The Internet's Best Reactions To The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Matt takes a look at your best comments and reactions from the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit.
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[@nthnhbsn1909]

The way Perez drove against Hamilton was Giga Alonso level of legend.

[@anonymousA14]

Well done he kept him behind for one lap. Verstappens whipping boy, he should be so proud

[@samsan1254]

@@anonymousA14 Remember that he was on 20 laps old softs.

[@FNAroundProductions]

@@anonymousA14 And Valteri?😂😂😂😂

[@perussaataja]

Controversial take: Perez battled against Hamilton better than Max in this race.

[@2Steps]

Crazy how racing between two clean drivers can be great entertainment.

[@isaaccordero1325]

8:09 If Checo hadn't slowed Lewis down that much, Lewis would've been able to pit under safety car. So yes, Checo's defense was crucial for Max's win.

[@vulcansky8093]

Not as crucial as Masi's defence though 🤣

[@bvsshravan2584]

Fia was crucial

[@RichardM479]

@@vulcansky8093 correct massi letting LH keep his position was a dumb move. 🙄

[@bastianc.8113]

you do know that he was already past the pit entry when the safety car was called right

[@Septimus_ii]

Under the 2nd lap of the VSC, yeah

[@davey2487]

Without Perez holding up Hamilton, he could've made a pitstop when the safety car came out, without losing track position. So Perez kinda won Max the WDC.

[@yarerod5373]

I love that Max and Christian came out and said Checo is a big reason he won! 🥰

[@footballnerd277]

Goes to show you that Lewis really did bottle it. How did it take him 2 laps to overtake Perez, when he had a car advantage, a tyre advantage, a slip stream advantage and a DRS advantage!! He really should have been braver and got that overtake done quicker!

[@pend0825]

@@footballnerd277 perez is the Lord and saviour

[@kgriff5537]

@@footballnerd277 Nonsense. Give Perez credit to fully understand the situation. He mostly made Lewis past near zones where he could tuck in Lewis slip stream and then DRS Lewis to retake. Also he knew he could race Lewis harder without caring if he crashed. Lewis had to finish the race to win the championship so Lewis had to be more cautious.

[@martinottesen1053]

@hiephiephoera Yes, but if we add the 10-ish seconds that Perez cost Hamilton to his lead before the SC, Lewis would have time to pit for fresh softs and still come out in front of Max. And in that case, we would have a showdown of two drivers on fresh softs, with Hamilton on "pole". Who knows what would happen then. (They would probably crash tbh).

[@juanignaciomontiel3032]

8:10 actually impressed that you say that Checo's defence didn't do much. Without it, Hamilton would've had a free stop with the safety car. The old hard tyres on Lewis's car were pretty much the reason why Max overtook him.

[@Septimus_ii]

I don't think he could have for a stop in under the SC, but he could under the VSC on the lap after Max

[@juanignaciomontiel3032]

@@Septimus_ii Lewis was 12 seconds ahead of Max when the SC kicked in, the average time lost in the pits during SC was 14 seconds, so Lewis would have had a free stop for sure

[@khalidqureshi3168]

@@juanignaciomontiel3032 free stop and free track position lost where his competitor would still have life in his tyres

[@vl3005]

@@khalidqureshi3168 But the Merc is so much faster than the Redbull. It was showing some weird stuff that no other car can pull. I legit think there's something the FiA just hasn't caught up on yet. Like there's no way Lewis on Mediums can open such a gap on Max with softs - never has that happened before. That just means something with Lewis's car was tinkered with. They have DONE something that is probably... of questionable legality I'd say. Mercedes literally are - geniuses.

[@khalidqureshi3168]

@@vl3005 maybe, it did seem weird that lewis got outqualified by a lot and still had the faster car but we all have seen mexico so no comments. Lewis was pushing his mediums like hell and max was kind of preserving, simple as that. Both wanted to do a 1 stop but merc didnt wanna lose track position so they kept pushing and overcut redbull to be in the lead and have fresher tyres. I was surprised though when lewis was still putting in amazing laps with those hard tyres and maintaining the lead. He got very unlucky here where masi would rather have a last lap showdown to let max win (it was a lose lose for merc either way, had they have pitted, they would be behind max who has a lot of life in his tyres. They stayed out and redbull got a free pit) than give both equal chance. Doesnt make sense that 1 could be 1st and still have a disadvantage. Either way, i do think am kind of done with the sport the way it went. The rules are just crazy, i never liked sc before cause it involves luck more times than strategy and now that stupid sc decided a championship. I mean had there been a race restart and max would have won, i would have respected it and moved on, but yeah, what happened is pretty much unacceptable. Like football analogy would be that a team scored 3-4 goals while the other team couldnt and just so people could be on their feet at the last minute, they say whoever scores first wins (while the losing team is on a counter attack)

[@prasannavs7683]

Amazing season! As much as the title fight was fair/unfair, Checo has become my new favorite driver. It's not easy playing a supporting role to a teammate when you're in the fight 🥺🙈 also will miss Kimi

[@gianni_schicchi]

Checo was a joy to watch today. Much like Alonso when he helped Ocon get his P1. Brilliant defending in cars that have been terrible at tight racing for years. Hopefully the 2021 rules bring more of this!

[@eddiel7635]

Unfortunately his efforts were completely pointless and thanks to Massi had zero bearing on the result.

[@p.prasannakumar1447]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sISuoqmebJZjpMU🙏

[@dmitrypavlin9171]

@@eddiel7635 If it wasn't for Checo Ham wouldve pitted

[@jakemico]

Checo on ancient tyres drove better than Max and was far superior in wheel to wheel battle. What a Joy to watch!

[@SchrodingersCat8813]

And what defense from Checo! He's really earned that Red Bull $$ second half of this season. Shame he retired, and shame Kimi's career had to end that way...but maybe he thought about having to do another interview and decided he'd rather crash out XD

[@TheRealHoltzy]

I laughed way too hard at this! you're probably right XD

[@a_slime.]

Bottas: "I'm the best wingman" Perez: "No, I'm the best wingman" FIA: "Hold my beer"

[@johnnycanuck250]

Lights go off: Bottas in 3rd ready to assist End of first lap: Bottas in 8th Hamilton: FUCK

[@ilko9992]

Perez and hamilton doing an insane battle for the lead. Skysports comentators - sleeping.

[@Ahmed.Hadjou]

Whoever named this channel is a visionary because it perfectly summarizes the 2021 season.. WTF1 indeed hahahahaha

[@maximsoucy]

Here's my takeaway from all this: Max and Lewis are both amazing drivers that gave us one of the best season ever, and Masi is a clown.

