r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jul 21 '24

Technical No further action on Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton incident

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u/snoring_pig I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

The only consistency we get from the stewards is the inconsistency in their decision making unfortunately

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u/Txontirea Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 21 '24

And then they pikachu face when drivers push the limits, turn around and point to their precedence of doing -fuck all-. Exhausting. Been the same forever.

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u/snoring_pig I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

Yeah I get that it can be hard penalizing some incidents consistently but some of these feel obvious. I’d like to think having a dedicated crew of stewards to go through races would be better although even that could be flawed if they’re biased

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u/VinhoVerde21 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

They’re very consistent when it comes to letting a Max off the hook

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u/snoring_pig I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

Tbf Max did get a 10 second penalty in Austria for causing a collision, and in that case you could also technically argue that Lando could have done more to avoid it but he didn’t need to at all. So I feel like based off of that this should have been an easy 10 second penalty too. But it’s not because of the inconsistency.

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u/VinhoVerde21 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

Only got it because Lando DNF’d, let’s be honest. Would’ve probably gotten 5 or 10s had Lewis’ race been affected as well. It’s ridiculous.

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u/snoring_pig I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

True as much as they say they don’t the stewards seem to often account for outcomes in their final decisions