a delight to hear and him coaching Russell was a treat last year.

[@darthkrator9366]

Russels a little up tight

[@mukwoorusilverhair4283]

Can we all appreciate Bono for not saying Verstappen and saying P2? He knows how to keep Hamilton cool. Great guy Bono is!

[@jd43tv56]

Shoulda said AND THE NEWWWW CHAMPION OF THE WORRRRLLLLLDDDD!!! #crymore🤣🤣🤣

[@FexGee]

@@jd43tv56 god, what is wrong with you people. no one said about crying when max lost races so why is it always when lewis loses i dont get it.

[@RS-ig1mc]

@@FexGee Bc Max and crew don’t whine like little girls when they lose. They just move on

[@FexGee]

@@RS-ig1mc uhhhhh are you sure about that? both teams equally "whine" when they lose questioning the legality of each others car so im not quite sure about that. and i dont think ive actually seen lewis complain post race about losing?

[@ciaranmac646]

Eh 1:07?

[@DjDolHaus86]

It's like listening to someone being told that the plane is running out of fuel over the ocean and there are no parachutes. Brutal

[@mmafiemc]

Exactly

[@bjrnchrstn]

Should have come in right away and get a parachute. But no no… they wanted track position.

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@bjrnchrstn Keeping track position would have won them the race if Masi hadn't decided to play fast and loose with the rules at the end of the race.

[@boblong101]

@@DjDolHaus86it wasn’t playing loose with the rules. He completely went against them as written. It clearly states all lapped cars either unlap themselves or not. There’s no situation where only a few lapped cars unlap themselves. Masi created one here out of thin air

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@boblong101 well I didn't want to say he broke the rules because there is a rule that essentially gives the race director carte blanche on how a race is conducted. However, if established procedure had been followed then the race should have finished under safety car conditions

[@michaelhawkins4621]

That was beyond brutal but, to me,, this was the moment he actually became a true legend the way he, and his Father took it, absolutely Incredible!

[@neo5973]

Class is forever. Lewis and family showed that

[@raulansbach5238]

He was as classy as Massa in 2008, very impressive to do that

[@shanginadildo]

A true champion of life

[@vstar7196]

Bullshit. He refused to attend the post race news conference. No class at all.

[@neo5973]

@@vstar7196 yeah you would want that especially for them not to file a protest 😂 stfu man they were debriefin when that conference happened

[@stevejhkhfda]

I can't believe how calm Bono was considering the circumstances...

[@SmashGhost]

Fear sounds a lot like fear of Lewis' repercussions

[@TridentMDMX]

It's his job

[@Jojokumpel]

Well he was thinking they will restart with unlapped cars giving enough room/time for Lewis to stay ahead until the finish line

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Voice Recorder

[@benclarkson4205]

God knows how he did it… I was having a cardiac arrest sitting on my sofa!!!!

[@hendrikheemels8615]

When Bono said 'they have to send lapped cars through' and Lewis responded 'Wtf is he right behind me?', Lewis knew enough.

[@tech99070]

I think he was making a point. I doubt if he was really questioning whether P2 would be behind P1 in the safety car queue. He had been questioning the decision to stay out since the early VSC. He seemed to be amazed his advantage wasn't enough to justify a pit even after 40 laps of dominance. I might be biased but I kind of hear his radio messages as like "Oh he's right behind me? On new tires? Good job guys" And honestly from his chair I feel like he could almost feel trolled by them polling him on which tires he'd like to pit onto under safety car.

[@user-gw4zg1qm8m]

With new tyres.

[@clancyadams4266]

Bono makes it look easy, but we all know it's The Edge who really pulls the team together.

[@jastat]

what?

[@tgf2004nl]

@@jastat lookup U2 the band and you'll get the joke 😀

[@alexisjacobs8870]

Classic hahahahah

[@rogerriveroll6324]

i understood that reference LOL

[@isadoofy3558]

lol good one mate

[@melvinr1278]

Lewis already know he was in trouble when he was not permitted to box for new tires and reacted with 'that's unbelievable man'

[@almac9203]

He could have pitted. He would have lost the lead but that was his choice.

[@VictorTemchenko]

If they pitted Under the VSC they would have won.

[@simonball6560]

@@almac9203 no he was told he couldn't pit under the VSC and soon as that was changed to safety car, from whiny Karen horner to Masi, THAT was when Verstappen pitted. It was all orchestrated by FIA and RB.

[@almac9203]

@@simonball6560 why couldn't he pit at the same time as Max?

[@PraizeVE123]

@@almac9203 biggest question my noob ass can’t understand

[@nikrolls]

1:35 was when Lewis could sense the danger of a Max behind him on fresh tyres. After that it was constant calls of asking for the safety car to move faster hoping the race would end under the safety car. What a season!

[@rmc4091]

Yep they didn't want to race,,,, red bull did

[@Wildcat12]

@@rmc4091 Of course they didn't, had the rules been followed the Safety Car should've been in +1 lap from race end, not -1 lap. They knew that so they didn't pit Hamilton, because within the rules it should've been race over and all that mattered was maintaining track position behind the safety car. Red Bull were already behind so they said fuck it and pitted in hopes some bullshit would happen. So when bullshit happened, suddenly Verstappen is on brand new softs while Hamilton is on old hards. Of course Mercedes don't want to race at such a massive disadvantage in tires, the onboards alone show how much slower they were because of that. It'd have been one thing if Hamilton also pitted for fresh softs but they expected things to go by the book and they didn't.

[@aaronobrien7649]

Im not a big lewis fan i wanted max to win but the way he has conducted himself after the race, gained my respect in a massive way

[@gnarlydewd]

What about when he damn near killed max then paraded around like a hotshot that's when I realized my dislike was just kicking in. All that BLM and GLOBALIST hate whitey crap solidified it to begin with but he went over the top ridiculous after that....

[@K_____]

It was all for the cameras mate.

[@fixxa6455]

Yes after race he earned some credits. But he was complaining again about Perez during race 'thats dangerous driving' . Perez was just defending position

[@dsenerdem]

@@fixxa6455 I agree Perez was just defending, but in the heat of the moment HAM's reaction was just a reaction... and considering what was on the line I don't think what he said at that moment was outrageous. In fact considering everything, I feel he was quite calm and calculated all across the event. Can't imagine what other drivers would do in his position.

[@fixxa6455]

@@dsenerdem With the sidenote that this was not hamiltons first complaint. I dont want to focus too much on this reaction specifically. All together this season I am disappointed by hamiltons reactions. The positive thing is, and it has to be said, how he handled his loss after the race. He had grown in respect at dutch fans I can clearly see this in the reactions

[@siphillis]

"With new tyres." That wasn't a question from Hamilton. That was him coming to terms with how much his odds have been ruined by sheer luck.

[@falseflag42]

Luck?

[@abhinavacharya4287]

@@falseflag42yes luck, verstappen won by pure luck in the final lap, if someone has an opportunity to box, and come last and again come right behind the car, thats unfair thats luck.

[@avantegarde123]

Luck? It’s manipulation

[@grigoryrasputin7347]

It’s called a motor race, ok?

[@derekmoore6695]

@@grigoryrasputin7347no luck involved in car racing

[@izmael_kneafcy]

As soon as he heard safety car Lewis knew it was game over.

[@7eVen.si62]

Good

[@xera1522]

Unfortunate :(

[@user-sg6jv4hp3x]

Which is kind of weird. He seems to know that they will race and is afraid another race start. Even he knew the chance of it ending under a yellow flag was very low. Else he wouldnt have been worried. And he was definitly worried, thats why he said shit when he heard about the pitstop rb made.

