Eh?

Rules give 2 options:

Option 1; let no cars overtake. Lewis wins

Option 2: let all cars overtake. Lewis wins

He chose option '3'. Contravene rules and let only cars that benefit Max overtake.

Complete cobblers imho.

Posted By: Timmy_Goat on December 12th 2021 at 20:34:30

Message Thread

Result stands court of arbitration next ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - loz, Dec 12, 19:08:37
- This is going to make some lawyers very rich (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 12, 20:22:32
  - Nice gig for the wig jockey they took over with them (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 20:25:24
    - I suppose it depends how much money is tied up in the championship and (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 12, 20:40:13
      - “Couple of hundred grand” (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 12, 21:47:46
        
        *strikes OG off list of potential advisors* (n/m) (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 22:02:56
        
        In real life though (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 12, 22:40:08
    - and the big dollar is in the constructors championship (Other Sports) - Tombs, Dec 12, 20:38:11
      - Yes, prestige-wise very much the other way round (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 20:41:20
        
        that's pretty much media driven by stoking nationalism (Other Sports) - Tombs, Dec 12, 21:09:55
  - I love the smell of barristers in the morning… (Other Sports) - Under soil heating, Dec 12, 20:23:31
- Masi was basically given Hobson’s choice. (Other Sports) - Ruttles, Dec 12, 20:01:04
  - Eh? (Other Sports) - Timmy_Goat, Dec 12, 20:34:30
  - But one results in the deserved winner winning and the other doesn’t. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 12, 20:29:30
  - In your scenario 1, what would red bull be appealing exactly? (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 20:01:53
    - That the lapped cars hadn’t been allowed to un lap themselves. (Other Sports) - Ruttles, Dec 12, 20:17:09
      - But they took that risk when they ‘chose’ to pit (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 20:21:37
        
        The team radio commentary basically had Horner demanding that Masi ordered unlapping (Other Sports) - Ruttles, Dec 12, 20:36:30
        
        And Toto was telling him earlier not to deploy a SC (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 20:55:45
        
        I think one was asking the other demanding. (Other Sports) - Ruttles, Dec 12, 21:15:51
        
        Or one was interfering with safety decisions, the other just racing positions (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 22:08:20
- It is an utter farce. (Other Sports) - Old Man, Dec 12, 19:24:12
  - Totally devalues Max's world champion status imho (Other Sports) - Timmy_Goat, Dec 12, 19:47:25
- Just another reason to cancel my Sky subscription (Other Sports) - Ben, Dec 12, 19:22:00
  - You don’t watch the football at all? (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Dec 12, 19:28:04
    - Only our matches (Other Sports) - Ben, Dec 12, 19:49:52
      - I’m the same actually (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 19:51:20
  - Blub! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dog, Dec 12, 19:27:15
- Seems they are falling back on the argument you suggested CWC (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 12, 19:09:43
  - It’s a total farce (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 19:39:10
    - Oh and I don’t see any point in a higher appeal (n/m) (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 12, 19:39:51
      - I think the whole safety car rule needs looking at (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 12, 19:46:18
        
        Hamilton could easily have won 10 (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 19:49:23
  - Not sure there is any point (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 12, 19:19:39
  - Appeal not court of appeal. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 12, 19:13:37

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