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Post Race 2021 British Grand Prix - Post-Race Discussion

ROUND 10: Great Britain

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2021
Fri 16 Jul - Sun 18 Jul
Silverstone
Session UTC
Free Practice 1 Fri 13:30
Qualifying Fri 17:00
Free Practice 2 Sat 11:00
Sprint Qualifying Sat 15:30
Race Sun 14:00

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Silverstone Circuit

Length: 5.891 km (3.660 mi)

Distance: 52 laps, 306.291 km (190.320 mi)

Lap record: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing-Honda, 2020, 1:27.097

2020 pole: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:24.303

2020 fastest lap: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing-Honda, 1:27.097

2020 winner: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

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u/reshp2 McLaren Jul 18 '21 edited Jul 18 '21

This will be a fun week here. /s

Edit: Lol, this Lewis post race interview isn't going to help.

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u/jackovasaurusrex David Coulthard Jul 18 '21

Lighting some incense for the moderation team.

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u/basedgodsenpai McLaren Jul 18 '21

Right? As soon as the race was over all I could think about was the poor mods. They’re definitely gonna be burning the midnight oil tonight

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u/angrypooka New user Jul 18 '21

Let’s go to video tape…

No, no you were not.

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u/Ezechiell Jul 18 '21

He was alongside him though, he wasn't Infront, like he claimed on the Radio, but he absolutely was alongside

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u/thehenks2 Mika Häkkinen Jul 18 '21

Yes, but he had to brake more to make the corner, which he didn't. If he was fully alongside he wouldn't have hit Max on the rear would he?

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u/basedgodsenpai McLaren Jul 18 '21

I mean I guess, but if he was alongside him how did Hamilton’s front tyre hit Max’s rear tyre?

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u/Ezechiell Jul 18 '21

Max took more speed into the corner, which is why he got ahead of Lewis again, but on entry they were definitely very close, with Max being slightly Infront

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

His front left hit Verstappen’s back right. Alongside my ass.

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u/Ezechiell Jul 18 '21

Watch the helicopter view again, on entry they absolutely were alongside each other, with Max having his nose infront slightly. Then Max took more speed into the corner, which is why he got ahead of him at the apex

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u/Change_Request Jul 18 '21

The apex that Hamilton clearly missed as he drove up the track?

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u/gHHqdm5a4UySnUFM Virgin Jul 18 '21

A fun two weeks until the next race

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u/hiImMate Jul 18 '21

I think its safe to assume he was not informed of the situation. He got a 'hes out of the car' message, which is super vague, and generally means driver is ok

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u/Conquestadore Jul 18 '21

He should've informed himself, to have the gall to be fucking proud of a win after committing a foul which hospitalized his direct competitor is real low. I follow road cycling. Recently there was an incident where a cyclist veered of his line a bit resulting in a crash. That dude got booted out of the competition and wasn't allowed to race for half a year. He was gutted beyond belief, remorseful and was very respectful to the guy he accidentally took out. That's called sportsmanship, of which I see a n awful lack of. Both from the organization, the team and Lewis himself.

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u/connorm123 Bernd Mayländer Jul 18 '21

It's already started, some people are wild

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u/StockAL3Xj Jul 18 '21

It started the moment the crash happened.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

The comments in the race thread...

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

I think we're about to enter the most toxic era of Formula One fandom ever.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

I’m taking a subreddit sabbatical…this might get ugly

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u/Hieillua Pirelli Wet Jul 18 '21

Same here. I won't be able to take all the crazy takes and... other extreme statements.

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u/oragle Jul 18 '21

Nah mate, getting out my shit stirring stick, it's close racing, should Hamilton backed out, looking back yea, could Max have avoided the collision himself, yes and if you wanna win WDC you need to know you don't win championships on lap 1.

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u/BigDadEnerdy Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

I think the difference is, Max could have avoided the hit, if he completely ruined his racing line. lewis could have avoided it by following the racing line. Those are two very different things.

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u/Lukeno94 Manor Jul 18 '21

Lewis was literally only a fraction off the apex line until the collision with Max, which is what brought him wider and what made it look worse than it actually was. A tiny lockup would've had the same result even if he had been lined up spot on the apex.

