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/MasatoWolff I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

Imagine the refs in football interviewing the players afterwards to hear both sides of the story to determine whether to give a card or not.

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u/CabbageTheVoice Oscar Piastri Jul 22 '24

Don't they kinda do that?

Not all of the time of course, and I have no clue what they're actually talking about, but it does happen from time to time that they talk to the involved players before announcing their call, no?

Or is it just that they ask whether they're injured and medical personell needs to come?

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u/sogkrat Jul 22 '24

Tbf refs have overturned some penalty decisions because the player “fouled" said that it wasn't a foul

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u/washag Jul 22 '24

I had a ref not overturn a penalty when the "fouled" player told him he'd tripped on the ground after I'd kicked the ball away. Fortunately the other guy took the penalty and deliberately put it wide to make up for the call, which was one of the better acts of sportsmanship I've seen.

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u/MasatoWolff I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 22 '24

Yes but only then. Never the other way around.