[@Tierall]

regarding the lap 1 incident, my honest opinion is that if it was Max who went off on the run-off like this, he was told to give the position back AND handed a 5 second penalty... With respect to the rest of the race: Lewis had his fair share of luck throughout the WHOLE season. This time, it was with Max. Insert Quote Alsono#1 (KARMA) I just hope, sincerely hope, Massi is going to reflect on this year and do things better next year. 1) consistency is key.... we had a whole season with the opposite, starting at race 1 (Lewis leaving the track 22 times being allowed; Max does it once: NOPE!) ending with what we saw yesterday where FIA makes up its own rules 2) rethink some of the rules: pushing other drivers off track should NOT be allowed (insert quote Alonso#2: you have to leave the space, all the time); not considering the 10 carlengths at a race restart; holding up competition under safety car etc etc etc Key in both: Rules should support fair racing and not allow a driver an advantage

[@scottrobinson4611]

Thanks for making these videos and consistently getting them out. They're a fun way to end a race weekend, especially if the race was spicy 🔥 What a season it's been. Definitely some improvements to be made on the race directing and stewarding sides, but regardless, this is one for the history books.

[@TheGrandmaMoses]

I screamed at my TV when Hamilton said 'dangerous driving', also immediately thinking of the Rosberg incident. What goes around comes around!

[@h2wr]

He also said the same about Alonso in Hungary, I just think Hamilton hates wheel to wheel racing 😂

[@stpbasss3773]

@@h2wr Well he hasn't had much wheel to wheel the past 7 years so he probably forgot and thinks it's illegal 😂.

[@Maky-vo7qs]

I just remember what he did on max on silverstone this year.. 51G crashhhhh

[@sheenduguil4036]

When latifi went to the wall mick whispered, "This is for you dad. Not today".

[@ashishjain3655]

I don't know how Netflix will sum up 22 races in 10 episodes. Each race is an episode in itself

[@nautical1078]

1) Max deserved WDC this season. 2) That SC restart was a sham, FIA broke the rules just to have Max vs Lewis 1 lap, they didn't even bother unlapping the 3 cars front of Sainz, taints a very good season. Lewis was having a great race, the back and forth with Perez was amaing.

[@JakobM-hz7jx]

I agree with #2 not #1. Hamilton deserved the win

[@caspermartijn]

@@JakobM-hz7jx He didn't say max deserved the win. He deserved the championsjip acording to what was said above. And frankly if you deny that either driver deserved the title your clueless.

[@joshuagleeson4776]

The rules weren't broken. In fact the rulebook literally states that the race director can alter the guidelines (which is literally what they are) as they see fit. Teams had said they didn't want a safety car finish before the race. Masi decided to finish the race under green flag racing as soon as the incident had been cleared and the track was safe. Unlapping the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen might not have been fair in the eyes of many but again, it is in line with the guidelines which state ANY car can unlap, not ALL. The more deserving driver won the championship under a legitimate racing lap with no interference from lapped cars as a result. If Merc wanted Hamilton to win they should have just boxed him.

[@joyl7842]

13:28 I believe it was Mick who decided the WDC. He saved his father's world record by pushing Latifi off track, getting his tires dirty and spinning in the corner where he ended up in the barriers.

[@Pidea14]

He pulled a shumi pushing latifi off track haha

[@Alexwaltman850]

Confirmed: Mick is an evil super genius hell bent on preserving his father's legacy.

[@porterhouse_]

😂

[@someonespotatohmm9513]

Lat just oversteered on his own XD

[@porterhouse_]

... or maybe Elizabeth Montgomery twitched her nose

[@sewashburn0529]

Haas wins the 2021 Social Media Team Championship! USA USA USA! That's the best we've done in F1 since Pete Aron!

[@BOOMBZA]

I'm a fan of Max and RBR, and couldn't be happier for Max and the team. I think he deserved this win and did a great drive today. The problem is Michael Masi and he's interpretation of F1 rules. What happened on the safety car and how the unlapped cars were handled was extremely unfair to Lewis, not to mention outside of the rule book. All Max did was play on the field that was given to him, he didn't break any rules so to strip away a championship from him would then be extremely unfair to Max. It's a huge shame for the sport and for the win to be clouded in so much controversy, there's no one to blame but Michael Masi. He needs to go

[@c-teamtrading9690]

BULLSHIT You obviously have no idea of the racing regulations!

[@BOOMBZA]

@@c-teamtrading9690 39.12. If the clerk of the course considers it safe to do so, and the message "LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE" has been sent to all teams Competitors via the official messaging system, any cars that have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety car. This will only apply to cars that were lapped at the time they crossed the Line at the end of the lap during which they crossed the first Safety Car line for the second time after the safety car was deployed. Having overtaken the cars on the lead lap and the safety car these cars should then proceed around the track at an appropriate speed, without overtaking, and make every effort to take up position at the back of the line of cars behind the safety car. Whilst they are overtaking, and in order to ensure this may be carried out safely, the cars on the lead lap must always stay on the racing line unless deviating from it is unavoidable. Unless the clerk of the course considers the presence of the safety car is still necessary, once the last lapped car has passed the leader the safety car will return to the pits at the end of the following lap. If the clerk of the course considers track conditions are unsuitable for overtaking the message "OVERTAKING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED" will be sent to all teams Competitors via the official messaging system. 48.8 no driver may overtake another car on the track, including the safety car, until he passes the Line (see Article 5.3) for the first time after the safety car has returned to the pits. 48.12 any cars that have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety car.

[@greatrespect1549]

If you think a little bit, mick saved his dad's record by fighting latifi...

[@camcam1740]

Like him or not but Crofty's commentary of the final lap was spot on👌

[@Ldiddy04]

1) Max secured the pole 2) Lewis undeniably beat Max on the start 3) Max’s lap 1 lunge was very aggressive and left no room for Lewis to stay on track 4) Lewis should have been made to give back more of the lead obtained through his short-cut 5) if Lewis had given up the place, I think he would have still been able to overtake, considering their respective race pace 6) Max had a great slingshot from Checo, and Checo’s defensive work was great, but still couldn’t catch Lewis 7) all in all, the race day performance was all Lewis - Max got gifted the championship 8) Max is a great racer 9) Lewis is a great racer

[@xeoler4124]

19:41 best reaction about Tsunoda being 4th .... 🤣🤣

[@Sigil_Firebrand]

In order: When I saw Lewis P1 into turn 1 my heart sank When the turn 6 debacle happened my headphones grew wings (pt1) My heart fluttered at the Perez-Hamilton battle, only to sink again when Max ended up JUST outside of DRS range as Hamilton got by (and my headphones grew wings a second time) I almost shed a tear when Kimi retired the car, but then I realized he probably just really wanted to go get a beer and sit in the hot tub on his yacht, so I felt less bad I swear I had a stroke when I saw King Latifi hit the wall and bring out the safety car I was SURE the race would end under SC and give Lewis the crown (and I almost did a Toto Wolff impersonation with my headphones) I am STILL confused by Massi making up rules to end the race with the final lap shootout And lastly my ears are still ringing with SUPER MAX and the orange smoke hasn't cleared out of my room yet I think I picked a good season to start watching F1, even if I can't make heads or tails of the rule enforcement. Also my headphones have started earning frequent flier miles, which is nice.

[@gaurav1265]

Exact opposite except for kimi

[@SirGingerOfKnight]

I wanted Max to win, but not like this! Mercedes escalating it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport doesn't feel like it's about the race any more - it is an absolute power-play because they're forcing the FIA's hand in a way that can impact the reputation of the FIA in general. . Masi walks - admission of fault, PR Issue . Masi fired - admission of fault, PR Issue . Court Arbitration Sport ruling - verdict of fault, PR Issue Either way if Masi goes, Merc will probably drop the case.