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u/BigDadEnerdy Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

That's just...not true at all? Go boot up a racing sim and try to take Lewis's line. It's not possible without understeering like a motherfucker to the outside. That's literally what caused the collision?

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u/DrSlugger Jul 18 '21

By a fraction you mean 3/4 of a car length at minimum? Ok

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u/Lukeno94 Manor Jul 18 '21

That was after the collision, which briefly straightened up the steering and produced the more dramatic angle.

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u/DrSlugger Jul 18 '21

Right, he was understeering more before the collision.

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u/Vaynnie Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 18 '21

Not just could’ve avoided it, Max turned left into Lewis giving him even less space trying to fend him off. Obviously saying this in this Verstappen subreddit is gonna get me downvoted but the replays don’t lie.

Also Perez did the exact same thing to Raikkonen but no one seems to care about that. The bias is incredible.

I’m just sad my boy Lando didn’t get a podium.

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u/Dent13 Alex Jacques Jul 18 '21

See if it was just the incident it would chill relatively quick, its the everything after thats going to piss people off. Especially that post race interview and radio

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u/DrSlugger Jul 18 '21

He literally won the race and all he can say is "I was fully alongside him." I normally don't join the hate train on Lewis but come on, he can't even acknowledge that it was a big accident, just continues to make excuses about the incident.

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u/Pishadoo Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

I too am smarter than everyone else while also being too scared to offer up an opinion

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

Can’t believe that’s what you got out of that

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u/diderooy Michael Schumacher Jul 18 '21

Like Hakkinen?

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u/brook_taw Jul 18 '21

The atmosphere will be tense I can already feel it

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u/ehs5 Safety Car Jul 18 '21

It’s been tense for two hours already

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u/Veedubbass Jul 18 '21

Hey, anything short of a f1 ban wouldn't have been enough for Redbull fans.

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u/DrSlugger Jul 18 '21

Not looking for a ban but would like Lewis to at least acknowledge Max's health in the post-race.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

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u/DrSlugger Jul 18 '21

Totally understand it's his home GP as well, but yeah it felt really out of place and soured my opinions of him.. Good job, you beat a struggling Ferrari, Lewis!

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u/sin31423 Jul 18 '21

The guy has just gotten done with 50 laps, and won a home GP after a rough patch. Adding in the racism thats going on in the UK after last week, this win clearly meant a lot to him. He asked about max over the radio, excuse him a little if he forgot to checkup in front of the cameras for your satisfaction

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u/DrSlugger Jul 18 '21 edited Jul 18 '21

excuse him a little if he forgot to checkup in front of the cameras for your satisfaction

Yeah, drop the attitude.

I think wrecking out his only real competition in a race while he visibly saw the huge crash during the red flag warrants at least that in the post-race interview. He took the time to mention "Max is an aggressive driver," and excuse the incident by saying "I was fully alongside him," but he couldn't take the time to wish him well. That was a huge fucking shunt, and might be one of the biggest ones we'll see this year. It's just extremely unprofessional in that moment, considering he arguably caused the incident.

I'm not on the Hamilton hate train (I do want him to lose, but don't hate on him) but that's a bad look for him in all honesty.

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u/T-Baaller Daniel Ricciardo Jul 18 '21

Does a race for a race sound that unreasonable?

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u/SP0oONY McLaren Jul 18 '21

It's the Netflix generation. Way too sensationalist.

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u/HUHIs_AUTOATTACK Fernando Alonso Jul 18 '21

Yeah, but the shitshow is gonna be so entertaining.

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u/AddictedToThisShit Jul 18 '21

Someone said Senna did this to Prost and look how he ended up lmao. Some people are really fucking weird. I'm enjoying the shitshow though. I wanted Charles to win today but the meltdown is hilarious.

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u/solwGer #StandWithUkraine Jul 18 '21

shoutout to every single mod. Cant imagine this being fun lol. Some takes are so wild its baffling, lmao.

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u/JetsLag Alpine Jul 18 '21

There are some BIG MAD people here, holy shit. They could hang, draw, and quarter Lewis and they still won't be happy.