[@Kartracer6]

Both sides banked on a gamble and one side one it

[@iamgabrielf]

No. Mercedes ordered Hamilton to stay out and he foolishly obeyed them. Bono cost Hamilton the win.

[@christiansimmons630]

It’s heartbreaking listening to this given how poorly the situation was handled. You can hear it in his voice that’s he’s in trouble. What a legend Bono was helping to keep Lewis calm and collected.

[@siemensohm]

the situation was handled perfectly. Perhaps they could have let the lapped cars through earlier, but that's about it.

[@christiansimmons630]

@@siemensohm no it wasn’t, not by a long shot. All lapped cars should’ve been released not just the ones between Max and Lewis. Sainz was blocked from attacking Max in an act of bias. I have no issue with Max or RB for how the race ended but what Masi did was outright disgusting, even the FIA agree that it’s tainting the image of the sport. The race should’ve ended under the SC, boring yes but the 100% right thing to do and had this been round 6 and the the last race, that’s exactly what would’ve happened.

[@Mexxx65]

@@siemensohm after the safety car was deployed. Max would have won, no matter how the lapped cars were handled by the Head race director.

[@jpdumais]

@@Mexxx65 You really believe that? In one lap, plus if all the lapped cars did go through, Max would have had Sainz in the rear view mirror.

[@Mexxx65]

@@jpdumais Sainz could have got the "sitting duck" "out of tire grip" Lewis. If Sainz had closed up behind.

[@jamessmith4843]

Never seen anything like it in all my life, was a surreal experience watching it live.

[@ststudios12345]

The race director resigned and the next year they added rules to prevent it ever happening again. Ask any Verstappen fan though and they'll say it was completely fair what happened.

[@Julian00_6]

well it is haha. there where no rules against it but merc fans believe so @@ststudios12345

[@charliedesperado8262]

I'm a Max fan but that was brutal for Lewis, felt that for him. Bono did an amazing job of keeping him cool.

[@tinlapyuen3734]

Lewis did brutal to max in the first race of the season and British GP. So it is fair to max to paid back

[@blackalicious_2005]

@@tinlapyuen3734 nah silverstone was max’s fault

[@manbearpig8012]

@@tinlapyuen3734 I think max putting his car on lewis head kinda evened that up to be fair

[@nuclearwinter6231]

@@tinlapyuen3734 I’ve watched that clip over a dozen times frame by frame comparing it with previous races and incidents. It was maxes fault simple because he didn’t give up the space. Max turned in on Lewis because of his lack of awareness. Lewis was over half a cars length beside him in the turn which by the rules entitles him to the space. I feel for max and I’m genuinely glad he’s ok but that crash was his fault

[@nerd888]

@@tinlapyuen3734 racing incident dent

[@johnvienna3422]

God, I just want to BE Bono. Every silly team meeting, every useless argument with my wife/friends/BMW drivers... Imagine being able to keep so calm under such pressure. Two legends at work, right there.

[@gugudiyebiri]

Love that comment 👍🏻

[@michaeljuritsch9393]

At home he may be different!

[@johnvienna3422]

@@michaeljuritsch9393 I hope so. I'll hang onto that!

[@mz5790]

@@michaeljuritsch9393 how's so?

[@zishansyed8905]

Bmw drivers, lol! Dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@kunalketkar]

It’s absolutely crazy how calm the driver remains I mean it ridiculous

[@Rodolka]

Why not? He looses, goes back to his mansion, his millions and his plastic wife. Life still goes on...

[@janetsmith6523]

@@Rodolka Plastic wife? Do you know who Lewis Hamilton is? Do you know what happened at this race?

[@Jack-1595]

@@Rodolkabro he’s literally single if you don’t want to learn about F1 go back to watching NASCAR

[@pankin1818]

@@Jack-1595 Yeah, because who's dated who is big part of the sport right? right? :D:D start living your own life. F1 is about racing and engineering.

[@Gnrnrvids]

Hamilton was so sportsman like at the finish (as was his family). He handled it incredibly well given the circumstances.

[@stephengossop9191]

I’m a verstappen fan but this just wasn’t fair

[@realMaverickBuckley]

He was. The advice he got, and the advice I'd give EVERYONE in a comparable position is that it's easy to look good when you win but people will judge you by how magnanimous you are when you lose. I would've said to him, for the next 30mins just say 'Yeah it was a strange one but well done Max.' Then later that night you can be angry and quiet. But for now think about how you want to be viewed in the future. I wish Toto had a father there to give him the same advice.

[@jhondiick4202]

@@stephengossop9191 lmfao he did nothing wrong man.. stop Bitching. Max is a born champion.. if u risk nothing u win nothing ..

[@emil5851]

Yeah, but it was the referee who caused this injustice. It would be weird if Hamilton was angry at Verstappen, he wasn't at fault.

[@truongkimson]

Cause he knew Max is worthy of the championship

[@maximum.p]

The stress level increasing sharply at 100km/h behind SC. Must have been soooo frustrating to him.

[@Younis1446]

Yeah Hamilton didn’t do much wrong.. and he still lost.. it was unfair but that’s just how the world is unfortunately.. by the way, the videos on the playlist on my channel might change someone’s life!

[@holmikehol]

ah yes, but when he hit Verstappen in Silverstone of the track or Bottas in other race was also stressful I believe😉

[@Garage_Distinct_Clips]

@@holmikehol nah silverstone was epic and fair . Just hard racing resulting in consequence but fair

[@TheSLAPTrain1]

1:35 that’s rough ! Feel Lewis’s pain in his voice and this ended right as it was about to hetic

[@barrymantz6026]

THIS IS MOTORRACING TOTO! - Masi

[@missilemahmood]

Phak Masi, a complete phak-up

[@User-gfys-0icu81]

Bono explained it TWICE: HAM would’ve LOST TRACK POSITION IF HE BOXED. 🤷🏻‍♂️ people just don’t listen.

[@granthalliwell8570]

Surprised he didn't pull the racism card out no pain in their voices when hamilton run max off road at Silverstone

[@missilemahmood]

Max fans are just as idiotic as Max is hot-headed. They do not now how to talk logically. I'm not Lewis fan, and for the most part of the season I wanted Max to win for a change.

[@paaiiii]

Listening to this now finally realized how calm LH was. He was sitting in the car, driving extremely fast, hold it under control, under tons of pressure, couldn't have imagined how overwhelmed he was but still keep his cool. What a character! Kudos to Bono as well!!

[@mahlstadt]

Bono would keep you calm if you were in a WWI trench. “OK, heavy gunfire when you go over the top. Keep your head down and move quickly to your left.”

[@christiansimmons630]

“Bono they’ve got fucking grenades and machine guns!! I can’t push on!” “Yep copy that, we think strat mode 8 and hammer time. You can still do this. Last grenade was 1:28.2, time to next grenade 18 seconds so we’re looking strong” 😂😂

[@mahlstadt]

@@christiansimmons630 “Copy that, major blood loss. Negative on the option to retreat. Apply the tourniquet and carry on.”

[@christiansimmons630]

@@mahlstadt 😂😂😂 “I can’t keep my body parts bono! They’re on my arse, can you not see that?” “Yeah copy that. We’re just managing the gap”

[@LucaTechIsGod]

@@christiansimmons630 *Leclerc’s engineer enters the chat* “If god damn bravo team don’t get to the extraction point, where the fuck are are we looking?” “At this rate we will be p1” “Fuck man, the Germans are all over that hill. Can you give me morphine, I’M DYING” “We are checking.”