[@joannep5785]

Tbh, by Aussie standards, Micheal Sassy is exceedingly patient and polite.

[@WascoM4]

This guy is definitely a Hamilton fan 😂

[@NERGYStudios]

Still recovering from PTSD, would take at least a couple of days at this point.

[@BlueWoWTaylan]

Netflix needs to make each race its own episode.

[@arposkraft3616]

@2:20 ill repeat it again for all the newbies....there is no "pushing of track" you can individually go of track which by the regulations each driver must try to avoid at all times... when it comes to battling, the driver in front can claim the racing line and close the door...if the dude behind then is to stupid to lift of the throttle hell find himself in a fastly closing gap that is disappearing, turn 6 lap 1 would have been hamiltons fault but i dont generally disagree with the call to let it be the battle it was

[@anthonycondon5833]

We've seen the spinny camera at least once before, not sure when (maybe Abu Dhabi last year?) but I definitely remember working out the hand movements needed for it :)

[@Fr0do97]

5:11 I think at that moment, charles saw redbull car and panicked that something may happen, so he choose to fly away

[@w4pz859]

this race is either going to be "famous" or "infamous" title decider in F1, you decide.

[@KillerDrake26]

Think it was a amazing season i love the whole Max and Hamilton battle there in a league of there own. The bad thing about this season is the FIA there a joke.

[@vishnukarthik801]

This time it was more like, "Is that Latifi?" vibes

[@wordsshackles441]

Mercedes gambled by not boxing Lewis, a safety car eventually came, Max did his thing, and they lost. It's pretty straight forward. You might have been wondering why Mercedes insisted against boxing Lewis on two separate occasions. I mean, why would Mercedes take a gamble they did not need to take ? I hear you ask. The key to this riddle lies in the following observation : Boxing Lewis meant losing the lead ; and losing the lead meant putting Lewis in a position where he would have to battle Verstappen for the lead. Mercedes strategy was centered around avoiding contact with Max at all cost, and that meant staying ahead, and therefore not boxing Lewis. Mercedes should have taken the bull by the horn - pun intended - and given Lewis a chance to race himself to victory. The truth and irony is that Mercedes ultimately lost because they precisely lacked what Max's Redbull doesn't : Courage. End of tangent.

[@cris6796]

I get that the stewards didnt want to intervine in the turn 6 incident and is kinda understandable that lewis didnt need to give the place but he gained 2 seconds by cutting the corner and that was %1000000 not fair

[@goeidag25]

Max is the best Driver very happy that he wins the title, Hamilton is also very good. you have to put those two in the same car then you can see who is the best! greetings from the Netherlands

[@marianne1555]

Verstappen is the best dirty driver and no way he'll match Schumacher or Lewis

[@Michael1ndonli]

are you on drugs? The only reason why crashtappen won was with the help of the FIA

[@harrydrees9714]

@@Michael1ndonliMax won! Get over it cry baby

[@harrydrees9714]

@@marianne1555 cryyy baby cryyyyyy

[@Michael1ndonli]

@harry drees of cours Crash won.. But u can hardly be proud of such a win... Blatantly rigged.. If you are a true fan u have to acknowledge the blatant truths.. Christian horner admitted it, why can't you. Or are you too blinded by the fact that you only wanted crash to win by any means necessary?

[@PazuChill]

PER showed much better wheel-to-wheel racing than VER this race. I absolutely agree that VER pushed HAM off the track. He loves doing that--while calling it "racing" as well.

[@seanwilson9117]

That's the real takeaway. Watching Max and Lewis push each other to levels of greatness neither had seen previously was fantastic all year.

[@juleskerstens4472]

They pushed so hard that the FIA got a mental breakdown😂

[@hus390]

*Not really!! The ending was poor.* First of all, the unfairness and ugliness of safety cars wiping out big margins of leaders were on full display today. It was always there, but the race today carried huge stakes. I don't think we will see in the future. Time should be added if races will be resumed. (2) What's the point of rules if it will be ignored. According to Masi, unlapped cars will not be allowed to overtake. Horner gets on blower and 5 seconds later, the cars inbetween max and Lewis can unlap themselves but not the rest of them. If that's not gifting Max the WC then I don't know what is. Masi needs to resign immediately.

[@zooski1516]

Well put mate.

[@DanielGChong]

@@hus390 did you just say the ending was poor? The final lap will probably be one of the greatest laps of F1 of all time.

[@Fordemups]

Lewis was never not that great.

[@mrsmith8094]

No matter who you support, this was a historic season. It will go down in history like those in '76, '89, '90, '97, and many others. With all the drama, flare, controversy, it was a banger!

[@matmul4850]

But for a lot of the wrong reasons.. fia embarrassing

[@fortytwo244]

WWE has more consistent rules than f1 at this point

[@overdosedaniel6025]

It will go in history as the most fixed F1 season and I'm not only talking about the winner. #MasiOut

[@4rdF1Hunny]

@@overdosedaniel6025 you need a safe space to cry?

[@muleyamwiinga3988]

'07 & ' 08 were mental

[@lewisroach8723]

I would like to put some spotlight on Perez's duel with Hamilton mid way through - highlight of the race for me, brilliant stuff, the kind of racing I want more of and unfairly overshadowed.

[@clovislapointe3126]

Yes. That was the best part of the race for me. Perez was the absolute legend of this race.

[@nickknee3515]

Damn right, Checo showed off his brilliant race craft, he put his car in all the right places and held off a way faster car on newer tires for a whole lap and a half. He was Max's champ today.

[@bamalam5762]

It's the sort of hard clean racing we want to see. Not verstappen's bs brake late, completely miss the corner, and hope the other guy moves out the way.

[@steviegbcool]

theres like 50 comments on here highlighting it so hardly being overshadowed

[@escalator9734]

@@bamalam5762 Yes, I wish ver was more like that, imagine all the great racing we would have had. I was for ham, but I would have been happy if ver ended up winning because of the checo fight, instead of that bullshit masi pulled at the end

[@JTR0403]

I think someone who didnt get enough recognition was Hamiltons dad, went to sincerly congratulate Max and Jos after the race even though arguably it was pretty much Hamiltons race. That was class from him🙌

[@hus390]

Great deal of manners were displayed by Lewis and his dad. 🔺 We watched a historic injustice. They deprived Max of an honest win, and lost huge fan base. (1) First of all, while safety cars wiping out margins were always there, it full unfairness and ugliness were on full display in this race. Something needs to be done about it. (2) It would have been better to red flag and restart after the safety car. Because according to Masi, unlapped cars will not be allowed to overtake. Horner gets on blower and 5 seconds later, the cars inbetween max and Lewis can unlap themselves but not the rest of them. If that's not gifting Max the WC then I don't know what is. Masi needs to resign immediately.

