Verstappen Brilliant As The FIA Baffles In Qatar - How The Race Unfolded At Lusail

[@somebloke2238]

Max is just so much better than everyone else it's ridiculous. He makes them look like amateurs.

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

Without a significantly better car, no one can touch Max. Given a driver's prime is around early 30s, he isn't even in his final form.

[@paullavallee1631]

lol,, yet another naive fanboy spewing shit

[@MrShadowofthewind]

​@@jaguatiricaimediata5305Getting dragonball z vibes from your comment.

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

@@MrShadowofthewind you are spot on lol

[@aravkumar14]

​@@MrShadowofthewind@jaguatiricaimediata5305 max in 2017 base form. Max in 2021 SSJ1. Max in 2023 SSJ2. Max in 2024 SSJ3. 😂

[@Slipstream_merchant]

Max absolutely roasted PR63

[@jacobusstefanuspotgieter1332]

Well said..... and it was lovely.

[@Lanse1984]

For his 63rd win

[@roko9137]

Yeah i really never liked russel he was just not likable i mean he ALWAYS blames others and never himslef he just says "He JUsat FuLly TurNEd iN tO mE"

[@ThroughJermainesLens]

Russel doesn't deserve respect with how shameful he is. He is always an act.

[@WaveFlightSimulations]

PR Robot

[@paullavallee1631]

you drive the car

[@MrShadowofthewind]

​@@paullavallee1631It has nothing to do with him driving the car, it has everything to do with everything other then him driving the car.

[@ankhayratv]

@@paullavallee1631 OK. Where's my suit?

[@paullavallee1631]

@@ankhayratv lol, maybe a monkey suit,,,,

[@heliumtrophy]

This whole business with Ben Sulayem is getting tediously tiring. In a week's time he'll quintuple, sextuple and septuble and maybe even octuple down on his comments. We don't need more dictatorships going around in the world - there's enough or indeed too many of them as there is at the moment.

[@964cuplove]

Well Ecclestone wasn’t a democratic leader either despite coming from Cromwell‘s own country… also I think there is no way for him to directly influence the stewards. But I’m not a fan of the signal he sends in a leader position.

[@lucienswift447]

Balestre was 10x the dictator MBS is, yet drivers could still joke around with him a little bit. Confidence and being secure in his position will do that for you.

[@heliumtrophy]

@@964cuplove Bernie wasn't the boss of the FIA though - that's a key difference.

[@heliumtrophy]

@@lucienswift447 You're absolutely right....though I'm just talking in today's climate, the last thing we need is someone like Ben Sulayem.

[@Ogole-oye]

Max didnt report Lando he was having a conversation with GP inquiring if Lando lifted based on how Lando closed the gap. George on the other hand was trying to throw Max under the bus before the stewards

[@Chyeahokay]

Also, lando clearly didn’t follow safety protocol. And has a history of it recently ( Brazil). An actual penalty. The max penalty was nonsense

[@olliebrown89]

I'm pretty sure they ask questions on the radio for the stewards to hear

[@Redlingstein]

Well said

[@bigbaderek1978]

I don’t understand how anybody’s gonna beat Max normally he’s better than everyone, but if you get him emotional, he’s even better

[@p-money33]

I think the lando penalty has precedent from Latifi & Mazepin in 2021 and Raikonnen in 2017. All of whom received 10 second stop & go (or 30s as a equivalent). There's a discussion to be had about if they would have noticed if max didn't highlight it, or if lando was the only one who didn't lift. But once it was passed to the stewards, it was a slam dunk

[@driesvanoosten4417]

Also, I think it's correct that a violation of a safety rule (as opposed to a sporting rule) should be taken more seriously. So if we slap 10 seconds on someone for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, there's not a lot of room left.

[@lucienswift447]

@@driesvanoosten4417 Doesn't explain why Sainz escaped penalty for the pit lane infraction, especially since that was a safety concern as well.

[@ashitkotian2396]

@@lucienswift447 because apparently the rule was not clear about it and it is very track specific and for that track this rule didnt apply so he didnt get a penalty which they have changed now but yes it was ridiculous.

