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whomario · 12-06-2021, 08:58 AM

If everybody would race like Verstappen, there would be 5 cars finishing on average. The only reason he can do it is because others aren't willing to sacrifice their chance to prove a point here and Hamilton in particular has more to loose from both crashing.

Might bring in ratings and all, but personally it's not my cup of tea. And there needs to be 1) a concerted effort to get some sort of transparency into the rules of racing (especially since next years cars are supposed to enable significantly more close quarter battles !) and 2) make **** rules that are clear cut and don't need to be **** negotiated on a case by case basis.

Example: an underrated aspect of the 'half-crash' between Verstappen and Hamilton: Verstappen got orders to let Hamilton pass (because he drove him off track prior to that), but to "do it strategically". Meaning directly before the DRS detection point, so that he lets Hamilton pass but then is almost guaranteed to re-pass him on the same straight due to the DRS advantage. As a response Hamilton, who isn't an idiot, obviously tried to delay overtaking until after the DRS, Verstappen slows down more and more. Voila, **** ...

The easy solution is right there: If a place has to be given back, the punished driver isn't allowed to re-overtake for X anmount of time (even 15 seconds or 3 corners or sth. would be enough).

The track itself also obviously was on the very edge of what is feasible for these cars.

12-06-2021, 08:58 AM	#40
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	If everybody would race like Verstappen, there would be 5 cars finishing on average. The only reason he can do it is because others aren't willing to sacrifice their chance to prove a point here and Hamilton in particular has more to loose from both crashing. Might bring in ratings and all, but personally it's not my cup of tea. And there needs to be 1) a concerted effort to get some sort of transparency into the rules of racing (especially since next years cars are supposed to enable significantly more close quarter battles !) and 2) make ** rules that are clear cut and don't need to be negotiated on a case by case basis. Example: an underrated aspect of the 'half-crash' between Verstappen and Hamilton: Verstappen got orders to let Hamilton pass (because he drove him off track prior to that), but to "do it strategically". Meaning directly before the DRS detection point, so that he lets Hamilton pass but then is almost guaranteed to re-pass him on the same straight due to the DRS advantage. As a response Hamilton, who isn't an idiot, obviously tried to delay overtaking until after the DRS, Verstappen slows down more and more. Voila, ** ... The easy solution is right there: If a place has to be given back, the punished driver isn't allowed to re-overtake for X anmount of time (even 15 seconds or 3 corners or sth. would be enough). The track itself also obviously was on the very edge of what is feasible for these cars. __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” Last edited by whomario : 12-06-2021 at 08:59 AM.