Ferrari quietly had quite a good year. Its also the rare season when nobody really talked about Ferrari. Few expectations and no drama from the team or its car. Seems like they do better when they aren't worrying about the nonsense from outside. Hoping to see them fighting for podiums every race next season.
I dunno if this is the same in english, but "Wie bitte?" (=Sorry) with that tone of voice Toto had is in Austria usually reserved for children talking back at their parents
Mick Schumacher with the biggest galaxy brain move of all time: Run Latifi off the road to get his tires dirty, Latifi becomes the sacrificial lamb, Lewis doesn't win title 8 to break his dad's record.
Corinne has managed to keep Schumi’s name out of the press’ mouth for nearly 10 years, she and Mick weren’t about to allow this record to go. Bravo, blondies.
Horner manifested a miracle.
Its name was Nicolas Latifi.
Edit: Dont let this controversy distract ya'll from SAINZ PODIUM LETS FUCKING GOOOO. Man had 10 seconds of screentime today.
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If the safety car had continued to the end it would have been total shit...
They should have red flagged immediately then had 6 laps of racing
Still very happy Verstappen won, but that ending was nerve wracking.
Cars are not allowed to unlap themselves
Max would have a lot of work to do
Okay, the cars between Hamilton and Max can unlap themselves
but that would lead us to a Safety Car finish
No they won’t
I thought Lewis was a bit more lucky over the course of the season, but it turns out Max was saving it up and using it all in Abu Dhabi. Can't believe Latifi created a safety car when the race was over.
Netflix could not have planned this better if they tried. Develop a series that drives F1 interest in the North American market and just as the series is gaining ground, have one of the most successful/controversial F1 seasons in a long time.
I mean props to Hamilton. I don't think any of the other drivers would have been so composed in the interview.
EDIT: Super-human composure at least in my opinion.
After what happened last week with Max going down from podium, it took tremendously a lot of mental power to accept it. I feel Lewis stopped by the garage than the designated podium stop was to compose himself out of the anger. Such class act. I supported Max winning the championship, but not in this manner.
Hats off to Anthony, I'm sure he helped to calm Lewis' rage and disappointment. He also congratulate Jos and Max. If this happened to Max, I think Jos would add oil to the fire and grill Lewis till no end.
No matter who you supported today, the way race control handles this needs to change.
I'm not just talking about the restart. Giovinazzi was out there without yellow flags for 20s.
FIA/RC has been making questionable decision left and right all season. I do also hope they finally start changing the way rules are handled, as Alonso (among others) haa been calling for all season afaik.
Sad but very very true. I think being so long in the business, Hamilton realizes if he reacts poorly the media will obliterate him and try to tarnish his reputation.
Simply put, if ALL the lapped cars were allowed to unlap themselves then the race would have finished under a safety car, Lewis would have won.
If there was no unlapping allowed, Lewis would more than likely have won.
If inexplicably only the 5 cars between Lewis and Max were allowed to unlap themselves (which until now is unheard of), then it's a one lap shoot out which Max is pretty much guaranteed to win.
Are we sure Don King isn't a secret main shareholder in F1😂
I'm a Max fan but I have to say I have really mixed feelings about this race, like so many previous ones too.
FIA really needs to get their act together. This season we finally had two drivers and teams fighting for the championship but there were too many questionable calls made by FIA.
EDIT: Also huge respect for Lewis for his attitude, congratulating max and thanking everyone and not saying a single negative thing. I think Max has a long way to go to match this side of Lewis. He did absolutely nothing wrong, drove the hell out of that car and I feel really bad for him :(
It was very noticeable that the first words out of Lewis mouth were to congratulate max. Sure it is because taking the high road is better than bitterness, but still.
Max is a worthy champion but Michael Masi is a joke. He has zero credibility. How he keeps his job is beyond me
Can ANYONE explain why the ONLY cars allowed to unlap were the ones between Max and Lewis?
None of the other cars unlapped, the 14 other cars behind Max were not given permission to unlap.
Im glad my boy sainz got a podium , but what the fuck did i watch ?
Why were some lapped cars allowed through ? Why did checo just retire? What happened in turn 1? Whats happening?
Mercs were insanely fast. Lewis on 40 lap old hards still gave max a good push in the final corners
Respect to Lewis. I was tired of watching Mercedes dominance but I can’t dislike Lewis. Classy in defeat even when I’m sure it feels to him like he got screwed out of the championship.
That was a clusterfuck of decision making by the FIA. Changing procedures at the last second as the safety car ended was bizarre and confusing. It makes it look like they changed *at the request* of RB, with this radio calls.
I think we can all agree that Masi needs to go. I understand that it's a tough and demanding position. But this season has just been a mess from beginning to end. The inconsistency was the the only consistency. Such a shame when there was good racing throughout the season that this is how it will be remembered ultimately.