[@christiansimmons630]

@@LucaTechIsGod and then kimis engineer adds his 2 cents “Unfortunately you will not have the drink” “Are you serious? Storming the trenches with no water?!” “No, you will not have the drink”

[@NYCHeavyHitz212]

Revisiting this, I would have hated for ANYONE to have lost like this. Lewis, Max, Seb, whoever.

[@F1Guy-Guy]

It could only happen to Hamilton out of anyone, but hes had things not go his way similar stuff just like that horror, and ever since he was a junior due to the same circumstances of being black.

[@rileyandrew6659]

@@F1Guy-Guy Dumbest comment I have ever read.

[@justno984]

So you should've hated how he won his first championship too right?

[@youbetu18]

@@F1Guy-Guy dude racism needs to be dealt with wherever it happens. but this aint it. if Merc would have pitted lewis, they still would have restarted the race under questionable rule bending and most likely Lewis would have won. they didnt restart the race because lewis is black. they restarted it, against the rules, because this is an entertainment business and they didnt want to finish the most hyped season finale of all time under safety car.

[@cuckmasterflex9106]

Karma for Lewis

[@Mynamechris11]

I can’t imagine what Lewis went though at that moment and after the race. We can imagine but we’re not Lewis in his position. It’s crazy how the season ended. Congratulations to max!

[@gsreads]

He looked absolutely gutted but took it to his chin. Let's hope he come back stronger like after 2016. I felt may be, this is breathing a new wave of fire into him.

[@toddstevens13]

What he thought was , what the hell, why are you treating me like Bottas? He is the only one you are supposed to screw for my benefit. How dare you.

[@Rahul-px3my]

@@toddstevens13 lol you really say that after how they screwed perez this race after that amazing defending. Bottas had no pace at all

[@dougcronkhite2113]

Lewis KNEW the Championship was over at that point. FIA did him dirty.

[@Ren_55.]

@@dougcronkhite2113 FIA did the right thing ;)

[@metalgearsolidsnake6978]

Being told there is 1 lap remaining, a restart with Max on new tires..... and that the winner takes it all... wow crazy feelings Max and Lewis must have had in the last laps!

[@GeorgeMcCauley]

1:30 - The pause from Bono when hamilton asked “with new tyres?” 😔

[@xjoelxrd632]

He knew he lost there, it's pointless at that point. It would only take a Miracle for him to hold Max behind for a whole lap on a fast pace track like Abu Dhabi is, it's funny cause the DRS Was disabled, but still, there is nothing he could have done. According to the rules, the race should have ended Undersafety car, but F1 is no longer something people should look up to anymore.

[@stgnsw]

I don't watch F1 , but I don't understand how someone can pit and then be let back to his original position. If you pit you forfeit your track position.

[@megawave79]

@@stgnsw ikr only lapped cars between Hamilton and Verstappen were allowed to pass after redbull requested it and the race restarted when it was not allowed to. The lapped cars passed on lap 57 (1 lap from the end) meaning the safety car has to go around one more lap before restarting which would’ve ended the race under the safety car

[@stgnsw]

@@megawave79 If you pit , you forfeit your track position. If those lapped cars come in to the pits , different story. But to let someone come in the pits , put new tyres on then let him go back to where he was is a complete farce. Are they aloud to go around them when they are racing ?

[@xjoelxrd632]

@@stgnsw That's why Merc didn't pit in

[@longfade]

Somehow Bono’s staid calm makes this extremely intense.

[@Nicosdayinthelife]

would love to hear the radio with the race control and the safety car...

[@Thebloodline213]

Butthurt lewis lost huh

[@Nicosdayinthelife]

@@Thebloodline213 Max fan this season lol

[@HashTag1130]

Cryyy

[@robint9803]

@@Thebloodline213typical dts fan

[@moonstarproductions9597]

it would go something like, we need you to go super slow so we can get the race finished under green flags

[@sebastianschwald1625]

Actually Lewis was really calm in that situation too! Imagine yourself in that situation...having dominated the whole race, doing everything right and then have it taken away from you and you can do abso“bloody“lutely nothing against it! They couldn‘t have pitted, it would have been way too risky! No chance for Hamilton to win the title even if he was the better driver on that day...just imagine how you would react...i would be so mad i can‘t even describe! It shows the pure class of Hamilton in the end!

[@mikatu]

of course he was the better driver, we dominated the ENTIRE race..... duh!

[@bjrnchrstn]

​​@@mikatubetter car, rocket engine

[@zimbabwemusicmeanings9234]

"With new tires?" then the dead silence was telling. Sad for Lewis safety car scenario ruined what was a certain victory

[@smurfiennes]

He’s won the most races under SC, so.. what was one to lose this time? 😄

[@blackalicious_2005]

@@smurfiennes well the thing is that time it would’ve given him his 8th world title.

[@contentioushackery]

I didn't realize that the safety cars also went slower than usual. The organizers REALLY, REALLY didn't want the race to end under caution and threw out all the standards to make sure there was a one-lap race.

[@scott19087]

Tbf they made that clear before the race

[@alvarovinicius8571]

The teams agreed to make everything possible to not end the race on a safety car

[@footballnerd277]

Bollocks mate. Hamilton was just pressuring the safety car to try and speed up. Cos he was desperate for the race to end before Latifis car was cleared off the track.

[@southgavinda14]

@@footballnerd277 No he wanted to have his tires warm so he can at least try and defend from Ver

[@sjoerddevries4070]

They go slower until all cars are bunched up, thats why they use a safety car and not a virtual

[@KorraTheFrenchie]

I'm a fan of both Max and Hamilton, but was rooting for Max the whole season. That being said, I feel bad for Hamilton losing the race/Champoinship that way, and you can hear it in his voice. I too was speachless that entire last lap....

[@ShadowStrike]

he knew he lost the second he realized he cant box

[@Younis1446]

Yeah Hamilton didn’t do much wrong.. and he still lost.. it was unfair but that’s just how the world is unfortunately.. by the way, the videos on the playlist on my channel might change someone’s life!

[@michaelp4122]

Hey, sometimes the pit wall gets it right, other times not. Lewis didn't want to pit in Russia, but his pit wall told him to, and last second he did. That gave him a win.

[@Mo3Lester]

hamilton did everything perfect this entire race, He lost by strategy and not by his driving.

[@mushie8447]

@@Mo3Lester And because Bottas wasn't there to uphold Max or preventing the 2 free pit stops he did get, this race is more complex then most people realize, in the end they didn't have any backup plan after the crash that spoiled the Mercedes party.....This happens in racing, everyone blaming Masi or FIA isn't realistic....Lewis could still win after the crash: 1:Bottas in p2, Defending Lewis from Max ( but he wasn't there ) 2:New tires and race Max, but they choose avoiding Max and risking it all with old tires 3:Not leaving the door open in the last lap ( Poor defending from a 7 time champ ) 4:Chang tires at the first VSC , who cares that Max stays out on old tires, Lewis can prove with the rocket car how good he is...instead staying out because you lose track position and end up after a safety car.....Mercedes just wanted a easy win, risking it all in the end. Toto crossed the line with not coming 2 Paris, if you don't do it for the champ, do it for the team that build that rocket car.....you still are 1st in constructors.....Lewis fans where talking shit to Max after he left the podium after a controversial race saying he is a sore loser....well Lewis takes the crown, if he won, it would go down as the most important win ever for him, he would be in Paris, knighted or not.....London to Paris in a Private plane doesn't take that long!!

[@nba_mixz_can7820]

Man if I was Lewis and bono said “he will be” I would be shaking in my seat

[@krisztianszabo88]

For those who think that Mercedes made a bad call - if Lewis would have pitted, he'd have been behind Verstappen (and im sure as hell that he would have rather crashed Lewis, than letting him by, since Max has more victories, also, his tyres werent that old) plus I'm sure that many thought, including Mercedes, that the race could easily conclude behind the SC. Now just imagine if the race ends behind SC, and Merc just handed over the title to Max by pitting Lewis. They took the lesser risk from their perspective, and it made sense at the time.