[@yobhead2328]

much better than Toto's reaction

[@weedfreer]

Totally agree...I still had someone from the Netherlands trying to call Hamilton a cry baby even so. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LeoSalg]

I honestly thought LH and his dad were gonna be petty but they surprised me with their sportsmanship. Unlike management at Mercedes

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

Love hams dad great guy even though jos shit talked his son

[@ieuanharries429]

Fun Fact: The person screaming "OH MY LORD" at max and the first to congratulate him when he crossed the finish line as champion on the radio was Alex Albon. Edit: turns out it was GP the whole time.1 year later when he told us

[@AnimalzyNL]

Didn't realise it was Albon, that's actually really wholesome. He seemed so genuinely happy for Max.

[@hifriend7581]

#Maxbon

[@alyx1654]

Woo great..sure he will feel that when he's getting constantly lapped next season..jobber

[@yarerod5373]

They’re the cutest duo 🥺

[@oliviawilde5646]

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[@IanRB26]

To be honest, after the season we have had, did you REALLY expect it to end any other way than in controversy? Also, Kimi retiring from his last race where he got DOTD so he didn't get to be interviewed was probably the most Kimi thing ever.

[@Shifftee]

I've been commenting everywhere that Kimi would DNF so we should vote for another driver but no one listened to me

[@andormarcel6624]

Well, it almost did, before they fucked everything up 12 sec lead

[@pend0825]

Kimi probably didn't finish on purpose so that he didn't have to do the interview

[@CASEMSTR]

They probably told him he was winning so he made up a brake failure so he didnt have to do the interview 😂

[@somebodyontheinternet1965]

The reasons why this season was so bloody interesting and went up to the final lap: 33% Max 33% Lewis 33% Michael and the FIA 1% GOATIFI

[@subarnosinha8042]

GOATIFI There, fixed that for you.

[@somebodyontheinternet1965]

@@subarnosinha8042 Thanks for the edit lol

[@TheBMW2000]

You forgot about our mexican minister of defence

[@p.prasannakumar1447]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sISuoqmebJZjpMU🙏

[@leafshine.]

1/3 Max 1/3 Lewis 1/3 R/D and FIA literally 0.01% GOATIFI 1/3 is 33.33%

[@evanjonez914]

Yeah at lap 50 I was like “yeah it’s over” then 3 laps later Latifi put his life on the line for max!!!!! If I was max I’d buy him a beer.

[@thomasriishojgaard5677]

im pretty sure latifi has enough money to buy the entire beer industry lol

[@martinottesen1053]

if i was Latifi i would stay WAY clear of Lewis and Mercedes.

[@michaeldavid1566]

Even horner said "we'll give him a lifetime stock of red bull"

[@rhezaandrianta2380]

@@martinottesen1053 this, i loved max.. i still don't get it, how latifi could messed this up on last lap..

[@MaartenKok]

@@rhezaandrianta2380 That corner is a very tricky one. It's quite slow, so there is little downforce on the rear when the driver accelerates out of the corner, while generally being on a bit of curb. Losing grip on the rear tires happens often there. I think Raikkonen also crashed there in practice?

[@pendremacherald6758]

No one: Absolutely no one: Kubica finishing ahead of Mazepin in the driver’s championship despite only running two races and not scoring any points.

[@shorey66]

Yeah how did that happen? It's brilliant.

[@Tacos888]

Haah

[@metrofilmer8894]

@@shorey66 Kubica finished 15th and 14th in his 2 races. Mazepin finished 14th once which was his only finish above 17th place

[@familymendes148]

Is Mazepin grandad one of the owners?

[@jackmanley1473]

Matt: "The social media championship goes to...... Haas F1 Team!" Toto: "No Matt! No! This is not right!"

[@michaela9967]

"it's called a meme race, Toto"

[@unfunnymemes123]

@@michaela9967 "I'm sorry...?" "We went shitposting"

[@vqs_vancleve5032]

This season will go down in history as one of the most intense. We really did watch history!

[@hus390]

We watched a historic injustice. They deprived Max of an honest win, and lost huge fan base. (1) First of all, while safety cars wiping out margins were always there, it full unfairness and ugliness were on full display in this race. Something needs to be done about it. (2) It would have been better to red flag and restart after the safety car. Because according to Masi, unlapped cars will not be allowed to overtake. Horner gets on blower and 5 seconds later, the cars inbetween max and Lewis can unlap themselves but not the rest of them. If that's not gifting Max the WC then I don't know what is. Masi needs to resign immediately.

[@Hamisxa]

@@hus390 Max truly deserved the WDC. But yeah FIA is a joke. I also felt like Hamilton was robbed but I think Max is the one that actually deserved to win. FIA needs some serious changes

[@hus390]

@@Hamisxa Both of them entered the race deserving it. But Ham deserved to win this race and the title by the end of it. For Ham to win Brazil, Qatar and Saudi Arabia with ease, and the pressure was on him shows how great he is. 11 seconds wiped out by SC. You see even in the last lap with old tyres how he leveled and almost overtook fresh-soft-tyres Max in the second overtake spot. A man who dealing with the shock of losing the title and his rival (placed) behind him with fresh tyres. How can Max live with this? .... We saw how childish he was in Saudi Arabia and in Brazil.

[@Silent_Shadow]

@@hus390 go have a glass of milk mate.

[@Bearical]

@@hus390 well, Mercedes should know that the FIA is inconsistent so they should've pitted in the SC period to softs. Never rely on rules, make your own strategy. Mercedes was like Ferrari today.

[@ThePetry05]

The moment Matt realize Tsunoda finished P4, priceless 😂

[@bunnies8773]

Funny things aside, I am really happy to see that Yuki has improved greatly over the season. Hoping to see him on the podium in 2022.

[@8thlvlMage]

It's been Gasly for what seems like half the season lol. Probably messed Matt's whole rhythm up!

[@charmaine8964]

I love Yuki! Hope to see him shine next year, alongside Gasly of course.

[@Mububban23]

We have to acknowledge Hamilton's grace under incredible emotional upheaval. Defeated in such a manner, he did nothing but act graciously to Max and Red Bull when he must have wanted to yell and scream and cry after such a hard-fought season. This season will be talked about forever. Now I REALLY can't wait for 2022 and the new cars!!!! ** Edit - I went to bed after the race (once my heart rate settled down), so did not see the post-race press conference **

[@coachfrank6920]

Very true. He’s been a true class act.

[@bnation7347]

I'm far from a Hamilton fan, but in this case I have to agree. He held himself well.

[@sheriburke8276]

Hamilton refuses to park his car in the P2 spot and refused to attend the press conference. That’s a poor loser in my book.

[@Domagoj_playz]

That was Lewis'and Max's last chance of a WDC, because EL PLAN

[@eightful]

lewis would’ve been crucified had he acted any different. don’t forget that, he HAS to be this way whether he wants to or not.

[@Page1707]

If Michael Masi and the FIA followed the rule book on the many controversial decisions made this season (Silverstone, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, etc.), how would it have impacted the championship. Would love to see a breakdown/video on that.

