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Apparently Masi didn't follow the rules anyway. All lapped card should have overtaken, then the SC ended at the end of the following lap. He let five cars through then immediately ended the SC. Rules 39.12 and 39.13 of the 2021 FIA Sporting Code. In this instance, that would mean the race ends...

Not for me.

I've watched this sport a long time. That's the most farcical end to a title I've ever seen (I wasn't around when Prost and Senna had their incidentz and I wasn't into it when n Schumacher and Hill/Villenueve had their incidents.) For me, it's not about who won it today. It's the manner it...

No doubt they probably weren't the best at strategy. Red Bull had that option and took it, that's fair enough. That's racing. My problem is the one I've had for the last couple of seasons with Masi. He's out of his depth.

You do raise a good point. If you assume Max would have done the opposite and stayed out, then yeah, it would have been reversed. As I say though, it would still have put them close to Max, and I'm not sure they trusted that to end well. Even with fresher tires and better grip.

Thing is if they'd pitted him that would have put him behind Max, he was just close enough. And the Mercedes really struggles in dirty air. I'm not sure it'd have had the same pace if it'd been behind. Plus, it leaves them open to Max forgetting how brakes work again.

Yes. But to say not to do it, then change it is unprecedented. I'm sorry, but that's race control making it up as they go. At least with Charlie Whiting once a decision was made it was stuck to.

It stinks. Absolutely stinks. Race control have never behaved in that manner before.

He didn't stay there though, that's all that matters.

Sorry, but that's a disgrace from Masi.

That's the title for Max

That's snookered Lewis has it?

Nice to see Bottas keeping with traditions and not turning up....

Mazepin out with Covid.

I think Max will be out of sight by the end of lap one.

It's an absolute sham and a sad commentary on the state of F1 that Oscar Piastri doesn't have a seat for next season.

Smith looking like next man in for Australia? Hope we get Labuschagne before Warner. Him and Smith could be a frustrating partnership.

We seem to have a real problem with edging to slip. If I recall, wasn't that the theme from the last Ashes series?

I admit, my expectations were low. But that's a comically bad start.

Well, the 5 seconds was because Lewis had all but made the overtake and was making the corner. Thing is Max, in trying to defend, didn't make the corner and took them both off wide. That's not on. He then compounded it by slowing down more or less on the racing line and then braking erratically...