[@GrandmasterFU666]

Agreed, that's exactly what Mercedes was thinking.

[@backjarton01]

Perfect explanation - Had Merc known what the FIA were going to do, they’d have probably pitted Lewis to give him a fighting chance

[@contentioushackery]

and if the Safety Car hadn't driven slower than usual, and if the FIA hadn't let only the 5 cars between them unlap, then it would have finished under caution. Mercedes could only make their decision based on what normally happens and what is in the rule book, but the FIA threw that out to make sure there was an exciting finish.

[@pete3953]

@@contentioushackery Correct...except it wasn't the FIA but one individual (Masi) who made the decision. And he knew it was unlikely to be an exciting finish because the odds were stacked so heavily in favor of Verstappen. Ir wasn't just the massive advantage of new tires. Hamilton couldn't afford to be too aggressive in defending since, if there was a collision taking out both cars, Verstappen wins the world championship. So the question is...why did Masi make a decision (that was not within the rules) that he knew would virtually guarantee the guy who had no chance of winning before the safety car, would in fact win?

[@curtisgrogan6106]

@@pete3953 exactly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marcnelson8986]

No matter who you are a fan of, in all my 40 years of watching F1 this was possibly the most brutal way for someone to lose (apart from Hill and Schumacher) Max and Redbull had nothing to lose hence the stop, which meant Hamilton was a sitting duck. Masi wanted a race to the finish which I understand, but it was totally one sided. He handed the WDC to Max on a plate. It should have been a red flag, given Lewis the opportunity to even things up and then hard racing to the end. Both of them deserved the title, but unfortunately that title was heavily favoured in one direction by Masi. Nobody should be blaming Max or Redbull for the farce at the end, this is on the FIA

[@Younis1446]

Yeah Hamilton didn’t do much wrong.. and he still lost.. it was unfair but that’s just how the world is unfortunately.. by the way, the videos on the playlist on my channel might change someone’s life!

[@marcnelson8986]

@@Younis1446 do your videos show how to create free energy or solve world hunger and disease?

[@habbekratzz]

Side note: explicit Merc decision not to change tyres because of fear of track position was made. Luck on RB's side and leading by fear on Mercedes side turned this around. But an explicit decision WAS made on both sides and Mercedes was on the short end of the stick. FIA did ok. Claiming this is a red flag is mental. Wishful thinking. The Hamilton era is a goner.

[@marcnelson8986]

@@habbekratzz hmmm yes agreed, but considering the FIA themselves are investigating the decision made, then that says something. Both deserve the wdc but it was a dubious end to a dubious season

[@MrBassjan]

The only mistake is letting the lapped cars overtake that late, it should have been earlier... But I don't think it would have changed the outcome for Hamilton and Verstappen..

[@RC_RZ]

It's nearly 9 months and I still feel bad for this legend

[@Marc98338]

Better driver won the championship.

[@RC_RZ]

@@Marc98338 in that way HamilTON should've won

[@Marc98338]

@@RC_RZ Forgot Max got robbed for 50 points ???

[@RC_RZ]

@@Marc98338 Forgot Red Bull snatched Championship from Lewis?

[@f.s2012]

@@Marc98338 50 points??? for what?

[@paulraffles87]

“… with new tires?”… This is when he realize championship was got out of hand

[@tr4nnel752]

Not yet. The decision to restart the race was yet to be taken. To be able to do that, the rules had to be bent.

[@allahizafag7818]

@@tr4nnel752 cope

[@michaelbee8263]

@@tr4nnel752 so what are you saying he wasn’t worried? Come on. He knew he was screwed!

[@PIXELLOBSTER]

@@tr4nnel752 what rules were actually bent to restart and how did that bent rule affected lewis? even if he wouldnt have "bent" the rule , max would have still won as car above and behind him were on worn hards while he was on brand new softs.

[@tr4nnel752]

@@PIXELLOBSTER Max wouldn't have been able to overtake 6 cars, even if five cars have blue flags. The five cars were racing eachother. If you watched the race, you'd know that overtaking five lapped cars costs time and takes at least a full lap.

[@zacjohnson4411]

I can’t believe how calm Lewis was in that situation.. like didn’t even swear or anything, even though he knew that the championship was sliding through his fingers right at that moment when he said he’s going to be “behind me with new tires”.. Bono and Lewis are like peanut butter and jelly

[@ianturpin9180]

Hammy's engineer is the ferry epitome of patience.

[@KaleoSelah]

This is fabulous direction n communication that ended in shock. Unbelievable

[@jdub6909]

Can you hear what Hamilton is implying? You gave Max a pit and free drive right up to my tail. But "Keep working those old ass tires, like you have a hope in hell."

[@mauriciogarcia2188]

They had no chance. Pitting him would have meant overtaking Max. Verstappen would probably crash before letting that happen

[@user-ms1dp7qs8h]

He was speechless, such a painful listen.

[@0Bennyman]

Bono - "They have to send lapped cars through" Narrator - "They did not send all the lapped cars through"

[@mihaelaplats]

This breaks my heart ..

[@dinosoarmotorsports]

This is not the full conversation. There are other videos that have other soundbites...namely about the tires Mercedes didn't take.

[@drews5569]

Formula 1 drivers and race engineers appear to handle pressure differently than most of the rest of us. LH and Bono were so calm in this moment. And even Max, when he was told lapped cars would NOT be allowed to overtake, simply said, "ha, typical decision" when in reality it would have been highly controversial for lapped cars to NOT be allowed to overtake the safety car. I believe most of us would be at least talking at an elevated volume, if not screaming, over the radio making our case for what we thought was right. They were both dealt ridiculous hands at varying times during the safety car, and they both handled the information they were getting like true professionals, as did their engineers.

[@rgbjojozahau]

No matter what. Still a Legend.. At least the next Generations will call it eventually.

[@Chiriboga809]

Once the rage for verstappen normalizes people will understand how bad a win this was, and i mean this with no hate verstappen is a masterclass driver but this win just wasn’t a title deserving win

[@user-hm8wf2jf1h]

True. They’ll see what he did in Silverstone and start of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and thank the gods for resetting karma! Well done Max, truly deserved 🎉

[@ronaldocrrs]

No racist should win a f1 race ever. Good riddance.

[@bookmaster3699]

I am a fan of Max, but...Lewis is the best F1 driver in the world. I salute u, sir!🙏🏻😊

[@AZWings]

They both knew they were screwed. Nothing they could do.

[@tqrules01]

Should have pitted waaay earlier without loss to track position. That's totos fault ay

[@roastingminer6919]

@@tqrules01 they could never have pitted without losing track position, only when the gio incident happened and at that time Lewis's tyres were quite fresh. Also, even then there was a risk they would lose track position if max didnt pit. And if max didn't pit, that merc would have definitely overtook that rb anyway this leading to the same incident.

[@7eVen.si62]

🏆33🏆

[@hectornecromancer5308]

Lewis actually can still defend. But it looks like no one in the team realized that it's not yet over until it is over

[@Maximilian_Ingrosso]

i like how on lap 56 even bono was like yeah lapped cars will overtake and SC in lap lap 57. but then fia was like nope. i think the fact that even bono assumed lapped cars would go through on lap 56 tells you all you need to know. if everything had been done right in the first place lapped cars would overtake on lap 56 and then sc in 57 and the nfinal lap 58. it just seems weird because at first they didn't. red bull complained about this so fia rectified their mistake by doing it all in lap 57

[@Pibikhen]

They didn't let lapped cars through because marshals were still on the track. There's footage of a marshal jumping back over a barrier as the cars pass the incident, as there was still carbon fibre and stuff on the track. Masi wasn't trying to rush it through, which is understandable but realistically, it couldn't be done in time to get the race started again while also following all the rules and maintaining safety.

