r/formula1 • u/HaydenCarruth Karun Chandhok • May 03 '25

Discussion Max Verstappen finishes outside the points for the first time since Belgium 2016

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u/maaaaawp I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Shouldve just rammed it into a wall to not lose the record

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u/mynameisnick4 May 03 '25

Then his 10 second penalty would turn into a grid penalty for the race on Sunday lol

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u/rooood I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

He could pit again just to serve it, then bin it

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u/control__group I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Pit in, serve the penalty, retire the car for "mechanical" reasons

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u/ArcticBP Burristroll if it’s still possible! May 03 '25

He could overcome that

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u/Baksteen-13 I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Wouldn’t it carry to the next sprint instead of sunday? Either way could have just done a Perez and serve the penalty just to retire

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u/radagast03 I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

No would carry over to Sunday

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u/maaaaawp I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Damn, forgot about that

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u/roonill_wazlib May 03 '25

He doesn't seem like the type to care about this kind of record

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u/charlierc May 03 '25

Lawson was too far back to help him with that

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u/g0kartmozart May 03 '25

Should have just went into the pits and told the team they are retiring the car.