[@jacobwaller1437]

Would be pretty interesting to say the least

[@andrewcrump8853]

this

[@WilsonCo.]

for rea! #wtf1

[@kasperboisen589]

Lewis would have won... Silverstone they followed the rules and lewis got a penalty. Saudi Arabia they followed the rules. Abu Dhabi they just made their own rules in the race. Disgrace

[@goosebarf2466]

@@kasperboisen589 hahahahahaha you’re joking mate, right?

[@CoasterScouts]

This was the first year I watched The entire F1 season from start to finish. Clearly this was the best year to do it. Really shows how you all enjoy F1 so much. And it helped me expand my passions of motorsports. I enjoy all motorsports, but this season was truly something special.

[@portshot44]

Same

[@2econd428]

Same, but it really made me dislike it. I thought it was about real racing rather than wins getting decided by politics and technicalities for tv show purposes to make it artificially interesting

[@harrydrees9714]

@@2econd428 cry baby. Cryyyy

[@victorkent768]

So many newbies joining F1 these days with a season and final race like this more will follow.. welcome

[@2econd428]

@@harrydrees9714 hey man, if you’re a fan of wins being forced and fabricated, I don’t judge. Liberty media is a show business company, not a racing company. F1 is as much racing as WWE is professional wrestling. Yet people are still in to that stuff. Idk why I would cry over a race that I don’t really care for. A lot of other great Motorsport series for real racing while also making money off show

[@Thomas-et9ts]

Regardless of who you support, sit back, and look back on one of the greatest seasons and championship battles we've seen in a long, long time. Both drivers were exceptional through and through. Congrats Max!

[@SlothOnMeth]

> 2 minutes 200 comments

[@GamurYT]

but the end was everything wrong with FIA

[@meshwilanthonydias6248]

Also has to be one of the most controversial one

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

@@GamurYT mercedes could have pit but they were to worried about track position

[@roastingminer6919]

@@thebarcaboardroom406 no, merc didn't pit because the fia told them that the backmarkers would not be allowed to pass, thus meaning max would still have had to pass the other cars to get past and THEN Hamilton.

[@someonespotatohmm9513]

Can we just apreciate that, especialy for the for the last few races, Max and Lewis drove an increadible pase. Repeatetly not only leaving the other teams, but also their own teammates seconds behind. They where having their own little race.

[@gianni_schicchi]

true. both have immense talent.

[@amroge8703]

@@gianni_schicchi, they both deserved this championship, they were amazing this season

[@vicentevigueras7517]

@@amroge8703 lewis didn’t, if he didn’t cheat in like 5 races the championship would have been decided a long time ago

[@J0bix]

@@vicentevigueras7517 I wouldn't call it cheating. But I Agree that Max could have won the championship before the last race if it wasn't for #blessed

[@jackholmes7521]

@@vicentevigueras7517 like Verstappen didn't cheat. Monza, Brazil etc just shut up. Both of them got advantages where they could.

[@sadheedhumar1359]

Haas winning the Social Media trophy: "WE DUN IT BOIS WE DUN IT" Toto: "No, Matt, no no Matt. That was so NOT right!"

[@priyanshubagga3650]

Well, Valtteri was the social Media king this year, Tiktoker of the year award winner too, so i agree with Toto in this.

[@mijnnaamisgijs]

Listen, can we just all appreciate this season. Whoever would’ve won, it would have been fantastic and deserved. Both Max and Lewis have both been exceptional this season, and no amount of hate can change that.

[@Firebolt1729]

Twitter: *NO*

[@matthewthomas2546]

No we are only allowed hate and arguing in F1 comments sections.

[@Wixey2]

@@matthewthomas2546 Amen :) Even though I am salty xD

[@xero0083]

Nope not with that 💩💩💩💩 I saw not going to happen

[@waitasecond5366]

@@Firebolt1729 not only Twitter, also Insta?

[@SportIce]

Matt and the whole WTF1 group, thank you for being with us for all those years. You have gotten us trough the whole year. I love ya! (P.S. I might buy some merch)

[@FIGBVB]

moment of the year: Perez holding off lewis on lap 21

[@hairohukosu433]

Checo's defense _literally won the title._ If Max were further from Lewis when the safety car came out, the strategic situation would be 100% in Merc's favour.

[@georgewright3949]

Good point he'd have probably been able to pit under the VSC after Antonio retired for fresh rubber and won out

[@primuswotan1404]

Ah yes, from the same reality where massa won 2008 and trump was a good President

[@FunFunFun120]

Yeah, Checo definitely won Max the title. Not Masi completely making up new ways to deploy the safety car on the fly, on the second to last lap of the season. Checo's drive was nowhere near close enough to win the race for Max, it's literally all Masi.

[@TleafarafaelT]

stop. The title is a entire year work, every pitstop in the last lap to remove their opponent's fastest lap point made the difference

[@nissan300ztt]

@@primuswotan1404 trump is better than Biden could dream to be.

[@Giovannixx97]

What a season, GG boys, it was a pleasure experiencing this roller-coaster with you all

[@dankopaulini]

Gee Gee indeed :D

[@Snufflegrunt]

If Masi is not replaced I will not be watching another F1 race. I’ve been moaning about him all year but the last two races have been farcical.

[@mjadendorff4240]

See you in March.

[@uli169]

FIA should've let cars unlap themselves earlier, then realised they made a mistake and let those past who were in the way. Alonso, in the car, laughed at the decision that cars weren't allowed to unlap showing that they were supposed to be allowed to do so from the get-go already!

[@nasseralkhelaifi1853]

Masi thought sc could have been short, that’s why he didn’t allowed cars to unlap themselves in a first place

[@RodHammett95]

Exactly! I also thought that decision was very weird. If they would've let them unlap themselves one lap earlier, none of this controversy would exist.

[@hannah13131]

This!!!!! He should have just let them get past immediately.

[@sonoafafayon]

@@hannah13131 The rules don't allow them to. The track has to be clear first. So really they should have either let all the cars pass, then the SC comes in the following lap like the rules say and it ends under SC, or the SC pits without letting anyone pass and Max just has to pass the cars fairly

[@rektiumstuff3245]

could have also been done to create space for marshals to clean the track ASAP. they would have left them unlapped only if they didnt have the time. they wanted the decider to come down to racing. not being over with a SC. This is my impression of it.

[@Triiiplz]

Start of the season: Max and Lewis Middle of the Season: Max vs Lewis Latter Season: Max and Lewis vs FIA

[@jeroentoonk1]

Uhm more like Max vs Lewis and FIA. Only the very last race, the last lap max had the fia with him. Rest of the season Lewis was really favoured by the fia.

[@Triiiplz]

@@jeroentoonk1 ok

[@stpbasss3773]

Toto vs Horner

[@Conceptcreator]

Apart from Maybe max fans? nope.... Many more feel the same way, but mostly the British and Lewis fans feel a set way, a lot of luck came Lewis his way this season, (not taking away from the crazy speed Mercedes and Lewis had last few races) But a lot do not feel like you do, like a sour taste in their mouth about the result, again luck has played a huge rule for Lewis, for ones it didn't, and people love bringing up spa for Max, but half points, and Lewis still p3, so no... that isn't huge luck.