[@Getexposedddddd]

The issue is the ruling wasn’t made across the board. Only cars between Hamilton and Verstappen were allowed to pass

[@Milkywayboy]

Bono said lapped cars would over take Then he said they wouldn’t They knew it would happen

[@TheHugecloud]

Two consummate professionals, trying to make the most of their dire and unfair situation, under the most intense spotlight and pressure. This is the greatest ever driver-engineer pairing.

[@lorenzoFCIM1908]

"Unfair situation" I advise you to read the FIA rule book specifically article 3.8.3

[@mrwaltermathews]

@@lorenzoFCIM1908 how was it fair? I'm a casual just trying to figure it out. Even if it's a rule how is that fair?

[@lorenzoFCIM1908]

@@mrwaltermathews Essentially the article states that the Race Director in this case Micheal Masi, can override the use of the safety car at his own discretion. Therefore if the Race Director deems that the race should restart in a certain fashion, he can restart the race however he likes. It's in FIA's rules Mercedes can literally not do anything to contest it.

[@mrwaltermathews]

@@lorenzoFCIM1908 and do you consider the race official's ruling fair? Why is this rule in place? It seems unfair but as I say I don't understand the purpose of the rule.

[@lorenzoFCIM1908]

@@mrwaltermathews The rule is there for a variety of reasons whether they be safety or otherwise. Races can be unpredictable. Do I think it's fair? Doesn't matter really, if he would have ended the race under safety car people would have been more upset. Mercedes didn't pit Lewis, and the lapped cars were upset that they weren't being allowed to unlap themselves. Short on time, I believe he did what he could. Lewis and Mercedes lose out due to them "playing it safe". That's my opinion and I'm a Ferrari fan I don't even like Max or Lewis.

[@ossi8963]

I think people seem to not understand that Lewis would have won if they wouldn't have let the lapped cars overtake and also he would have won if they let all the lapped cars go through. So it is not suprising that Mercedes did what they did. They were super accurate with their decision cause if ALL the lapped cars would have got the permission to overtake there wouldn't be enough time to SC to left the track. I guess they didn't predict that Masi was going to overrule the rules the way that he found the middle ground where rules are half applied. But there isn't anything to take a way from RB still, they needed miracle and pitting Max there was their only hope anyways.

[@saine414]

So wrong! End of lap 55 Latifi car was already up in the air and all crap was cleared from the track , they could have let those cars unlap themselves earlier. Did you not listen? Mercedes told Ham before the Masi incident that Max will be behind you with soft tyres and they gonna let lap cars by, so Merc knew this would maybe go down in 1 race lap... They fucked it up for not pitting Lewis bc like you heard scared of losing that track position.

[@pillarsofdoom4891]

Yes that is the rule. They can only take action in anticipation of the rules. They have been shafted.

[@KutsuuG]

Hamilton commented on the risk they were taking by not pitting on the VSC, and again during the full SC. He knew their strategy was conservative and would be caught out by a safety car restart. Just imagine if it had been Hamilton who pitted under VSC, and Verstappen who stayed out for track position. This entire situation would have been reversed and it would have been Verstappen sweating the safety car restart. That's if Hamilton hadn't already passed him on track with his superior pace and fresh tires.

[@alexandersimpson3638]

I do not think it would have been reversed, had it been the other way round.. Masi would have stuck to the rule book by the letter and previous SC situations and have the race finish under the SC, or alternatively if there was by some miracle enough time to unlap the cars, he would have had Lewis needing to pass cars before getting back into 2nd and chase down Max with little or no chance of doing it.. It was direct interference by an official to influence the race result in Max’s favor… It was clear the FIA, Masi and most the pundits wanted another champion.. This was a farce, it was up until the SC a clear cut win for Lewis, Max was making zero progress in closing the gap at that point.. So Masi had a choice, follow standard practice and have the race finish under the SC. Masi however threw the rule book out the sc window, manipulated the situation for a last lap race, he knew by choosing this this very unorthodox strategy, he was 100% gifting it to Max.. I have no doubt the situation was engineered to achieve what it did, a new F1 champion.. I only hope Mercedes take it all the way tontura high court if necessary.. If evidence is shown to exist, that it was indeed a deliberate act to subvert the race result, then the FIA and Masi deserve what is coming. As for Max, does he really want the crown if it was deliberately gifted to him? Guess, we will find out in time..

[@youngsalmon5188]

But that didn’t happen and that’s why Horner asked for 1 more lap and why Masi changed the rules to allow it and gift Max the championship. That’s why Hamilton said on radio that this has been manipulated.

[@theekman]

@@alexandersimpson3638 doesnt rules say they have power on when to deploy or remove SC? Why if the track is clear of debris wouldn’t they pull the SC and resume racing? Hamilton’s pit strategy was way to conservative and he had bad luck.

[@nickar2405]

@@alexandersimpson3638 nothing was gifted to Max. He worked hard for it all season long, and had his fair share of bad luck costing him serious points. Both deserved it, but Max more. Too bad it ended in this controversy. I didn't see anyone complaining when Lewis was unlapping himself under the safety car in Imola and then ending up second.

[@mixolydian9102]

I dunno man. I think this race was fixed more than week ago. Consider these elements. 1. Merc brought a QC (Queens Council - A very learned lawyer that has the ability to defend the Queen of England in her own Court) why would you do that? Unless you know ahead of time that something is up. 2 When asked about driving into Lewis and making it look like an accident. Max (IMHO) acted shocked and pretended not to know what the questioner was talk about. 3 The start, when Max forced Lewis off the track. The reason there was no penalty for Lewis was because the FIA knew if there was a challenge they’d lose. Still didn’t stop Karen from asking for the manager. Just my thoughts.

[@ragemydream]

When Bono said "Safety car in this lap" there is no wild reaction from Lewis, he knows this is normal in F1 racing. He does his best to fight on the final lap.

[@barrymantz6026]

Lol! There is this old kid who doesn't get's bullied in the other team, .... and next year, .... Hamilton is going to cry his heart out! With the other kid in the same car! Bye Bye Lewis! New era! No 8 titles! Max wil get another 14 in a row!

[@vitoryugojsm]

@@barrymantz6026 Maybe realize Lewis already is the most titled in this sport par with Schumi and we'll get to see him for many more years to come on the Merc engine?

[@ramontitmarsh306]

@@vitoryugojsm what the fuck ya mean par with Schumacher how exactly by driving your car out of gravel traps to win a championship are you on crack twice Schumacher cheated to get the result he never won just like rosberg never won just like max never won well certainly not on their own ability did they honestly. So Schumacher honestly has five and honestly rosberg has none and strappon honestly has none so as to be honest Lewis has 9. Not that any of that matters people will believe their own crap 💩 too. Attention all F1 betting next year will be safe cause it’s Hammatime and he is coming for his stuff

[@hunnibeeasmrfanclub2608]

@@barrymantz6026 We will see.

[@hadtocheathimtobeathim6549]

@@ramontitmarsh306 WOW. What true delusion looks like.

[@zacharywhite211]

Music to my ears. One of the happiest moments in F1 history

[@JaswanthDaniel]

Huge respect to both of them, they both deserved to be WDC, but everyone wants this to happen on track and not with these controversies... We would love to see both of them battle, but by taking this call, Massi put the trophy in Max’s hand. When FIA is continually taking controversial decisions(Including Lap 1 incident) and putting its own rule book away, we will reach a point where F1 is no longer interesting and all of it becomes an orchestrated show...