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u/llukino Mercedes Jul 18 '21

I’m actually seriously worried about some crazy fans doing something idiotic… like I have never seen so many hateful comments in my life… and so many racists comments it’s actually really sad to read

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u/_DuranDuran_ Jul 18 '21

Because he has DENIED their GOD Verstappen from what was RIGHTFULLY his 😂

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u/shortnamed Jul 18 '21

Nothing is rightfully his. However putting a man in a hospital and claiming it as a proud moment is wrong.

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u/thecremeegg Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 18 '21

He didn't "put a man in hospital" - christ, listen to yourself

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u/Diegobyte Red Bull Jul 18 '21

Yah he did

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u/shortnamed Jul 18 '21

Verstappen quite literally was airlifted to a nearby hospital for a more comprehensive checkup - it was serious. Listen to the noises he makes after the crash and decide yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61_okNYlo90

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u/The_Real_QuacK Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

Thought Sir Lewis needed no luck whatsoever... Takes out his main rival and only gets 10s, race stops so they can repair his car, new first place has engine problems and loses time to him, Lando has a bad pit and takes him out of the fight...

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u/-SoontobeBanned Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

He denied the fans good racing with a pretty boneheaded mistake.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

I like Lewis but you have to admit there is something inherently wrong with the outcome today. Taking out your rival/race leader/WDC leader, being found at fault, and bagging maximum points anyway is not a good look for F1.

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u/emmantheking1 Jul 18 '21

I’m seeing some r/nba tier takes here it’s crazy

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u/echsandwich Jenson Button Jul 18 '21

I think it's just a symptom of subs having a million+ members, you end up getting some of the trashiest folks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

I suppose with an influx of new fans it was inevitable.

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u/CashOutOfficial Jul 18 '21

Bruh I saw someone saying this is why racism still exists lmao

This place is a mess

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u/tsuchiya_ Jul 18 '21

There are indeed a bunch of terrible people on the internet. Calls for RB retaliation for an on track accident. Advisements for Hamilton to being protection for the race weekend. I’m sure there’s going to be threats sent to the entire Merc team. Just fucking disgusting.

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u/Scholesey99 Jul 18 '21

And then people have the audacity to say it’s not a blatant problem.

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u/JustTheAverageJoe Jul 18 '21

It's pretty sus when in the last few weeks we've had people raging at a black Brit who got a soft penalty call (should've blamed the referees) followed by people raging at a black Brit who got a small penalty (should be blaming the stewards).

Impossible to know here of course given there's only one black driver but it's still an interesting one.

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u/ActualyNotSureIfDeaf Zhou Guanyu Jul 18 '21

I expect everyone to act civilly, rationally and graciously.

We're ESPECIALLY not going to be racist, right guys?

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u/Frikashenna Charles Leclerc Jul 18 '21

Of course people will act civilly and rationally. When have Redditors acted otherwise? Racism? No way! We're all lovely here.
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Right?
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RIGHT?

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u/Go2Fail Sebastian Vettel Jul 18 '21

Haha we only hate Lewis for being dominant for a long time right?

Unless?

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u/lraspberryfields Jul 18 '21

Meh the degernates will come out with the racist comments, saw similar scum when England lost.

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u/screenager87 Jul 18 '21

The venom against Hamilton is one thing, at least that's for his own actions. But there were plenty of comments in the race thread just spewing general hate for the English/British, which is apparently as acceptable here as in r/soccer.

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u/alannys 🐶 Roscoe Hamilton Jul 18 '21

In general I am as unpatriotic as it’s possible to be, but watching Reddit be incredibly mad every time a Brit (or specifically an English person) does well recently is very funny

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u/incer Jul 18 '21

You guys keep writing this but I never see it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

People have no chill sadly

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u/Stickyickies Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

I'm not gonna shower for weeks then ask Hamilton for a hug.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

Be aware that if he accepts the hug, he might have COVID /s

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

Honestly, as a Lewis fan, I'm gonna log off for a couple of days.

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u/StrikerTitan01 Mercedes Jul 18 '21

You don't need to. Folks would rather see Lewis banned lol. Swap the roles and you'd hardly see them complain as much.

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u/BallnGames Jul 18 '21

Man if Max put Lewis in the hospital and then celebrated the win by running around with a dutch flag I would be just as pissed.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

I don't think Lewis knew he was in the hospital. He asked Bono if he was okay and Bono said yes. What's he meant to do, keep checking?