[@tpottrell]

A great season to attract new fans, but the FIA were an utter farce particularly in the latter stages of the season. Looking forward to Drive to survive :)

[@christopherchan5245]

Max isn’t in it tho lol

[@samstubbs1143]

Yeah. I really feel that they gave Max the win today but it is in the past now and I assume something will change in the fia. For example Micheal massi resigning

[@pyRoy6]

Netflix really needs to add some episodes for this season. And a separate series just about the appeals that are coming! Who wouldn't love an F1 courtroom drama?

[@overdosedaniel6025]

@Kyle Zonneveld Any other race would of ended behind the safatey car, they couldn't risk boxing and Max not boxing and therefore winning the championship for free. Which I guarantee you would of happened.

[@overdosedaniel6025]

@Stephen W Well Max didn't leave the space he was asking for and didn't deserve in Monza so following his own theory he was at fault there.

[@shawnlarsen189]

"Wait tsunoda finished 4th" is exactly what everyone thought

[@AlexandreMuttiasMuTTi]

Perez job, in my view, helped MAX by a LOT!. Hamilton probably would have enough time to changes his tyres when Max pitted the second time and he would have a better chance of defending when the safety car happened...

[@pmac248]

I'm gutted for checo, he did amazing at keeping Hamilton and allowing max to catch back up. Then he didn't get to celebrate on the podium with him because he had to retire the car from p3

[@Septimus_ii]

Any idea why he had to retire?

[@Septimus_ii]

Not enough fuel?

[@sat0rii]

@@Septimus_ii Kravitz mentikned dropping oil pressure as being the reason after the race had ended.

[@alangdm]

They had a pretty serious engine issue, I think checo mentioned that the engine could've just blown out at the last lap

[@ijustfelldown]

@@Septimus_ii engine issue. If this was any other race they would've allowed him to race but if the car had broken down the resulting safety car would've ruined all chances of Max winning.

[@nickc7735]

I don't know if Hamilton should have given the place back in Turn 6, but him pulling a 2 second advantage was definitely not fair.

[@youngboo6578]

well Max was still lacking the pace

[@nettlecider]

as a Lewis fan I agree that was a mess up. That's the problem, both Lewis and Max deserved it but what we got was FIA incompetence and lottery while making rules up on the spot and your example is one in a thousand

[@kudason]

The gap fell back to 1 second before he got to the next corner. Basically he backed off on the straight

[@erwinr9328]

@@kudason But Max was closer than one second. It was a shitshow basically either it is noting or it is giving a place back. Now Masi said Lewis gave his advantage back which he really didn't 😅

[@LittaDNB]

@@erwinr9328 yeah but max went too deep into that corner and lost time, if he hadn’t dived in front of Lewis, ham would have made the corner and max would have still been behind. So max gained from pushing another driver off track. Especially as the fia said if you go for a banzai over take great.....just leave room for the other car. I actually feel sorry for max, he should have won or lost fairly, not under these ridiculous conditions.

[@Ferrarienzo109]

If it wasn’t Kimi’s last race, Checo would’ve been driver of the day by a country mile. That was one of my favorite moments of this season

[@yuyy8565]

Tbf it was great seeing him drive like that but in the final sector he was just blocking him, he wasn’t defending. I think his best performance was at Istambul when he even crossed the pit lane to keep the position. That was epic!

[@anameyoucantremember]

@@yuyy8565 He didn't cross the pitlane, Lewis pushed him off track like he usually do to rivals, the pitlane entry just happened to be there instead of gravel or a wall. And Checo was defending very smartly in that last sector because he was running on extremely old softs, so he was much much slower than Lewis. He was entitled to do whatever he liked to defend because they were racing each other for P1. If Lewis cries "dangerous driving" that's what Lewis do when he's getting frustrated. No single expert has said that Checo was driving dangerously, even tho some nobodies seized the opportunity to gain some likes by criticising Checo for playing a role in the decider.

[@yuyy8565]

@@anameyoucantremember I wasn’t saying was driving dangerously and shouldn’t have blocked Lewis that way. I’m just saying that wasn’t his best defensive driving performance of the season.

[@thomashornsby2833]

Mick pushes Latifi wide so Latifi has dust on his tires. Latifi oversteers into the wall bringing out the safety car. Safety car closes Lewis and Max gap allowing Max to overtake Lewis and win the world championship. Lewis stays on 7 titles. Just saying, Schumacher master plan

[@rsporsche]

I thought the same thing too, it was also Mick who threw a spanner in the works in Saudi... Before the race when I mentioned Mazepin was out my mate said then at least he can't screw up the race and I responded Mazepin isn't the Haas that's been causing the problems!

[@NeonAvantium]

Haas messed up most of the races this season, either in qualifying or the race itself. They were this most tragic rear runners this year that f1 has had since I've been alive..

[@thomashornsby2833]

@@NeonAvantium you are 5?

[@basdevries9865]

El plan

[@thomashornsby2833]

@@basdevries9865der plan

[@Eden_24_]

8:10 Hadn't the gap been that small, Lewis would have just had a free pitstop

[@nomaddd123]

Fantastic competition, both drivers deserved, shambolic race direction - leaves a sour taste for years to come. Left many of us feeling cheated no matter what side (if any) one was supporting, I believe.

[@Toaster-v1z]

F1 is kinda like WWE.

[@unkownracer5432]

I know it's hard to look past that bitter ending, but man what a season. Congrats to both Max and Lewis for making this a season worth remembering, and I am hyped for the new cars in 2022. Edit: Should have been more impartial: Controversial Ending

[@bosmans1978]

What bitter ending?

[@bryanziani4457]

@@bosmans1978 FIA changed the rules so Max can win

[@Firebolt1729]

Yeah, go check article 39.12 in FIA regulations. FIA Just went against something they created lol

[@jsnsk101]

Did you mean BETTER ending? The reign of boredom is over!!!!

[@bosmans1978]

@@bryanziani4457 And who did they favour when Ham wasnt reprimanded for hindering Maz? Or when he kept over 10 carlenghts distance under SC (causing Vers brakes to cool down)?

[@BlackFantasy470]

I turned off the TV 5 laps before the end just to read afterwards what had happened while I wasn't watching anymore. Still, how Perez defended against Hamilton was one of the best actions of the whole season. And that while driving absolutely fair. Retrospectively watching the last lap was sill nerve-wracking. It was interesting. And finally, Kimi as driver of the day. Sure it's not because of his success in the race but more a "thank you" for one of the most unique and charismatic drivers of the last decades. F1 will be missing something from next year onwards.

[@bigfootcatcher2776]

Same... such a shame

[@JamieJooESC]

Your probably not the only one lol

[@red8884]

Perez is a hero

[@Sn0w_Official]

When the fanbase as a whole came.together under a gentleman's agreement to give kimi that vote. It was something for sure and I know he will definitely have some happy tears to shed while lounging on a yacht, feet kicked up and all.

[@endthisnonsense7202]

[And finally, Kimi as driver of the day.] That was only due to a ridiculous social media campaign, there was one driver of the day option only today, Checo. Kimi was great long ago, the last few seasons he only occupied a seat without any commitment to the team, no real interest at results. People like Piastri should have been in his seat.

