There must be nothing in it if they’re not. They absolutely should have done if they thought there was a chance of a change of outcome.
There must be nothing in it if they’re not. They absolutely should have done if they thought there was a chance of a change of outcome.
FIA has ruled that the yellow flags were not shown to Hamilton so that's pretty much case closed.
I have just seen the vid of it and have to agree, but am still 'disappointed' a second was not enough to trigger a reaction of a driver off this experience.Raleigh wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 22:10FIA has ruled that the yellow flags were not shown to Hamilton so that's pretty much case closed.
The double yellow button was pressed by mistake and cancelled within a second but this caused a marshal to extend the yellow flags in Lewis's sector. Hence the investigation, however the physical flags were withdrawn in around a second and not shown to Lewis. Additionally, there was no lightboard yellow or yellow on the dash display.
Which is completely different from for example driving straight through double waved yellows on the trackside.
I have similar worries, but I think a lot of today's struggles were down to getting the tyres into the optimal operating window, maybe Abu Dhabi will be different.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 21:28Awesome Qualifying, but gee, I thought Mercedes Brazil rocket engine would put them ahead in Q pace?!! This really reflects differently on that Brazil weekend now, and what the hell? I never expect RedBull to be this fast. I am really worried for Abu Dhabi now.
He still had a top speed edge on the RBs today, but it was more a problem of not having the tyres in the window, giving slow exits out on the straights. He really was all over the place on those softs, understeering into the fast corners, then snap oversteer making it hard to commit. I think Abu Dhabi will be more in Mercs favour, since they will most likely not have tyre problems there.rickybobbyf1 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 23:06So the GigaICE from Brazil was just hyped by everyone else… It didn’t amount to much of an advantage today. Hope the car was set up for the long runs!
I also think this. Hamilton run his qualli laps on the same tankful of fuel. Why would he do this as fuel costs time? For me, it was an attempt to bring the tyres up.Marty_Y wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 23:11I have similar worries, but I think a lot of today's struggles were down to getting the tyres into the optimal operating window, maybe Abu Dhabi will be different.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 21:28Awesome Qualifying, but gee, I thought Mercedes Brazil rocket engine would put them ahead in Q pace?!! This really reflects differently on that Brazil weekend now, and what the hell? I never expect RedBull to be this fast. I am really worried for Abu Dhabi now.
I just hope tomorrow's pace will be strong enough to bring home the win for Lewis.
I just want it to go to a last race winner takes all scenario with the two of them less than 7 points apart. It would be a fitting end to a really great season.Tvetovnato wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 23:37I just have a 2006 season feeling about this. Two races left, things are looking good… but it just does not feel like Hamilton’s season still. There will probably be mayhem tomorrow at some stage, with the SC playing a huge part.
Same here. Going into Abu Dhabi on equal points would be amazing.El Scorchio wrote: ↑05 Dec 2021, 00:05I just want it to go to a last race winner takes all scenario with the two of them less than 7 points apart. It would be a fitting end to a really great season.Tvetovnato wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 23:37I just have a 2006 season feeling about this. Two races left, things are looking good… but it just does not feel like Hamilton’s season still. There will probably be mayhem tomorrow at some stage, with the SC playing a huge part.