[@MrMeasaftw]

It's basically a reality show already at this point.

[@JaswanthDaniel]

@@stopato5772 Lewis cannot pit at that moment, because he would lose track position just in case racing wasn’t resumed. Max and redbull hopes for racing to resume and took on fresh tires. If Masi wanted to begin racing to make sure race did not end in safety car, he could have just begun it without letting lapped cars through. Here, he only let cars between Lewis and Max to pass, brought in the safety car earlier than it should, all after Max pitted. This surely gave some exiting finale, but also put trophy in Max’s hand. The point is Masi played a key role in the outcome of the race, and that too by breaking regulations...

[@pimjcb9964]

do you feel the same, with controversies, with the races before the final race, where Mercedes/Hamilton got strange calls in their favor, and could come back in the title race? Or you just have it with the final race.

[@JaswanthDaniel]

@@pimjcb9964 I feel the same. Rules must be square and not round. We can’t let anyone get through using the rule book...

[@doghat1619]

If he ends the race under Safety Car, he's handing Lewis the title. If he gives them one lap of Racing, he's handing Max the title. No matter what Micheal Masi does, because of the circumstances, he'll make a lot of people angry and people will say he decided the championship. There's no winning.

[@huyaomanh9814]

You can see, Mercedes already expected Max will be behind him and the marker will be released and that's the end of lap 55 where the track is just cleared. Nothing has been decided at that time yet, they totally bet on the race will end under the safety car but the marshalls clean the track very fast I must say. So If the steward handled the situation right, they should've released backmarkers right at the start of lap 56. It will cost about 1.5 laps for them to catch up and that will be at the end of lap 57 so we still can race in the last lap. People even say backmarkers didn't even need to catch up, they just need to be at a safe distance. All the controversy could be avoided with the correct choice by the stewards, Mercedes will still be mad but they can't say anything because they already expected it. In the end, it was bad luck for Lewis but he handled it like the champ he is.

[@KonstantinSedov-b5o]

They could not release backmarkers earlier than track works were finished. Thats both rules and logic.

[@huyaomanh9814]

@@KonstantinSedov-b5o at the end of lap 55, the car was already lifted and all the debris got cleaned. I just watched it once again.

[@hmmpppsaywhat7878]

Exactly - this isn't LH vs MV - this is simply saying that the race directors messed things up and didn't follow the rules. Had they followed the rules one way or another, this controversy could have been avoided.

[@shanebrown1539]

They didn't let all the back markers through though. only the one's between max and lewis. They should've red flagged the race, allowed them to both put fresh rubber on and restart. Would've still been a cracking last lap but a fair one. Instead they manipulated the way the safety car was handled so they could favour Max. There's absolutely no doubts about it. Hopefully Masi is relieved of his duties before the beginning of next season.

[@alexspicer5089]

Great comment. It seemed like Masi was so busy talking to Horner and Toto that they didn't let the lapped cars go as quickly as they could have which would have ended the controversy.

[@RTR_43]

it doesn't matter which driver you're a fan of, 2021 Abu Dhabi was some exquisite horse shite

[@SkozaaNL]

best moment in history !!!

[@heijac2998]

“Safety car needs to pick up pace” *but it’s a safety car* Edit: to those saying I know nothing about the sport, I indeed do, I just also come from a nascar background where when there’s a full course caution (which happens frequently, even on road courses) the “Pace car” as we call it in the states sets the caution pace and that pace would be about a 1/4 of what the normal race pace would be (a race where average 190 mph = around 50 mph caution pace) especially if there is a wreck and debris to be cleaned up 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mlo527]

Correct but there’s still a pace they need to maintain. In addition to the tires the concern would be the safety car was slowing the pace to allow them clear track and get race going. Something Mercedes did not want to happen with max pitting.

[@leroylindsay7654]

You obviously don’t understand How the safety car protocol works,get some knowledge about the sport before making stupid comments pls

[@noendtoseeing]

@@mlo527 Ironic given how happy Lewis was in this same race in 2016 for the lead car to not go as fast as it could...

[@mitchthepower]

@@noendtoseeing Yeah his comments were tactical of course. But you can hear some resignation in his voice and you can pity him. But then you remember he has 7 titles already in a car that is just too strong for the rest of the field.

[@kwebbelkopslogoman7094]

Clearly ur watching this for the first time lol 😂

[@knightlautrec4311]

They should've pitted. The stewards had a big hand in it, but Mercedes made the wrong call. Track position doesn't mean dick if the guy behind you is on fresh rubber and you're on age old tires.

[@Balnazzardi]

Indeed. And its entirely possible Verstappen would have pitted regardless of what Lewis was doing. Then again if Lewis had pitted, Max didnt and the race would have been finished behind SC, then Mercedes would have looked really stupid. So there wasnt really easy solution here for Mercedes as they couldn't take that gamble so easily

[@knightlautrec4311]

@@Balnazzardi For sure Mercedes were doomed no matter what, I just think given that the FIA said "we WILL finish under green flag no matter what", pitting was actually the least risky, counterintuitively.

[@whowoulge1256]

But under the rules either the lapped cars would un lap themselves and the race wouldn’t restart meaning track position is key or it would have restarted with 1 lap and 5 lapped cars between Hamilton and verstappen. The rules changed mid race to get an exciting final lap, it wasn’t the strategy that was at fault

[@smurfiennes]

@@whowoulge1256 on lap 55/56 Hamilton easily could’ve had pitted and raced with Max. NO WAY FIA would have given Hamilton another finish behind SC for the 4th time! Dude, we wanted to see racing, not parades!

[@unhatched5618]

Hopefully this radio recording makes people realize that it was ultimately Mercedes decision to keep Lewis out that cost him. So there was no unfair advantage for Red bull it was just bad strategy from Mercedes

[@blackalicious_2005]

*sigh*. Right so masi changed the rules to let the lapped cars ONLY between max and lewis overtake. Which is not only unfair on lewis but the rest of the grid who were lapped. Allowing for lewis’ 20 or so second gap he accumulated on verstappen to be dwindled down to a second. Which by the time the SC came in lewis had lost all advantage over max. So in this situation only red bull is the advantageous people in the race

[@unhatched5618]

Lol, the radio is literary proof of their own demise..."we would have lost track position to him"..."copy Lewis, we would have lost track position if we had pitted "...

[@muhammadwojtek]

2016: SAVE YOUR TEARS FOR ANOTHER DAY 2021: ITS TIME TO BEGIN, ISNT IT

[@firstname7780]

He wins 2022 Drivers, 8th title, Merc is coming through for him.

[@luisthebest214]

Jajajajajajajaja

[@Harley-ir4er]

You all heard the radio message and still everyone is in denial on how the title was settled - Mercedes F'kd up but lets blame the race director - Golden rule in tyre strategy in a title deciding race, Do what your opponent does - If they change tyres, You change tyres. - Instead Mercedes did the opposite. Verstappen and RB outfoxed and out Raced them - BOOM

[@Feakre]

Don't be so stupid, in this situation, doing the opposite of your opponent was the correct thing to do. If Mercedes had pitted Lewis, RB wouldn't have pitted Max because that would have given Max track position. In this situation, with so few laps left, it was all about who was in front.

