5 Reasons You Can't Blame Michael Masi For Abu Dhabi 2021
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- Michael Masi’s decision making made Abu Dhabi 2021 the most controversial end to an F1 season in recent memory, the deciding race in a season that saw Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle for the championship every race weekend. Masi took unprecedented action to bring the safety car in one lap early and let only the cars between Verstappen and Hamilton unlap themselves. Verstappen won the championship to the dismay of millions of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton fans around the world prompting Mercedes to lodge a protest. But nearly 2 years after the race, did Michael Masi get a bad rap? In this video we look at the Top 5 reasons you can’t blame Michael Masi for Abu Dhabi ’21.
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Techy, I know. But thought it time enough that we re-litigate for this. Agree, Disagree. Let us know in comments.
This one is very very techy but do see some good points made there but do think the stewards also play a part in AD21 in not allowing Mercedes to state their case. Fia point was extremely clear and ties in with masi abruptly leaving.
Karma for Silverstone 2021
Karma for Silverstone '21
Woa dude… Great work…. Thank you.. And I am not saying this because I am 100% behind what happened as I am not… But a somewhat neutral look is important. And besides the last 30 seconds it almost was… 😂
My partners still cries about this and can’t admit MV is a brilliant, talented driver of all time. It’s called Karma … LH pushed MV off at Silverstone and only got 10 seconds, he stole MV’s points. Has anyone forgotten LH taking Rosberg off the track. He is no angel and look at him still crying. LH stated this weekend he could have taken MV on, then corrected himself and said I might not have won! LH will never give MV any credit, it’s pure jealousy. As Masi said it’s racing and LH had equal opportunity to change his tyres too. Bad decision, like many teams make and Mercedes is doing right now as not used to playing midfielder and not having the money they were used to having a budget cap. Get over 2021, done and dusted and who’s winning now? 🏎️
the issue cars being allowed to unlap themselves, only 5 car we're allowed when normally all of the cars should be allowed to unlap themselves . I am not sure why this is being made complex. To me it was institutional skullduggery.
I think now more than ever (after yesterdays Dutch GP) I’m beginning to realize that without the best car, Mercedes when it comes to strategy just aren’t that good…Without Lewis being as good as he is throughout a race, they’d be waaaay worse than they currently are. All great points in this video 🤝
Too kind Stephen. And I agree with you. They've been very Lewis dependent
@@CameronF1. As RB is Max dependent atm
all teams have bad days. also lots of staff been poached. but this comment just not true, mercedes have wiped the floor with strategy compared to lots of teams for a long time now.
@@Teunstahnot as dependant as Merc were. RBR seems to make very few mistakes with strategy, pitstops, etc. whereas Mercedes messes up quite a lot.
@@fillipfairfile801 Agree to disagree because I’m not sure what you mean “for a long time now” In the Hamilton vs Vettel days they were competing against Ferrari who we all know are notorious for their poor strategy calls. So Mercedes didn’t have to do much in terms of strategy then. I would classify them as good at that time though in terms of relatively, but imo since 2021 the cracks started to show once they had worthy opposition, and the cracks are only getting bigger.
Damned if he did, damned if he didn't. But something had to give, and Masi stuck out like a sore thumb. He was the perfect scapegoat.
It had to be the most exciting lap in history. It made for a great season finale
Not rlly,if he didn’t you’d have a worthy world champion,who won fairly. Now we have a championship that is still debated 2 years later and is so tainted it’s untrue. He abused his powers to make an unfair ending,it’s as simple as that.
@@willyoung6858”won fairly” is wrong because he cut the track and kept position, and if it finished under safety car, how is that fair on the other drivers? They loose all chance at fighting for the win. They’d be watching as Lewis Hamilton walked across the finish line for another title. Yes, to only let the cars in between Lewis and Max go was probably the worst call, but at the end of the day, Lewis still could’ve done more. They could’ve taken any other strategy, so that Lewis could get fresh tyres, they could’ve tried to get race control to black flag Perez, or could’ve found a strategy to boost Bottas back up the grid. Lewis himself could’ve restarted earlier like Leclerc, or he could’ve defended better; Horner said that Max was cramping up and couldn’t feel the brake pedal. Both drivers had opportunities to win the title, but only Max took them. Max and Red Bull gave Lewis and Mercedes a wake up call, and the latter have still yet to recover from it.