[@HFDSPG]

@@ashitkotian2396 I think the rule is very clear. Unsafe release during the race, 5 second penalty for the driver. Unsafe release during any other session, including qualifying, $5.000 fine for the team, which is what Ferrari received. Then some people complained that Norris' penalty was quite harsh, considering it was on the straight, with good visibility, etc. And I personally agree. But, as Anthony Davidson explained very well on Sky, there are things where it's not up to the stewards to decide what is the penalty and consider any mitigating circumstances, etc. They have to open the rule book and apply the penalty stated there. Hence Norris got what he got...

[@hannieouwerkerk3148]

is lando colourblind?? he didnt knows when the red lights is mean stop in brasil and yellow flags in qatar means slow drive

[@thesmallerhalf1968]

Your illustration of ben Sulayem's attitude is illuminating. An essentially weak person who is under pressure and in trying to be commanding demonstrates his own inadequacies.

[@anml1969]

The best part of the race was Max reaming MBS’ girlfriend on the first corner.

[@Redlingstein]

LH was 24km/hr OVER THE SPEEDLIMIT IN PITLANE…..ouch. Drive through penalty WELL DESERVED.

[@reiniernn9071]

The penalty for Lando was conform previous penalties given under double yellow. Which means this one was as it should be. Double yellow is double yellow. It is not important why that is waved.

[@Redlingstein]

Exactly!!!

[@crabsodyinblue]

quite interesting though how "the penalty must reflect..." is suddenly an argument. someone somewhere posted Kimi getting 10sec stop&go for same in 2017, so there is prcedence for ignoring double yellows

[@vivek8951]

Russel acts up as a class person but we all know for years since Bottas incident he's the Karen crybaby of F1😂. He didn't even had the guts to say what his thoughts were in the post quali press conference. Max, Lando and even Karen russel all knew he was talking bullshit and were laughing at him in press conference

[@PoloA-i9q]

5000 $ for driving off during an aborted start with marshals on track??

[@cynicstelios4240]

They added the right penalty along with his new infringement

[@AbdicatesAbdicates-i1y]

Good title. Likeable guys, real guys,know their stuff

[@CJBarry55]

George lost P1 on the formation lap before the lights even went out.

[@Lanse1984]

If you were George, knowing you have a pissed off Max Verstappen behind you locked in on turn one, it must have been stressful

[@riccardo-nr4]

“None of their business”, quite clearly the FIA’s president genuinely values open dialogue, respect and transparency. I do wonder now whether his nomination was the result of a clean and democratic election in 2021.

[@_Ben4810]

Russell is very Mansell-esque in his whinging & moaning over any & everything that occurs lon-track, & just like Nigel, this constant whining (esp. on-radio...) really pisses off the fellow drivers & he has obviously become unpopular with certain other drivers, not least with a Piquet connection...!?!

[@droflivelife]

UAE in F1 is corrupt. Boycott all UAE races

[@tom.m]

I don't care what his results are, we need to keep Yuki forever. 😂

[@arjandeboer651]

Russell is playing with his reputation. If I were him I’d be more careful as he will now be known as a backstabber.

[@BrendanP]

Very interesting to hear the Sainz and Hamilton punctures weren't because of the mirror. It doesn't excuse the late reaction from the FIA, but still good to know.

[@larswilms8275]

they did not say that. The front left tire was more susceptible to puncture because of the construction of the circuit. So if a tire will get a puncture that one is most likely to go before the others go. The shrapnell might still be the final straw that broke the camels back, or the tire in this case. It is not certain that they did. the tires are not back at pirelli and they are the ones to do the deep investigation into the ultimate cause of the puncture. My prediction is that the results of the deep dive will probably be buried under some other news. Shout the accusation on the front page, do the correction on page 12

[@ankhayratv]

People watching the timing screens saw yellow-green-yellow-green-yellow in "sector 2" and then "track slippery". And then Walter Blender drove over the mirror.

[@anml1969]

The mirror is symptomatic of the idiocy of MBS. Get rid of him before someone dies.

[@ankhayratv]

Nothing about Perez. That's where the Dutch media come in with a tiny bit of news.

[@patricklemire9278]

It’s amazing F1 move Heaven and Earth to keep Michael Andretti out while completely normalizing a race fixer, a purposeful car crash mastermind, Flavio Briatore.