[@jonathaneckersall2939]

That Tsunoda reaction was same for everyone Loved watching this year see you next year merry Christmas

[@kilianahner6805]

I know this is a little bit of a stretch but hear me out. So Latifi crashed because he still had dirty tires after going off track fighting Mick, which caused Hamilton to stay at 7 WDC still tied with Michael Schumacher. Soooo in my books Mick safed his fathers legacy for at least another year.

[@lecard]

For this conspiration theory you can add up all the mess Mick Schumacher did himself after his crash on the previous race...

[@recipoldinasty]

His legacy is safe doenst matter what lewis with the best car wins, michael in the 90s didnt have the best car even tho he won 2 wcc, he was a monster and lewis cant touch that

[@oportillo02]

This Is a good conspiracy theory: step 1 Maje Shumi 7 times world Champion Step 2: Tie Hamilton with Shummaecher un Championships numbres....

[@TheMschelsea91]

No matter how many WDC Lewis retires with, he will never be goat imo. Most successful of all time sure... The manner he won those titles came to mind. Schumi won like 3 titles when his car wasn't the best.

[@spaskochev5487]

Lewis and Max gave us a year to remember! This season was like a god damn movie

[@lecard]

Unfortunately it was supposed to be a racing car championship instead...

[@harrydrees9714]

@@lecard still crying little cry baby!

[@Nickelodeon81]

You mean scripted?

[@suheypeviz8333]

Respect for Lewis. At the end of the race he was like the only person being reasonable who is a Merc fan or employee. I wasn't a fan of either of contenders, now I can't choose. 😂😂

[@grommile]

Valtteri was being perfectly reasonable. He picked up his Moomin merchandise and then went for a dip in the pool :)

[@overdosedaniel6025]

I'm sure he doesn't want a championship decided in the court, I wanted him to win but if they somehow manage to give it back to him it won't feel the same. Personally for me there's no WDC this year, this was dirty and disgusting to watch.

[@habfan123424]

I've been rooting for Max all year, but 100% credit to Lewis and his dad for how they conducted themselves after that race. If I were in his shoes, I know I wouldn't have been so gracious in defeat. Class act. Also, Masi has to go, what a clownshow.

[@suheypeviz8333]

@@habfan123424 I live in Turkey. We have an F1 commentator(Serhan Acar) who is in business 15+ years and before that he was in the race direction of TurkishGP with late Charlie Whiting. He also does post-race shows on youtube. He said after Jeddah, Charlie had a silent dominance over the race and maybe we need it right now. I now understand that guy knows his business. Season, drivers and teams like that and all we talk about is Mr. Masi.

[@heat_death7]

@@overdosedaniel6025 cry more

[@thomasnault7811]

I was literally jumping and screaming at the tv when checo went beastmode! I was hoping for him to kill it this season and he was a little underwhelming…but that defense made it all up for me.

[@DukeGaGa]

I'm not angry about the FIA's decision, I'm angry about they're not consistent on their decisions, they need to enforce the rules, it's not about fair or not, it's about following the rule book.

[@spilot1016]

I agree. The FIA have been appalling this season. However, they did nothing wrong on the last lap. Unfortunately, the pro-Ham Sky team with tossers like Brundle and fuckwits like Ted have made the big deal out of it... completely dismissing Article 15.3, which gives the Race Director "overriding authority" over "the use of the safety car." Ted Kravitz is either a moron, or a shameless fanboy. I reckon it's both.

[@E46Gaming]

As a Max / RB fan I still have super mixed feelings on how the the race ended. But Checo is a LEGEND for that teamplay !!!!!!

[@McLarenMercedes]

Checo ultimately didn't do jack shit to win the race for Max. When Max manages a record 18 podiums in a single season, Perez's 5 doesn't reflect too well on him. Hence Red Bull losing the constructors' title.

[@E46Gaming]

@@McLarenMercedes Yeah it didn't help Max win the race KingLatifi did that :p LOL but it made the gap go down like 10 seconds which I think was the point, to just get Max back to being right behind Lewis. Checo's job at RB is to be a 'Bottas' , to sacrifice himself for his teammate.

[@bon_andi1103]

I don't think you need to have mixed feelings. Lewis could have pitted under SC aswell. Chose not to. I understand these were weird decisions by the FIA/Stwerards but as someone watching football I can tell you one thing: Refferee mistakes are part of any sport.

[@E46Gaming]

@@bon_andi1103 I'm happy that Max won but I'm not 100% happy how he won.(In my opinion I would say I have mixed feelings) On pure pace Lewis would have won but Mercedes once again kinda screwed up the strategy. People will talk about those last few laps all winter long. I have agreed with Michael Masi for most of his safety decisions this yeah, but I don't agree with how things were handled this race. At this point I just pray we have a 2022 season fight as exciting as this one :)

[@ramborigs]

@@bon_andi1103 Refferee's make mistakes on judgement calls. This was not a judgement call. Just a complete disregard for the rules and arbitrarily making them up ad they go.

[@kapilbusawah7169]

I think Perez has given me the best racing with Hamilton. It's just two boxers slugging it out. Perez's racecraft is masterful and the battles with Hamilton had been awesome. If Perez is quicker, he's on that level with Hamilton.

[@MRFUCKOFF202]

Agreed, as hard as it gets but totally clean

[@indiandroid]

Thankfully as a Ferrari fan, I can see it as a banter and a fun session.

[@jerkotvrde5254]

I know the feeling hahaahha

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

McLaren fan (mostly) joins the feeling

[@uihcmoht]

I wish I can do the same, but I can’t. I felt your way when I was a McLaren fan in 2012, but gutted for Alonso in the end.

[@bjorne9478]

@@Mark-zx6od I just report those messages as spam.

[@daniwalmsley611]

I think Johnathan (Red Bulls guy) intervention in baku was what I would expect from teams talking about safety. RB gave Race Control telemetry and advised for a red flag for safety. But Toto pleading for no safety car for racing made me feel uncomfortable

[@Yeezus2K]

Not to mention any team intervention in that regard that cuts safety corners is very poor

[@TheRealHoltzy]

Yup, VERY unclassy. He lost all my respect from that moment.

[@Yeezus2K]

@@TheRealHoltzy For all of Micheals bullshit recently why are they trying to risk a guys life for a win

[@TheRealHoltzy]

@@Yeezus2K That is the million dollar question. Toto was looking to completely clean sweep the Turbo-Hybrid era and now there's a flaw in that dream. Toto showed that results mean more to him than his drivers (or customers, as Williams run a Merc engine) safety. I don't even see an issue in letting the backmarkers through. It doesn't really matter what's going on behind them, but having 4 backmarkers getting in the way when they are completely out of position with one lap to go, would have been a horrible decision and glad Michael reversed it and shut Toto down about it

[@freaky45]

Right? Latifi's car was on the bloody racing line and Max's car was all over the straight in Baku. Toto was being extra whiny

[@natelecarde962]

“The last lap seemed a bit forced.” *Laughs in Nascar’s playoff system*

[@opienick]

laughed way too hard at this comment lmao

[@lilsloppynutsack1799]

What is the nascar playoff system?