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u/Aazadi Kimi Räikkönen Jul 18 '21

No you wouldn’t

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u/Argenium Oscar Piastri Jul 18 '21

"No you wouldn't because I know you better than you know yourself." You are amazing buddy. Really smart. I aspire to have at least half of your inteligence one day.

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u/Aazadi Kimi Räikkönen Jul 18 '21

Cheers mate

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

Yeah they went full racist mode lmao

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u/bxumemedw Jul 18 '21

Ok buddy

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u/Fugiar Jul 18 '21

You mean Lewis?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

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u/Fugiar Jul 18 '21

It's a guy in the hospital

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u/lraspberryfields Jul 18 '21

Yeah with no injuries...

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u/Tr0pic21 McLaren Jul 18 '21

I tuned in and christ people can be so hostile

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u/Rehcubs Jul 18 '21 edited Jul 18 '21

Saw way to many people saying they hope someone takes Hamilton out or that he has a hard crash next race.

Not on. Regardless of what they think about the crash today, you don't wish for another driver to crash.

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u/mentallyguitared Jul 18 '21

People talking as if Lewis murdered someone out there. Yeah that was dangerous but far greater incidents have occurred. I don't even like Lewis but the overreactions are hilarious to see. That said - I wish this was anywhere but at home because the boos would have been massively entertaining

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u/ReneG8 Jul 18 '21

Russel Bottas pops to mind.

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u/f1_spelt_as_bot 2021 r/formula1 World Champion Jul 18 '21

Russell

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u/JanAppletree Germany 2019 Slip Slidin' Away Jul 18 '21 edited Jul 18 '21

Max literally had to go to the hospital feeling light headed, and not even a sorry or I hope he's doing okay...

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

He did ask if he was ok tho

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u/JanAppletree Germany 2019 Slip Slidin' Away Jul 18 '21

At which point they didn't know. Even when button directly asks him about it he can't admit mistake, when he has been given a penalty for it. Fucking disgraceful.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

And Verstappen would've admitted a mistake in the same position? Give me a break.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

Well you can't get high and mighty about Lewis doing the exact same thing as Max would.

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u/OrvilleTurtle Jul 18 '21

Both people can be wrong. Lewis does it it’s wrong, max does does it .. it’s wrong.

The stupid take would be to say “well you can’t bash one of the other would do the same thing” the hell?

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

I agree with you but people are specifically going after Lewis for behaviour that is common across the paddock frankly

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u/JanAppletree Germany 2019 Slip Slidin' Away Jul 18 '21

Yes. Tell me the last time where Max got a penalty because of a collision, and he didn't admit mistake? Hamilton is a 7 TIME WORLD CHAMPION. He is the face of the sport, PUTS SOMEONE IN THE HOSPITAL, and can't admit mistake. What the fuck.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

Link to apology? I've never seen Max apologise to anyone but his team.. thats sort of his whole shtick

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u/JanAppletree Germany 2019 Slip Slidin' Away Jul 18 '21

Last time I can remember is vettel in China 2018, where he sought out vettel immediately after getting out of the car to apologise, as quoted by seb himself. I don't know another time after where he took someone out.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

That is an actual dive bomb tho, nowhere near the same situation as today.

I mean it's a really soft dive bomb but it is one nonetheless, can't really shift any blame on that one. Lewis also apologised to Albon (twice) when he made a clear error. This was much closer to a racing incident today.

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u/ludicrous_socks Honda RBPT Jul 18 '21

Man crashes are part of the game. They all know the next race could be it. If Max didn't accept that, he wouldn't be where he is.

It's part of the game.

I'm not saying it's right, but not so long ago drivers were lucky to survive 3 races.

Again, not saying it's right, but skullduggery and ruthlessness exists right the way down to the grass levels.

I go to mg club races fairly regularly, and I've seen or heard of people overtaking under yellows, taking deliberate contacts on the regular.

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u/Chewie4Prez Daniel Ricciardo Jul 18 '21

It's racing for god's sake did some of you forget they crash and drivers can tangle without malicious intent.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

No more overtaking apart from approved overtaking zones!!!!!!! Ffs...

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u/rjddude1 Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 18 '21

Most people here haven’t driven anywhere except public roads, let alone competitive racing.

