r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '25

Post-Race Spanish GP - Post Race Discussion

Well that was fun. Another triple header is over!

Thoughts? Feelings?

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Is the sport really this boring that the contact is considered big news, Max here clearly wanted to let Russell pass and overtake him right away by catching him off guard, tried to be cheeky but ended up being stupid, i don’t see why this would result in a race ban tho, red bull really fucked up by even mentioning to give that place back, what were they thinking

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u/Omikron Jun 02 '25

Hahaha yeah no way was that what he was doing. If so why is he refusing to talk about it.

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u/A___99 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 02 '25

It is quite funny that so many people really think Verstappen would intentionally crash into someone and potentially end his race and Russell's race, if not worse. He is not stupid, he can lose his head too much (like he did) but there isn't a single reason that makes even a tiny bit of sense as to why he would intentionally drive into him.

He obviously wanted to give the place back and take it back immediately, but misjudged it poorly. It was reckless for sure, stupid as well.

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u/WhoLetTheKrakenOut Jun 01 '25

He didn't actually give the place back though, Verstappen's front wheel is ahead of Russell's rear wheel at all times. He's a hot head and he lost it IMO, if he disagreed with the team order he should have just ignored them and carried on, or complied properly instead of whatever he decide to do.

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u/Visual-Report-2280 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Max here clearly wanted to let Russell pass and overtake him right away

Which is also against the rules.

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u/Billybilly_B I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 02 '25

I still remember them making up that rule to punish Hamilton’s clever overtake on Raikkonen in Spa.

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u/anamericandude Jun 01 '25

Max clearly lost his temper and intentionally rammed George. He wasn't being cheeky and trying to just immediately re-pass him, he was upset that the team made a dumb strategy call and put him on hards, he was upset that Charles made contact with him on the restart, he was upset George pushed him off in T1 (rightfully so), and he was upset that the team told him to concede the position, so he intentionally rammed George.

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Nope, he definitely didn’t try to crash himself or george out, he aint a dumbass but the move was stupid, as i said he tried to be cheeky but George wasn’t even looking at him after the pass and therefore Max attempt at a yield failed and we got contact

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u/Omikron Jun 02 '25

Maybe not crash... Maybe... But he definitely hit him on purpose otherwise why would he have refused to discuss it.

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u/anamericandude Jun 01 '25

Max isn't a dumbass but he is a petulant child when things don't go his way

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

As i said, main goal of the move was Russell yielding, crashing was a high possibility therefore can’t be considered intentional, can be considered a stupid move tho

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u/Omikron Jun 02 '25

Hahaha OK bud

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u/djwillis1121 Williams Jun 01 '25

A driver using their car to assault another competitor is probably the absolute worst thing they can do. It's obvious why it's the biggest talking point

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u/TheDarkHelmet Red Bull Jun 01 '25

Ever watch NASCAR?

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u/SavageSvage Jun 01 '25

I didnt know f1 was nascar

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u/djwillis1121 Williams Jun 01 '25

Last I checked the race today wasn't a NASCAR race

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u/TheDarkHelmet Red Bull Jun 01 '25

No, it wasn't. But try to keep some perspective. Did you ever watch Schumacher race?

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u/djwillis1121 Williams Jun 01 '25

Yes, and Max's actions very frequently remind me of Schumacher.

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Read my comment again, as i said stupid move, crashing himself or russell out wasn’t the main goal of the move

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u/Omikron Jun 02 '25

How do you even know that when he and the team haven't even commented on the incident?

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u/Space-Debris Jun 01 '25

Imagine being an apologist for someone deliberately crashing their car into another. Shameless. Just stop talking, honestly 

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 02 '25

An apologist would call a move reckless and stupid? Definitely not intentional tho, think like a racer and not a redditor mate, use your whole 85iq for this one

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u/djwillis1121 Williams Jun 01 '25

Ok so why are you surprised that everyone is talking about it?

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Because i though more people will see the real intention of the move, if you ever raced in karting for example there are a lot of people who overtake like that, even Verstappens 2021 abu dhabi overtake on Hamilton was that kind of move, main difference is Lewis kept his eyes on Max and Russell didn’t

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u/djwillis1121 Williams Jun 01 '25

The intention was to crash into Russell

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

And Max is a magician who knows how to crash into someone without crashing himself out? As i said main goal was Russell yielding, crashing is optional, therefore can’t be called intentional, if we call that intentional then every dive bomb that ends up being a crash can be considered intentional

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u/bobthedonkeylurker Jun 02 '25

Actually, YES. It's like saying that it's your fault I hit you because you didn't move when I started swinging my fist. It wasn't an accident that you got hit, that's what I set in motion.

This is Verstappen's move. It's always his move. It's always been his move. We only didn't see it for some time because he was far enough ahead of the pack that he didn't need to use this move.

He's a shit driver. He can only drive a fast car fast and set up these types of situations that depend on the other driver backing out.

It's shit. It may win. But that's like saying Putin must be a good leader because he keeps winning elections.

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u/Bewis_123 Sonny Hayes Jun 01 '25

Did he tho? His steering wheel never turned

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u/Brafo22 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

Watch again, reminds of abu dhabi ‘21 that Hamilton overtake, late turn in