[@ollieh98]

@@lilsloppynutsack1799 the championship is always decided in final race, where all drivers compete, but only the “4 best drivers” compete to finish highest, and therefore be the champion. But they have a playoff/knockout format leading up to the final race too.

[@lilsloppynutsack1799]

@@ollieh98 that’s weird

[@belladonnaRoot]

Excellent review. Lap 1...grey area. Perez/Hamilton was so freaking brilliant. Perez cost Hamilton what, 6-7 seconds on top of tire deg? Absolutely amazing team player; damn shame the team DNF'd him. Similar shame for Kimi. Fitting end for the Williams cars. Masi: all I'll say is this: race directors shouldn't decide races, much less championships. And Masi did. Congrats to Max. I'm hoping the race results are neutralized so that Max takes the title without Masi's foot on the scale.

[@SARIISBAII]

the battle with checo was just phenomenal

[@jamtalawah2231]

Proper clean racing I agree.

[@JingelJjay]

Congrats to Max! Great fight from Hamilton! What a Final! But we have to discuss what happened at the Stewards office. Masi and his crew were a disgrace to the sport during the last races. Agree with Matts opinion to the turn 6 incident. But they should have red flagged instead of the full safety car 5 laps before the finish. Just imagine a 5 lap sprint for the title.

[@yellowflag9945]

If Charlie whiting was here, we would have a lot of different endings

[@mypenishuge3499]

No red flag tf it washt that big of a crash and not too much debris

[@mcgoo721]

I think the idea of a red flag is fair but runs into the same issue with the decision we got. Arguably it would be an even bigger issue. The crash didn’t warrant it. The barrier was fine and it was easy to grab the car. So do you call an unnecessary red flag favoring Hamilton or do you get irrelevant cars out of the way punishing Mercedes for going long on tires?

[@comeaux_2x]

Facts.. the reason they let the 4 backmarkers go by and send the safety car in is because they wanted to finish the race running.. with a red flag it would’ve been the same and no real disadvantages..

[@Mattventuring]

@@comeaux_2x I don't understand why just 5 cars and SC still in the pack

[@davidreichert9392]

It's kind of heartbreaking to see the guy who led pretty much every lap of the race not win it, but then again, the guy who led the most laps over the whole season won the championship. So well done.

[@spinni5767]

Yeah max definetly deserves it. He beat Hamilton in every category. But yeah this was Lewis' race

[@DarthJF]

I think the way to go would have been to allow lapped cars unlap themselves one lap earlier and end the race with one lap of racing. It would have delivered the same end result so I'm not too upset about what happened, but the way it was done was needlessly messy.

[@bazh6041]

Presumably there were still marshals on the track on the previous lap. Only valid choice was to restart without unlapping any cars... RB would've complained, but the choice was between that or finish under SC. Making up some nonsense halfway solution is choosing excitement over fairness, simple as that.

[@dec_dev]

Actually the best thing would've been to give a red flag right after the incident, if F1 wanted some show at least it would have been a fair one, this way max was completely handed the victory without other cars could attack him (i.e. sainz)

[@asweet93]

You could say it was needlessly masi... Sorry, I'll leave now

[@akiratablet2281]

@@bazh6041 track cleared with a lot of time still for alla cars to unlap. Incompetent FIA and Masi waited way too much tho for no reason, the ending result tho wouldn't have changed

[@adamoconnor8764]

@@dec_dev Proper penalty shootout vibe, I like it tbh

[@joel.j5637]

Absolute carnage in the last 2 laps.

[@rory_3421]

Absolute Robbery*

[@ab-kr6qn]

@@rory_3421 Silverstone was a robbery. Hungary too. In Imola Hamilton got saved the same way (Bottas/Russell crash) like VER today Today was Karma for all the season including Lap 1 Abu dhabi

[@Firebolt1729]

@@ab-kr6qn Silverstone was a racing incident. So you say Abu Dhabi was karma? Then Hungary too was karma for all the times Max crashed into someone or ruined someone’s race..

[@ab-kr6qn]

@@Firebolt1729 even if Silverstone was a racing incident (which the majority of experts dont think) it still was very Bad luck for Max and very good luck for Lewis, so yeah, Karma makes sense.

[@AngusMcIntyre]

@@ab-kr6qn can you list 5 of those experts?

[@mscbijles1256]

3 months later, the Haas tweet may very well be coming true this year! (Wrote this before Saudi.)

[@bierkratspeaker3724]

I may be slightly biased, as I'm Dutch but with the not unlapping/unlapping I would say that they should have been allowed to overtake at the moment they said they weren't. Then there probably would have been enough time to do it properly.

[@Septimus_ii]

I think it takes about 4 laps to do it properly, and that decision was made with about 2-3 laps to the chequered flag

[@philrod1]

@@Septimus_ii - Yep. If the unlapping had been done properly, the race would have finished under the SC. The way it was done just seemed so contrived. Both drivers deserved the WDC this year, but not like this.

[@josiahboatengmyrie]

Max deserves to be champion at the same time Lewis was fucked by the decision making and was unquestionably robbed of history but the biggest takeaway from that race is the FIA and Michael Masi are a disgrace to the sport and changes need to be made imminently

[@unkulwilly]

it's called racing. another car crossed the finish before Lewis. he came in second.

[@metro3313]

@@unkulwilly Silverstone was also racing then 😐

[@frankderks1150]

Max didn't push Lewis off the track, there was no contact. Everybody forgets that Lewis has the option to break and don't go off track.

[@arposkraft3616]

in fact according to sporting regulations SHOULD yield and in this case thus slow down , hes not in front so he cant claim a racing line...but hey a lot of new "fans" that knowitall ... but good to see at least some are aware of the actual rules

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Well, to all those guys telling me that I was too harsh calling for Masi's departure already after Turkey 2020 - enjoy your Netflix-made season 🤣 Congrats to both HAM and VER for driving their best all year, despite FIA's incompetency

[@Septimus_ii]

He should have been sacked immediately after Turkey, but at least there's no way they can keep him now. Is there...

[@Fred_P]

Mercedes: We want to win the championship on track. Also Mercedes: Protest! Appeal! See you in court!

[@ransela6139]

Because in reality it wasn't, legitimately, won on track.

[@ransela6139]

​@@tharealmb stolen from Twitter ... 'Lewis was 5-0 up with 2 mins of added time. Then Ref says “ next goal wins” and Max scores'.. no ifs buts and wotnots.. Lewis was robbed!

[@MarcinWietrzycki]

@@ransela6139 no, Lewis was equal on points with Max right until the finish line. You don't get any points for leading the race mate. He did have an upper hand, but that's it. And I'm not happy about the while controversy same as you. Mercedes did nothing wrong, but RedBull haven't either. Both teams have played by the book and were clean. Both Max and Lewis are incredible drivers, shame it ended how it ended but don't think Lewis was the only one robbed. Max still have had a chance of getting that title if either all or neither lapped cars overtook the leaders. It didn't happen so we can't be sure how it would have played out.