13 Dec 2021 19:39:02
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Talking Points

1.) 13 Dec 2021
13 Dec 2021 20:40:46
As not an avid f1 follower I was confused in the previous race when max was unhappy about a five second penalty but was happy not to mention momments after Hamilton pitted under a virtual safety car the race was red flagged, max had got a free overtake, track position and a free tyre change worth twenty seconds plus.
In yesterday's race if the intension was to twist rules so the race didn't end behind a safety car then just red flag the race with four laps left and they can all put new slicks on and have a fair shoot out . This maybe isn't how the rules work but nor was what happened and Hamilton wasn't even given a sporting chance .
If Hamilton had changed tyres and the rules weren't twisted and the race ended behind a safety car then Mercedes would have looked insane .
Its hard to form any conclusion other than decisions off track meant max won the championship regardless of how skilled max was all year .

2.) 14 Dec 2021
14 Dec 2021 03:45:06
that is the problem mate, they could easily have red flagged so that the race could have been a real race. But they wouldn't have got the result they wanted that way, as Hamilton was clearly faster and would have just driven away from him again.

3.) 16 Dec 2021
16 Dec 2021 10:33:04
And Mercedes withdraw their appeal. Todt presumably visited Mercedes headquarters with a briefcase full of money.

{Ed001's Note - more likely because it is pointless appealing to the same people who made the decision and would only make it even more difficult next season.}