[@964cuplove]

That’s so true 🙂 - there you can see how long a „lifelong ban“ works on a cat with a number of lives…

[@doicounttoo6861]

There is also an amazing difference between allowing an entire team (where teams also have a say) and having one team hire a disputable employee.

[@doicounttoo6861]

@@964cuplove The lifelong ban has been lifted a long time ago...

[@snowdrop3988]

King = Ben (Dictator) Prince = Russell (Snake)

[@tomsky9781]

The only thing that's changed is that the new racedirector also reports the violations of the English drivers to the stewards for assessment. And then all of a sudden the (whole) English is surprised. Now the consequences of the violation should be taken in to account. Not before when others were effected. It's bs-talk and hypocrite of Wolf and Stella

[@boosterhuiz2779]

The drivers should "Blank" Sulieman in future until HE responds to their grievances. Baby George Russell was one of those kids who complained to their parents: "They aren't letting me win."

[@stuartdow]

The whole race weekend was an unharmonious travesty ....Sour taste in the mouth .So many ill judged decisions and moments in it ....and under electric lighting too ...F1 is loosing its grip on reality 😢

[@ashaide]

If Ben Sulayem really wants to get back at the drivers, he'd bring Michael Massi back for Abu Dhabi, given the stakes. 😁

[@lucienswift447]

I'm sure another race director sacking will improve things out of hand. Oh, the current one hasn't done anything to make baby boy MBS upset? Scratch that, then.

[@daveginola69]

This video is misleading, the mirror, that should have been removed 4 laps before, caused the punctures.

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Not true. Charles Leclerc mentioned that Lusail is quite hard on the tires, especially with the curbs but the drivers want to hit the curbs just to go around faster. He said it is possible the mirror debris caused it, but it could just as well have been the tires giving up because of all the abuse drivers put on them.

[@Chyeahokay]

Both punctures were on the front left, Probabaly sainz and Lewis wearing them down too much, and driving on the kerbs too aggressively

[@Redlingstein]

Wrong. The tyres failed. They drove to the canvas. Just like happened in 2021 with Bottas and the 2 Williams. All 3 had a tyre blow out LEFT FRONT then too!!! Left front doesn’t drive over the debris that is on the right of the straight. Pirelli will confirm this

[@964cuplove]

Can you tell where you got the image at 2:49 from ?! If that’s max it would make a great Poster !!

[@coinwaters]

Look like Lando or Oscar. 😢

[@InterestedAmerican]

It's possible that Alpine has the suspecion that Ocon may be willing to sabatage their constructor's position wth respect to HAAS, considering that Ocon will be driving for HAAS next year, and given how well Piere Gasly performed. It could be a case of when in doubt, have no doubt.

[@HerrStaale]

Beware of the desert beavers, they are a menace😆😆

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Lewis Hamilton false start: just 5 seconds. And pitlane speeding. In such a manner he nearly made the McLaren behind him crash into him. What was it, another 5 seconds? Lewis had very mild punishment. What ruined his race was his own poor qualifying, his own poor start and the puncture didn't help. Norris: ignored double-waved yellow flags. He said he did not see them. Which is Russell levels of bull. They were all there. Norris focused on getting the most time out of a dangerous situation. F1 is a lethal sport. Bad things do not happen because we value safety. Lando discarded that. And what did he get? The 10 second stop-and-go that has been the _minimum_ punishment for ages. Only because Brits see a Brit get fair punishment it is suddenly harsh. Norris should have been hit harder. He did get a reprimand for ignoring the safety rules at Brazil. The aborted start that Lando failed to abort. He should have gotten penalty points on his license. Of course, British passport. Russell? Princess snitch got karma. Stroll got 10 seconds because of ramming. He didn't do it with intent, but accepted it. Same goes for Albon.

[@Redlingstein]

LH GOT A DRIVE THROUG( PENALTY for speeding in pitlane!!!!

[@WouterDieks]

Don't piss Max off.😂

[@rudolfoto]

GR is the Joffrey Baratheon(GOT) of F1 🤮

[@AbdicatesAbdicates-i1y]

Just seen it's Auto Sport,impressive considering the trashy misleading Headlines I don't click on

[@LiamDilley]

Bol statement but I think the mandate for the Norris Penalty was done so there could be something for the last race and Mclaren did not wrap up the championship in this race.