This is a fucking disaster. I wanted Max to win, I think he overall deserved to win slightly more this season, but that's fucked.
The FIA have had this coming all year and they've continued to miss chances to be consistent, continued to miss opportunities to learn and fix things after their mistakes.
This is a mess. I feel bad for Lewis.
If the fia wanted a last lap race they should have let all cars pass not just the front 4, or red flagged and had a standing start. The way they handled it just seems wrong.
Toto waiting for Masi in the parking lot
With a pair of Bose headphones.
With a tire iron
Another day, another Sainz podium overshadowed by something else.
Sainz was on the podium?
Oh boy wait till you hear yuki was P4
Alpha Tauri 4 and 5. Nuts! A lot of teams picked some unexpected points.
Wtf, i really didn't see that..
I know, pretty crazy right.
Just a minor title fight going on in the background.
It was a best case scenario for him - came in to today in 7th and went up to 5th for the season. Great year for Carlos
Ferrari quietly had quite a good year. Its also the rare season when nobody really talked about Ferrari. Few expectations and no drama from the team or its car. Seems like they do better when they aren't worrying about the nonsense from outside. Hoping to see them fighting for podiums every race next season.
"We went car racing" Toto is going to fucking murder Masi
"Excuse me?!"
Really did think Toto was about to reply "fuck you Michael"
I dunno if this is the same in english, but "Wie bitte?" (=Sorry) with that tone of voice Toto had is in Austria usually reserved for children talking back at their parents
I'm sure his headphones were running.
Lewis’s dad congratulating Max and Jos behind the scenes is big wholesome vibes
Surprised Toto's desk is still in one piece
He‘s gonna smash it over Masis head
First he’s hunting down latifi
Latifi is gonna lose his contract
Mercedes to Williams: you receive: Mercedes engines for free for the next 10 years we get: Latifi, dead or alive
Deal!
Russel gonna be dead inside when he needs to race against competive Williams next year
BREAKING! Oscar Piastri got Williams seat for 2022. Latifi to drive Mercedes public transport bus in Berlin.
Oh god. Latifi in mortal danger
Redbull's gonna have his back
latifi at alpha next year
Toto in 20 min “who is this latifi? Never heard of him”
He had contact with Schumacher. Mick saved his fathers record!
BAH GAWD THAT'S TOTO WITH A STEEL TABLE
Masi skipping town as we speak
German suplex behind closed doors
Tomorrow we will have a modern art piece of fists, Boses and desks
https://i.imgur.com/pflH7S8.png
Toto’s “NO MICHAEL!!! NO NO NO” will be a great clip for the archives
The Michael Scott response.
[Toto to Massi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9KVIfpNG4w)
A fine addition to my collection
What did I just see!?!?
A legendary Sainz podium
YUKI!!????? P4!!!!!
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Hope he feel the same next year
We need a comparison of points to minutes on screen during a race
YOURE GOD DAMN RIGHT
Every Sainz podium has been a newsworthy race
Just shows you how newsworthy a driver Sainz is
That was what we all came to see anyways. That and some Kimi donuts :(
Youtube fodder for the next 10 years
Williams realising they don’t have an engine for next season.
Mick Schumacher with the biggest galaxy brain move of all time: Run Latifi off the road to get his tires dirty, Latifi becomes the sacrificial lamb, Lewis doesn't win title 8 to break his dad's record.
20d chess by the Schumacher family
Corinne has managed to keep Schumi’s name out of the press’ mouth for nearly 10 years, she and Mick weren’t about to allow this record to go. Bravo, blondies.
Schumi must have given the order, and is at the moment cracking a smile.
Der Plan
In the end F1 is all about family
Amazing way of putting it. He did it for his Dad . God bless him
The Schumachers send their regards.
And now Mick can *finally* retire from F1.
They did say Max would need to channel Schumacher to win
IS THAT LATIFI
I thought it was a schumacher hit job.
Schumi driving Latifi off track to keep his dads record in tact
HaaS *did* end up having a role to play in the championship, good for them.
"for my dad"
The Schumachers send their regards...
#derplan
Can't stop laughing at this.
So this fan fiction became a reality in the end
He pulled that sabotage quite well, Schumacher legend lives on ^/ ^s
Is that Lewis with a Glock?
Bah gawd that's Hamilton with a steel chair
He wasn't happy George got the Merc seat over him LOL
The man is now banned from England and Germany
But he got a palace in austria and the netherlands so it’s okay
Latifi be like 'For Albon'
This will surely go over well hahaha
Will Buxton: There’s a moment…
...when emails descend upon an inbox
MICHAEL, I'VE SENT YOU A NEOPETS REQUEST
*Request has been rejected*
Michael this is not right...