@@theflyingcircusmen3726 how can you say only Max took the chances when Hamilton created a 10 second gap to him TWICE at Abu Dhabi? After reeling the points difference in in the previous 4 races? 😂 they both took their chances, & Lewis got scammed at the end.
@@187Blondie Lewis could’ve pitted, and forced Max to be on old tyres, or he could’ve blocked Max on the final lap. Don’t worry, Lewis still got his fair treatment. Max pushed him all the way, and Lewis crumbled. If you want to be upset, blame Bottas for not being a good enough number 2 on the day
I think Bottas honestly was done that season. He knew it was his last year there and I bet there was a tiny bit inside him that was bitter so he kinda just.. eh. Raced, but without maximum effort. Either that or it just subconsciously defeated him and all his confidence to fight.
This was also Checo’s first year, he had to prove to Red Bull that they made the right choice in saving his F1 career. Compare the motivation deep within the teammates Bottas & Perez and you’ve got an unbalanced scale.
Cant blame Bottas, during all years he was nr 2 driver and the famous: valteri this is james, let hamilton past, or: you cant pit for new tyres, or: slow down so Hamilton get fastest lap or: turn down engine effect, so you cant attack hamilton so he win the race. And during mid 2021 season: switch engine every race to act as a test mule to see how much they can boost the engine without failing and data gathering so they could for brazil: put the engine to the max and knowing how much without it damaging it, hence hamilton were so bloody fast in brazil and last 2 races, while Bottas was sacrificed.
I dont blame Bottas for not giving a crap of helping hamilton after that.
There was 0% chance that Merc could have overturned the results of the race.
The stewarding had been very incosistent, and after hearing what Michael had to endure from the teams im suprised he didnt have a mental breakdown
I can understand your frustration on Massi being made the scapegoat. But none of the arguments put forward are convincing enough.
The correct way to judge if Hamilton was indeed "robbed" of his recording breaking 8th championship title, is to apply the 2023's FIA level standards in 2021. If Massi and his team of stewards and marshalls had applied the rules with the same level of consistency and ruthless neutrality as they have been doing in 2023, Hamilton would have be crowned the champion. FIA realized this and by sacking Massi and amending the verbiage around unlapping of the lapped cars, FIA indirectly acknowledged that Massi was not fair in last 5 laps.
just a click bait video. not one valid point. race was over, finished. jos verstappen had already stormed outnin a strop knowing max was beat. rules were not followed and the 2nd inline was able to stick a brand spanking new softs against dead harder compund tyres, which wouldnt have beenna problem untill he allowed only the first cars to unlap.
If they had applied the rules in a consistent manner, then Hamilton wouldn't have won Bahrain, and Verstappen would still have been champion.
There’s 2 rules Masi supposedly broke. Not letting all the cars unlap.
The cars behind Max made no difference and Masi wasted a lap of clear track before giving the order so there was easily enough time to unlap them all.
Completing an addition lap after the sc comes in. There was also a rule that said it could end when clerk of the course considered it safe so that’s the one Masi followed.
So revisionist history then? That same thinking is destroying western civilization right now, applying today's standards and norms to historic figures. That sort of thinking has to stop and where it concerns F1, Hamilton's fans have to let it go and move forward, the moment passed.
When the crash happened, the commentator's were immediately talking about how the cars would have to unlap and we would get a one lap run. They were already discussing how Max had tires and Lewis did not. It was always unclear what the actual rules were and Lewis should have pitted for new softs to have the advantage.
Even Hamilton and Bono on the radio were talking about it. Hamilton at one point asked "is he behind me on new tyres?" and Bono replied "he will be".
Everyone knew what was going to happen, but the Hamilton fans still can't cope with it.