[@Redlingstein]

😂😂😂 tin foil hat. It was a clear cut penalty. And 10sec stop/go IS THE STANDARD PENALTY FOR NOT SLOWING DOWN UNDER DOUBLE YELLOW FLAGS….. Look at 2017 KIMI Raikkonen….. Lando made a mistake.

[@spotontheroad1]

Qatar, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia. Isnt this too many GPs in one region? Other than fat wallets, these nations have little to do with motor racing and there's always some dodgy nonsense involved in their races.

[@philspencelayh5464]

A cynical person might think this was a clumsy and obvious way to engineer the race so that McLaren didn't win the championship today. Max had to get a penalty for impeding George, normally 3 place drop but Lando might win so make up a new rule of 1 place drop just for today. Lando was doing too well so at the first chance give him a massive penalty to try and stop him getting any points at all. Then in an attempt to disguise what they are up to, give as many other people as possible a penalty, I expect I'll be getting one in the post. Bring out a safety car whenever possible except when it would be useful, to run the cars down the pit lane and remove the mirror lying on the track before it is destroyed and caused punctures, who could have seen that happening. What can absolute shambles. I can't decide whether it's incompetence or corruption.

[@mtrps_]

the first point should be- "normally no grid drop" instead of 3

[@TheForce_Productions]

3 place penalty is for blocking a car in fast lap, here VER and RUS were in preparation lap.

[@sunandaKdas]

There was no violation by Max. George had already been told about the traffic ahead. Yet he comes in at 7th gear because "delta" (Max and Lando were laughing at that in the conference, before the penalty of course). In his post qualifying interview, George actually said "I have to review the video about what happened " and take action or something to that effect. Is Mercedes influencing/ rigging? Or is it only George ? Crashgate was an actual event in F1. Moseley and Ecclestone both turned a blind eye. So, yes, corruption is a truth about F1.

[@Kaimax61]

there was no rulings for when both drivers are on an outlap, and the too slow rulings is bunked too because Alonso who Max let through drove slower after passing max. there shouldn't be any penalty in the first place, because Russell sped up.

[@broyout3586]

@@Kaimax61 Russel had been warned by his engineer as well as a clear view ahead, yet chose to almost run into Max. The penalty was beyond ridiculous and should have been applied to Russel instead.

[@paullavallee1631]

Yet another sleeper on a desert billiard table

[@964cuplove]

„Que“ in French is „quoi“ ? Ah those Brit’s resting in commonwealth language arrogance… 🤣😂🤣😂 Ok ok just kidding I’m sure you’re fluent in many more than my meager three languages…

[@bjs7442]

Did you watch the same race as me or have I just watched the Max fan club. Yes Max drove a great race and came out the winner but why was the performance of Lando completely brushed under the carpet. No mention that Lando also got George and almost got Max as well. Clearly not seen by Stuart Coding and the next 30 laps Lando was right behind Max , never more than 2 secs as the two drove away from the field and traded fastest laps. It was unfortunate that Lando missed the double yellows and paid the price but his driving afterwards and multiple fastest laps showed that Max was not safe when Lando was behind him. Autosport paint the race as a forgone conclusion after turn one. It definitely was not as Lando was waiting until later in the race when he always shines to attack Max.Lando may not have won but we were denied the battle that was coming. Sadly we were denied that by the stewards.

[@jip5873]

Maybe because Lando threw away 16 points? AGAIN!

[@pk1342]

Max started pulling away whenever lando tried. I don't think he was in real danger. He was smashing fastest laps before the first pit stops and pulled from 1.2 to like 2.5 seconds in a few laps

[@bjs7442]

@@jip5873 Again? Well he has some way to go to beat George or Charles in that statistic.

[@Bluth53]

How is no one talking about Norris Stop/Go penalty for not lifting, while Max drove the fastest lap, while the mirror was still there and didn't receive any penalty?

[@janenmarelia]

Maybe that is because Max was of the gas for the yellow flag, as he was supposed to do and Norris was not???

[@Bluth53]

@janenmarelia That's why in qualifying all drivers stay off the gas as much as possible to achieve the fastest lap 😂 McLaren should have indicated all drivers not lifting either.

[@shreeganatra3618]

Penalties were Harsh because you have former employees of Ferrari working at FIA and their loyalty is still lies with their former masters this was nothing but a fixed result