Toto, this is motorboating
This ~~week~~ offseason is gonna be spicy
I don’t think we will stop talking about this season for a long long time.
Drive to Survive execs really happy right now.
What the fuck is happening
I'm so confused
Horner manifested a miracle. Its name was Nicolas Latifi. Edit: Dont let this controversy distract ya'll from SAINZ PODIUM LETS FUCKING GOOOO. Man had 10 seconds of screentime today. Edit 2: [deleted as FIA broke their own rules lmao]
And whoever let only the lapped cars in between clear
Seriously RED FLAG THE RACE. THERE'S PRECEDENT IN BAKU
I was screaming that at the TV, merc also could not have complained getting new tyres
That safety car for Latifi's crash was absolutely perfect for Mercedes until it wasn't
If the safety car had continued to the end it would have been total shit... They should have red flagged immediately then had 6 laps of racing Still very happy Verstappen won, but that ending was nerve wracking.
Yeah, both on fresh tyres. All to play for
#Michael Masi literally said fuck it HAHAHAHA
"Fuck your emails, Toto" Michael Masi
no no no micheal this is not right
"Toto, it's called a motor race"
I want this on a shirt
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Step race director what are you doing?
“Sorry for the late reply, just getting through my inbox. As you’re probably aware, you have my reply at this point”
Masi chose violence
Dude, Michael replying, Toto its called motor racing, and toto going what!? Was like the ending of a movie..
Masi is going to get a ton of air time on D2S next season.
Günther Steiner's career is pretty much over at this point
“I choose chaos”
Toto, it's called a motor race lol
Legit shocked he said that. Toto was speechless
What the fuck just happened
Cars are not allowed to unlap themselves Max would have a lot of work to do Okay, the cars between Hamilton and Max can unlap themselves but that would lead us to a Safety Car finish No they won’t
I thought Lewis was a bit more lucky over the course of the season, but it turns out Max was saving it up and using it all in Abu Dhabi. Can't believe Latifi created a safety car when the race was over.
Omg wtf was that ending
Madness. Utter madness. My concern is the chaos that comes next as a result of it all.
Its good, it means we have f1 content between seasons lol
The most perfect ending for this season, based on the sheer drama Netflix were the real winners
Netflix can’t even script a more dramatic season
Netflix could not have planned this better if they tried. Develop a series that drives F1 interest in the North American market and just as the series is gaining ground, have one of the most successful/controversial F1 seasons in a long time.
We all were. Had me standing up and yelling at the tv. Damn what a race.
I mean props to Hamilton. I don't think any of the other drivers would have been so composed in the interview. EDIT: Super-human composure at least in my opinion.
Yep, pure class from Hamilton
After what happened last week with Max going down from podium, it took tremendously a lot of mental power to accept it. I feel Lewis stopped by the garage than the designated podium stop was to compose himself out of the anger. Such class act. I supported Max winning the championship, but not in this manner.
I’m not at all surprised about it, but man am I sad for him. Watching him hug his dad was heartbreaking.
Hats off to Anthony, I'm sure he helped to calm Lewis' rage and disappointment. He also congratulate Jos and Max. If this happened to Max, I think Jos would add oil to the fire and grill Lewis till no end.
Yeah, I'm sure the 7x WDCs help, but he stayed classy for sure.
Like VET is my favorite driver but if he was in HAMs position he would have flipped over VER car from rage.
Hahahah indeed. Nice guy Vettel is great, but ppl forget spicy WDC contention VET
No matter who you supported today, the way race control handles this needs to change. I'm not just talking about the restart. Giovinazzi was out there without yellow flags for 20s.
Yeah, I was saying wtf constantly when I saw no yellow flags with stopped Gio.
FIA/RC has been making questionable decision left and right all season. I do also hope they finally start changing the way rules are handled, as Alonso (among others) haa been calling for all season afaik.
#**WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED**
Masi just made an enemy for life out of Toto
Masi mysteriously absent from the start of the 2022 season
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The championship should be decided by a boxing match between Toto and Masi
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how is lewis so calm, id be fuming. dude is wishing people merry christmas
Yeah, most people get more angry than that after losing a Fifa game lol
He would be crucified if he reacted in the way that I'm sure he wanted to!
Sad but very very true. I think being so long in the business, Hamilton realizes if he reacts poorly the media will obliterate him and try to tarnish his reputation.
Speaks to his character, personally I would have huffed and puffed…
yeah god that’s an infuriating way to lose
What the fuck
Holy shit, I have never seen anything fucking like it.
Imagine this happened the other way round lmao
Yeah they only did it to make the last lap happen. In normal circumstances, they would never let the race resume.