[@NonameAtall-o1d]

This whole season was pure cinema and will forever stay in the minds of everyone who watched it

[@metcalftraining]

The fact Mercedes just assumed lapped cars would go through anyway and were surprised when they didn’t allow it tells the whole story

[@sweetfreedomGB]

Poor and overly safe Mercedes strategy

[@firstname7780]

@@sweetfreedomGB Not at all, brilliant, they assumed 48.12 would be applied rigorously, stating that “only once the last lapped car has passed the leader…. SC can enter.” so had they pitted LH, Max would have stayed out and Horner would have convinced Masi TO KEEP THE SC OUT or to RESTART NO OVERTAKE. Toto wolf being Austrian it would have never occurred to him to try convincing Masi to bring the SC in contrary to regulations. Fact that toto did not attempt to fabricate SC delays tells us all. he was also surprised by the sudden 4 cars allowed to overtake. but make no mistake had they pitted LH Masi and horner would have kept it under SC exactly as at Spa in rain…

[@PIXELLOBSTER]

@@firstname7780 masi just used article 15.3 and toto remembers the deal signed after spa gp with fia to never end the race in safety car.

[@bjrnchrstn]

Should have been allowed right away as always and as Bono and many others expected. Then Lulu, merc and Crymilton fans had nothing to whine about.

[@Sam14734]

the fact that they expect the race director to follow the RULES set out how ridiculous of them. Honestly incessant chin dribblers like you shouldn't watch F1.

[@naathnaath6377]

One of the most satisfying clips,EVER.I love it.

[@matthijsvanderlaan1476]

Is he right behind me??? With new tyres? 😨😢😢

[@pausterizado]

That’s what she said 😛

[@MegaHjansen]

Yes. Actually he was behind. Later not anymore :P ;)

[@mineralwater6736]

@@MegaHjansen gifted win undeserved champion

[@mountainconstructions]

Lewis had 2 opportunities before SC to fit new tyres... they are still in the pits, unused... His gamble didn't pay off SC at a very unfortunate moment... That's racing

[@Stef_ICP]

@@mineralwater6736 undeserved win, but deserved champion ☝

[@dbdb8934]

Diabolical, I couldn't believe this unfolded like it did. All credit to Lewis and how he handled the situation. Really deserved the 8th title, best driver in history, so proud of him....hope he comes back next year to prove a point.... although wouldn't blame him if he walked away in disgust.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Hamilton fans just can't handle losing.

[@humanentity2214]

"with new tires??" The panic in the voice is real

[@AEAMIGS]

- I can box + Negative This is the reason why he lost the championship.

[@WarayF1]

Massi shits on the rulebook. That's the only reason Max won.

[@KingWelshy]

Merc team don't use Lewis intuition enough. He sensed problems and all they cared about was track position. Lewis went VERY quiet in the end.

[@pizzabagerenmujaffa8123]

Now listen here .....they race for the construction championship ....what lewis will be or not , is secondary ....no matter what you think , the drivers is only a tool to get whatthe team want .

[@dkolle3446]

folks like you are the first crying and throwing shit at mercedes when they pit him and the marshalls aren't able to clear that latifi car fast enough! maybe using hamiltons intuition as he wanted to stay on slicks just like norris in russia? without his team he would've finished that race outside the top7 and max would've won it starting from last (he finished second thanks to that late rain). even in turkey lewis was wrong...mercedes decision to pit only looked bad bc they delayed the scheduled for multiple - in the end - crucial laps! everybody had graining but bottas and max showed once you were past the period of graining the new inters got into for two laps you were flying compared to these old tyres. these folks working for mercedes being responsible for the strategy are one of if not even the best and they saved lewis multiple times this season (e.g. barcelona). only time they were wrong was in monaco but you can't cricize them for that bc NOBODY (obviously only lewis later claimed "he knew" once he saw it unfolding in front of him) assumed the overcut would be the better option

[@enterprise-day9657]

You clearly hear that Bono said "Stay out" to Hamilton. It was Mercedes fault to not change the Tyres.

[@carlgiesler3672]

Scenario Hamilton pits: Safety car goes normal pace, track is fully cleared, all lapped cars overtake the safety car and are able to bunch up again. --> Race ends after safety car, max takes p1 and wins by staying out

[@Garage_Distinct_Clips]

@@carlgiesler3672 exact

[@DutchDukeMan]

I come back to hear the pain and look at the comments every now and then. Ahh Karma is the sweetest of joys

[@irritatedmushroom2]

Massive praise for Bono for being so calm and collected throughout. I get the feeling that Lewis may well have won had Mercedes opted for the same aggressive strategy as Red Bull and the lapped cars between Lewis and Max being told to unlap themselves. I genuinely don't think Masi made the call maliciously to disadvantage Mercedes - finishing the race under the safety car would have been a tragic end to an epic season and at least we got the race, and championship, decided on track. However, both Wolff and Horner are as bad as each other trying to sway the decision of race direction in their favour and it's sad that this clouded Masi's judgement, who should have been able to be strong willed enough to make race calls on his own. Abu Dhabi wasn't the first time this had happened but I really hope it is the last. Had it not been a championship-deciding race it would have doubtlessly finished under the safety car. The best solution in my opinion would have been to red flag the race, that way everyone gets free choice of tyre, and we would have had an insane 3 lap scrap for the win with both cars on fresh softs with Hamilton leading. Or the lapped cars should have been sent to drive through the pit lane and the racing could have got underway perhaps a lap earlier, giving two laps of racing with the same advantage to Red Bull on tyres, but that's what happens when you take a gamble. And anyone who blames Latifi is a moron.

[@jalheeljalhe5799]

I disagree with you about the SC. LH dominated the whole race and every little details of this race (except Masi's one). Max on the other hand was nowhere close to LH masterclass, he had no chance to win this race, and was lost far behind. Fnishing under the SC would of been logical because LH shown he was the champion, he mastered the race as he should have done, he was the best out there. The question is why giving Max such an advantage? Why deciding to erase a driver work and his team's effort like that? Reporters said LH was crying after the race, but fans need to remember that LH is fighting for equal rights, social justice, and the promotion of opportunities for all in the world; of course it hurts when own discipline let you down and promote injustice decision. This something LH had to fight against since he is a child. In conclusion, Totto's reaction says it all, Masi "It is not right, it is not the right decision."

[@Yeet-dl7tv]

@@jalheeljalhe5799 Exactly, it's not like it was just another trophy for him, this season meant so much, especially from the negativity that he received. I hated the fact that he didn't get the best of it, but I guess everything happens for the best

[@TheJasspher]

just the fact you say " Had it not been a championship-deciding race it would have doubtlessly finished under the safety car." means the call was made for entertainment and not the sport.

[@jorfrasus8681]

the fucking championship had already been decided on track!! Lewis overtaking in the start, battling Perez, better pace... what happened was just a robbery

[@hpd_hero]

@@jalheeljalhe5799 and still blue flags would have effectively made the result no different. Those 5 cars would have had to move out of the way anyways. I dont know what all this ”he deserved this, he deserved that”, all based on the last race. Its a full season and it seems alot ”fans” only watched the last race

[@henrykaspar3634]

First time in a long time I have something like respect snd sympathy for Hamilton. He lost under truly unfortunate circumstances, but instead of whining (as he often did in the past) he took the hit to the chin like a man.

[@PabloSapanga]

I think all F1 drivers whine. People tend to focus on lewis because they have a hatred for him. Max is always moaning because he draws penalties for his reckless driving, and no one moans more than Christian Horner!