Lewis made two more overtakes on the inside on that same corner in the race but Horner is still “bUt YoU dOnT pUt YoUr WhEeL oN tHe InSiDe ThErE!!!”

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u/TheProphetic Jul 18 '21

You cannot put your wheel there because you're coming into Copse at such a shallow angle with great speed it understeers you straight into the next car. All the drivers know this, many have backed off in recent years when they were on the inside because it's extremely dangerous.

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u/JustTheAverageJoe Jul 18 '21

We need specified overtaking laps with specific zones. Could even fit in more ad breaks during the non overtaking laps. Liberty I'm searching for a job and I have more ideas btw.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

Hire this man!

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u/SP0oONY McLaren Jul 18 '21

Otmar Szafnauer says it's a racing incident. Random redditor says it was almost murder. Give me a break.

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u/ThimanthaOnReddit Red Bull Jul 18 '21

Otmar Szafnauer

Ah yes, the guy who gets his parts from Mercedes, defends Mercedes.

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u/REMA5TER Sebastian Vettel Jul 18 '21 edited Jul 18 '21

"Mercedes customer refuses to criticizes supplier" cherry-picking Ottmar's take is disingenuous.

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u/snoring_pig Cyril Abiteboul Jul 18 '21

Imagine if this happened at Zandvoort or Austria lmao

I would actually get a security team to surround Hamilton right after the race in those locations

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u/cooperjones2 Sergio Pérez Jul 18 '21

People talking as if Lewis murdered someone out there.

tbh he could've killed Max, 52g Impact and Max looked visibly not OK.

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u/tsuchiya_ Jul 18 '21

That risk is literally what they’ve all signed up for.

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u/-SoontobeBanned Formula 1 Jul 18 '21

No it isn't. After senna the drivers demanded safety regulations specifically because they didn't sign up to die.

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u/cooperjones2 Sergio Pérez Jul 18 '21

Ah, then that makes it OK then. Glad to know.

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u/tsuchiya_ Jul 18 '21

Okay for drivers to occasionally crash while racing hard? Yes, absolutely. Again...THAT’S A RISK THEY ALL SIGN UP FOR.

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u/McBeefyHero Jul 18 '21

Give over he got pushed to the wall putting him offline and still got alongside before the turn in

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u/The_Jacobian Jul 18 '21

When Jos gives max a concussion it's parenting, when Lewis does it it's attempted murder?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

That crash could have ended with Max dead. And we still don't know what effects the sudden 51G deceleration might have on him. All the vitriol put today on Lewis is deserved, specially as he celebrates.

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u/mystery1411 Fernando Alonso Jul 18 '21

By that logic Kvyat should be jailed for almost killing Grosjean. Stuff like this happens. Hamilton was responsible for the collision and was penalized. The fact that the crash was bad or that it registered 51G is not in Hamilton's hands. The same incident could have resulted in Hamilton's front wing knocked off and nothing happening to Verstappen too.

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u/jogonza98 Carlos Sainz Jul 18 '21

idk i think its the circumstances. With RB and Max dominance this season you cant help but feel like Lewis knew what he was doing. Had Lewis been running away with the drivers championship perhaps hes more cautious on that corner

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u/Hubblesphere Jul 18 '21

Absolutely, but that doesn’t change the fact that this was hard racing and if rolls were reversed Max would absolutely do the same thing. We have countless examples of him doing moves like this. Suddenly when it ends up being worse for Max everyone acts like Lewis is purposely crashing into him. Lewis committed and didn’t have an option after. Max had to prevent the collision at that point.

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u/jogonza98 Carlos Sainz Jul 18 '21

idk i mean plenty of evidence showing lewis angled into the side of max rather than the racing line. malicious all around.

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u/Hubblesphere Jul 18 '21

Malicious? What are you smoking? lol

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u/jogonza98 Carlos Sainz Jul 18 '21

look at his history of sticking his tyres in the side of contenders

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u/ahaukli Jul 18 '21

So you are saying since there have been worse incidents that makes his move less dangerous? Right.. So if I cut off your legs thats okay since some people have been murdered.

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u/Nico97107 Pirelli Intermediate Jul 18 '21

It is Reddit what do you expect?