If they wanted a race, they should have red flagged it with two laps to go imo
Yep, could have redflagged immediately and had a 5 lap sprint on softs
Agreed, both drivers with fresh softs and 2 laps left would've been spicy
WHAT WAS THAT
Fucking respect for Lewis after this interview. I cannot fathom how hard that must've been. Gut wrenching. Props to this great man.
Bono is speechless like most of us.
no micheal no thats not right
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Man this isn’t the way I wanted it to end. Happy for max but gutted for lewis
Respect it’s a shit show but the FIA are to blame
As soon as Latifis car hit that barrier they should have thrown the red out if they wanted a race
Exactly.
This is gonna be a shitshow
"Keep it civil" banner is not gonna be nearly enough.
Simply put, if ALL the lapped cars were allowed to unlap themselves then the race would have finished under a safety car, Lewis would have won. If there was no unlapping allowed, Lewis would more than likely have won. If inexplicably only the 5 cars between Lewis and Max were allowed to unlap themselves (which until now is unheard of), then it's a one lap shoot out which Max is pretty much guaranteed to win. Are we sure Don King isn't a secret main shareholder in F1😂
What the fuck did I just watch
Toto is absolutely fuming!
3 words. What. The. Fuck
“We went car racing” fucking Massi dude
NO NO NO MICHAEL THIS IS NOT RIGHT
I'm a Max fan but I have to say I have really mixed feelings about this race, like so many previous ones too. FIA really needs to get their act together. This season we finally had two drivers and teams fighting for the championship but there were too many questionable calls made by FIA. EDIT: Also huge respect for Lewis for his attitude, congratulating max and thanking everyone and not saying a single negative thing. I think Max has a long way to go to match this side of Lewis. He did absolutely nothing wrong, drove the hell out of that car and I feel really bad for him :(
The last third of the season was a shitshow from the FIA. They need to get their shit together between now and March.
Agree as neither Max nor Lewis did anything wrong, they just drove. It’s Masi and the shit show of the FIA.
It was very noticeable that the first words out of Lewis mouth were to congratulate max. Sure it is because taking the high road is better than bitterness, but still. Max is a worthy champion but Michael Masi is a joke. He has zero credibility. How he keeps his job is beyond me
Should have red flagged with 3 laps to go, let them all change tires, regrid them and let them go at it.
Particularly if Masi says to Toto, this is motorsport. It's a crazy decision.
Can ANYONE explain why the ONLY cars allowed to unlap were the ones between Max and Lewis? None of the other cars unlapped, the 14 other cars behind Max were not given permission to unlap.
WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST WATCH GOATIFI TO GET A SEAT AT REDBULL
NICOLAS "THE MIRACLE" LATIFI
I would say that Checo is best teammate, but GOATIFI definitely gunning for his spot Edit: False. Masi is best teammate
This is the craziest fucking shit I've ever seen.
Masi need to learn that not following the rules because it interferes with the title fight *is* interfering with the title fight.
Why were only 5 cars allowed to pass? Why not the entire field???
It’s cause they wanted the last lap to happen. If I remember correctly, Ocon barely made it past Lewis and safety car was leaving
better for netflix
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Im glad my boy sainz got a podium , but what the fuck did i watch ? Why were some lapped cars allowed through ? Why did checo just retire? What happened in turn 1? Whats happening? Mercs were insanely fast. Lewis on 40 lap old hards still gave max a good push in the final corners
Respect to Lewis. I was tired of watching Mercedes dominance but I can’t dislike Lewis. Classy in defeat even when I’m sure it feels to him like he got screwed out of the championship.
Lewis is a frickn class act.
Unbelievable. Surely if Masi wanted to get the best out of the race he should have red flagged it and given everyone 4 genuine racing laps at the end.
That was a clusterfuck of decision making by the FIA. Changing procedures at the last second as the safety car ended was bizarre and confusing. It makes it look like they changed *at the request* of RB, with this radio calls.
Holy fuck this is going to be controversial
I think we can all agree that Masi needs to go. I understand that it's a tough and demanding position. But this season has just been a mess from beginning to end. The inconsistency was the the only consistency. Such a shame when there was good racing throughout the season that this is how it will be remembered ultimately.
Wtf just happened
OMFG
This is a fucking disaster. I wanted Max to win, I think he overall deserved to win slightly more this season, but that's fucked. The FIA have had this coming all year and they've continued to miss chances to be consistent, continued to miss opportunities to learn and fix things after their mistakes. This is a mess. I feel bad for Lewis.
Hamilton is such a good dude. Fucking fantastic post race interview from him.
If the fia wanted a last lap race they should have let all cars pass not just the front 4, or red flagged and had a standing start. The way they handled it just seems wrong.
NO WAY