[@Garage_Distinct_Clips]

@@stavrosmayakofsky1915 go listen to max and Horner DAS 2020

[@Trek001]

Actually, I think Massi did the right thing in sending the lapped cars out of the way and giving us what was essentially a 1 lap shoot out between the top two drivers of the year... Exceptionally impressed with how Lewis handled it after the race and just went "Well, bugger..." and got out the car and shook Max's hand and congratulated him

[@der216]

This man's a legend👏🏼 of course the drivers are so focused on everything around them and what has influence on the race... but anyway, I guess he was like f*** that's title gone once the backmarkers are through.. it sounds like being on a plane with the car sound and the instructor's voice, so calm "flying" (not really flying bc of the Safety Car) every driver in an own world and he is the elite.. I'm so sorry for him, pure agony

[@vinnie8792]

yeeah he was trying everything he could, even his"safety car should speed up" cuz he knew the faster safety car goes, the more likely itt is to finish under safety car.

[@NoahAyva95]

Hamilton was 12sec ahead before VSC and Safety car.

[@Lauritsen24]

Max was a whole lap in front in Imola

[@Marnos_1961]

Yes, so what...??? He was a lap behind in Imola...but hey that's no problem because it's Lulu.

[@diegomora7608]

@@Marnos_1961 exactly, this people are fashion espectators

[@NoahAyva95]

Jip Hamilton pitted 1 lap later than verstappen he fighted with Perez and lost some time. After that he put a gap off 12sec. Fia is ridicilous they stole it from Hamilton. No other car may unlap himself only the cars between HAM and Ver. This can't be done. That's also why Mercedes didn't enter for a pitstop. FIA went over their own rules. $$$€€€$€€€$€€€$€€€$

[@PhilGerb93]

Yeah, sucks for him, but it has always been like that when a safety car comes out. Same thing happened to Max in Brazil if I'm not mistaken. He tried to build a gap from Lewis and lost it all.

[@yskr0102]

This was simply the definition of Karma. The day of reckoning always comes. The fact that people are still crying about it only makes it better.

[@bryantvanamstelbiertje6048]

Can drivers pls stop complaining about how slow the safetycar is. Its for safety and they are doing it for a reason so pls stop the complaining

[@blackalicious_2005]

*sigh* this guy man. The safety car in this race was going slower than usual and any other sc scenario in the whole season

[@rob16495]

"Staying out Staying out".... ahhh where is all went wrong

[@DeltaFarm]

The fear in their voices. They knew a storm was coming.

[@JJ-oi5vo]

It is still raining in the Mercedes area ☔

[@footballnerd277]

3:05, everyone was expecting lapped cars to overtake on this moment (lap 56). For some reason, Masi inexplicably didn't allow that to happen. If he had of just followed standard protocol and allowed them to unlap on this lap. The safety could have come in a lap later on lap. Max would still have won it on lap 58. And we would have avoided all the controversy and confusion.

[@matthewkent4313]

Not true, if they followed the rules rhe safety car would have stayed out for another lap and the safety car would go in while the race was ending.

[@footballnerd277]

@@matthewkent4313 Latifis car was cleared on lap 55. Debris was cleared at the beginning of lap 56. They should have allowed lapped cars to unlap themselves at the end of lap 56. Which would have mean the safety car could come in at the end of lap 57. And Verstappen would still have won it on lap 58. So yeah, it could have been done without breaking any rules! The real question is, why did Masi delay the unlaping? When all of the teams were expecting it? My opinion is that he didn't want the title to be decided by a safety car. So he tried to keep a buffer of cars between Lewis and Max. But then he realised how utterly against protocol this would have been. So he switched the other way, and ended up making a botched last minute call of allowing cars between Lewis and Max to unlap themselves.

[@NathanM4A1]

Spot on. No way this was rigged or manipulated. But Masi did botch his decisions there. He should have let all the back markers go as soon as the track was clear, as is procedure. Then they'd only have to wait until they are well enough clear of the front cars to not be a safety hazard, and then pull the safety car in with one to go.

[@Gryff782]

@@footballnerd277 You're also assuming that the lapped cars are going to finish unlapping themselves from the end of lap 56 before the beginning of lap 57. There were 8 cars that had to COMPLETELY unlap themselves in order to file into the order, which is why the safety car comes in at the end of the FOLLOWING lap. That means that unless all of the cars have completely unlapped themselves in a quarter of a lap, that being the "end of lap 56", as per your own argument. which is impossible since the cars are driving SLOWER due to the safety car, then the backmarkers would still be unlapping themselves during lap 57. Therefore the safety car would have stayed out for another lap due to the regulations and the race would have ended under the safety car. Sorry buddy, but your own argument proves the opposite is true :)

[@footballnerd277]

@@Gryff782 Sorry buddy, but you don't know what the rules are. It says nothing about lapped cars having to completely unlap themselves. You don't have to wait until they've rejoined the back of the pack. You just have to get them out the way by allowing them infront of the safety car. Which takes almost no time at all. Also they could easily do 2 laps, in the time it takes for the safety car to do 1 lap.

[@56nights61]

imagine driving behind the safety car knowing all the cars between you an max are gonna overtake, your 11sec advantage is gone, you couldn’t box but the guy behind you has fresh soft ones, no drs and u actually have no clue what is actually happening

[@stephendavies925]

Best end of season race I've ever seen, absolutely brilliant

[@danieljones6673]

Once Mercedes knew the director was gonna pull a fast one they should of told Bottas to park his car away from the nearest exit with a couple of laps to go because there was a problem 😉 😉

[@212go]

hahahha oh my xD but that would have caused an investigation and probably a DQ for both the drivers and the team in the constructors

[@narancs5]

They dont really dare doing that since Renault pulled that one with Nelson Piquet Jr.

[@danieljones6673]

@@212go Agree, but I bet it would of felt good sticking those two fingers back up to the fia and saying you want to fix the race we can play the same game 😁

[@danieljones6673]

@@narancs5 yer, just a shame they can do what they want, I mean not allowing Sainz to fight Verstappen is the nail in the coffin

[@jacksonrodrigues7533]

@@danieljones6673 Sainz anyway was interested to fight the leaders

[@omegagamer8589]

That’s why the man is Sir Lewis Hamilton now

[@PJohann]

consolidation prize :D

[@rxw5520]

I know there’s an alternate universe where Lewis pitted, lost track position, then passed Max on the restart, and RB complained about the safety car procedure and Mercedes thought Massey did a great job.

[@Julian00_6]

still crying?

[@geri8355]

You are the real champion

[@MoniFps]

SUPERMAX WORLD CHAMPION!!!

[@WarayF1]

@@MoniFps SuperCrash Paper Champion!

[@MoniFps]

@@WarayF1 Who's leading this year's championship? Oh, that's right, SUPERMAX, and where's Sir(cond Place) Lewis Crymilton? Oh, yea, 6th... 112 points behind the Greatest SuperMax.

[@WarayF1]

@@MoniFps who cried for 6 years straight. Oh yeah crashtappen and his children fans.

[@MoniFps]

@@WarayF1 Lewis Crymilton, the man who can't do shit without having a spaceship that is 2-3 seconds faster than the rest of the grid, still he was able to lose 3 championships with the best car lololol.

[@StrengthScholar0]

Christ I've never heard him sound so defeated. He knew the race was lost while he was still in the lead.

[@pointblank1402]

How can LULU control the safety car's speed. If the safety car goes at normal speed when there is only 4 laps, the race wud have being finished under the safety car, it was a ploy by the cheats to get the Safety car to speed up.

[@whowoulge1256]

Bruh are you fucking insane?

[@nicolaslureau8044]

People all talking about bono, but man, how is Lewis keeping calm when bono tells him to stay out and then tells him that verstappen boxed. The fact he tells me that calmly would make me the angriest person on Earth. I drove a perfect race , passing and then maintaining a great gap between me and Verstappen and because of my engineer I don't box. Left hanging. And lose. I'd rather be chasing for 4 laps than, be chased with dying rubber.How can Hamilton be so calm? More impressive to me.