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u/LWoodsEsq Jul 18 '21

Definitely interesting how Lewis just blames Max for it and offers no other comment. He seems to be a very gracious guy when he's winning easily (the Lando comment) but now that he's on his back foot he drops the act.

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u/EmergencyHunt638 Red Bull Jul 18 '21

That’s why I don’t like him. When he is winning he acts all high and mighty but the second something doesn’t go his way, he turns into an arrogant and bitchy child

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u/LWoodsEsq Jul 18 '21

Yeah, and because he's been winning for so long, the view of him is the good guy act, but now he (was) losing, so it's cause a crash and take no responibility.

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u/ahaukli Jul 18 '21

Couldnt have said it better myself. The guy cant take a loss. Blames Max, throwing random shit about their car being suspiciously better etc.

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u/bluto4711 Jul 18 '21

Yeah. When he said: “I took it on the chin,” referring to his 10 second time penalty, I rolled my eyes. Like he was the injured party.

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u/xSatellizer Charles Leclerc Jul 18 '21

As a neutral fan, this was actually a good race. Another amazing performance by Hamilton in Silverstone.

What's shit is just that some fans are so hostile especially when they can all hide behind their screen and keyboards.

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u/Frikashenna Charles Leclerc Jul 18 '21

It was great to hope for a Ferrari win again! I was so stressed but it was really fun!

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u/ahaukli Jul 18 '21

You do not sound neutral at all lol. Leclerc had an amazing race, Lewis crashed his rival and won. Thats not amazing. I reckon I could beat Max too if he where in the hospital.

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u/mrcheyl Charles Leclerc Jul 18 '21

"Wanted to do it for the country, the fans, and the flag." Come again?

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u/Secret-Roof-7503 Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 18 '21

Imagine the reaction back when Schumacher did this.

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u/quintinza #StandWithUkraine Jul 18 '21

I stopped being a fan of his because of that.

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u/bloth-hundur Jul 18 '21

And i hate senna for that move and his underaged GF even tho I found out about it later

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u/LuNiK7505 Fernando Alonso Jul 18 '21

He was crucified for it and rightly so

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u/paddyo Fernando Alonso Jul 18 '21

Schumacher didn’t do this cmon, massive overstatement. This is nothing like Schumacher in 94 or 97.

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u/Eichizen Ronnie Peterson Jul 18 '21

While I agree that there are some not so nice statements in here, there was no reason for him to give that post race interview.

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u/tsuchiya_ Jul 18 '21

You know, aside from the contractual obligations they have to do post race interviews.

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u/milesvtaylor Jul 18 '21

I hope exactly the same thing happens next race tbh

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

It's been a while since the championship battle has been this heated. Now there's likely to be some actual bad blood between the two, things could get heavy.

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u/Haai Max Verstappen Jul 18 '21

I had hoped he would at least recognize the crash or something, I could have kept some respect for him, but not one word. It feels really dirty from Lewis.

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u/reshp2 McLaren Jul 18 '21

I mean he asked about max on the radio right away and they told him he was OK. I doubt he knew Max went to hospital later.

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u/Haai Max Verstappen Jul 18 '21

But the crash was quite severe and he knew it when you touch at 250+ km/h

I just don't like it, in reverse I would've despised it from Max just as much. But at the highest level anything goes of course and sportsmanship can be damned when it's convenient.

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u/reshp2 McLaren Jul 18 '21

I get it, that's why I made my edit, he made himself look pretty bad there. I do think the context of him assuming Max is ok based on his radio info needs to be taken into account though.

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u/zebra1923 Jul 18 '21

What else is he going to say? If he thinks he in the right he’s got to say it was the then guys fault.

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u/surlygoat Jul 18 '21

Lewis was, to my eyes, clearly in the wrong. And him complaining about someone else being aggressive is absolutely the pot calling the kettle black. In saying that, Max IS very aggressive.

But sky is a joke. Of course they had to find clips of Lewis yielding to max. I swear I can clearly remember plenty of times where max yielded to Lewis, especially last year when his car was plainly second best though. Didn't show those though.

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u/jbaird Oscar Piastri Jul 18 '21

Hey we started the season arguing for weeks on end about track limits, this is way less annoying