@@pantroflthat is something I have been saying as well. You could hear Hamilton being frustrated with the decision not to pit.
Well, that's the thing, if you're in front you're at a disadvantage; (one of the) guys behind you will do the opposite, and you'd have to gamble..... dame yesterday with VER not pitting after lap 1... do you dare risking getting stuck in the pit lane? or the rain stopping and track drying from the lead position....?
@@DolfLundgren-hn8io just when Max came out after putting the softs Hamilton said on radio "I can't box" Bono replied "Negative" even Bottas said on the radio after the chequered flag after he got Yuki'd that he thought Hamilton needed new tires that's twice Bottas was ignored on strategy that year after Paul Ricard
@@pantrofl Everyone who has followed F1 for many years knew exactly what should have happened but the rules were broken. Twice. Once because the safety car should have come in a lap later but the worst one was because the all the lapped cars SHOULD have been allowed to unlap themselves. Merc assumed the rules would not be broken and had no choice other than to keep Lewis out which should have handed him the race - so their decision Merc made was the correct one to take. This is just reality, not wishful thinking nor poor strategy. If you are playing a game of football and the ref suddenly decides that hand balls happen to be allowed on that day and allows a winning goal from the opposing team it isn't your team's fault that they lost is it? This is what Massi did. In the rules themselves there was a kind of "get out" clause which stated the race director can bend the rules a bit but Massi was just beyond weak and gave in to Horner and to Liberty. FIA - said it was a "human error". For Merc/Hamilton fans it was painful.
Personally - Max won.. these things happen and the rule breaking wasn't his fault. Merc made several screw ups during the season... it was just that this wasn't one of them. Great season though.
Great video. My thought would be that there were more incidents, caused by Merc in 2021 that gave them a chance of being that close than RB. I would need to look at it, but the DNFs dues to some shenanigan's are the only reason Lewis was able to get level on points. RB had that in the second half of the season, a few less incidents and it wouldn't have even been a question at the end.
BUT, that's racing. I just never bought into the idea that Lewis was robbed, and you have been very thoughtful in your commentary on this, thank you.
Right, cause a true robbery would mean that there was nothing controversial to look back on in that championship. And the way how merc clawed back those points was very controversial..
@@dco1019 I think in hindsight, there were a lot of incidents that could have gone either way, but I have always felt MERC was lucky to even be in that fight in that race.
That is why I never understood the "he was robbed" mentality. Do I wish there was no controversy? Of course. But I think, if people REALLY look at the season as a whole. RB did what it needed to do to get there, just wish there was no question at the very end.
I agree 100% with you! Some arguments I give when people keep going back to the same old Lewis was robbed is: 1.There is a reason why a world championship isn't decided by just one race. 2.Put the same with a random order and see if you still think Lewis deserved the championship more than max. 3.Look at Max's consistency throughout the championship - with no problems he would be either 1st or 2nd nothing more, nothing less.
The robbery crowd very conveniently overlook that Max was by far the best driver and deserved the championship that season
@joaonevess01 What if that championship comes down to one race which it did? Equal on points going into Abu Dhabi. If Max so deserved this championship he wouldn't have cracked under the pressure the last four races. If he was the better driver he would have put Lewis away earlier. You only "deserve" to win if you cross the line first legally. Lewis was robbed.
Yes listening to the voice recordings it sounded like Horner was very much in control at that point..
Bottas got them the Constructors, so I contrast he did better then Perez.
Call it what you want. It still stinks of wrongdoing by those in charge and will always leave a blemish on F1
1/5 for this one Cam my man. 5-4 are would have, could have & should of’s & bare no relevance to the decision Massi made in the last moment which gifted Max the win. 2 practiced (protocols/procedures) 1. Uncapped cars 2. Safety car out lap
were changed last minute.
Do you think had Massi made the same call and it was Lewis that benefited, Christian wouldn’t be screaming from the roof tops about rulings?
I defer to you sir, because you're infinitely more well versed in these matters than I. But respectfully, I gotta disagree. In the causality debate, they all played a part, 5 to 3, you could argue more so, because they were within the control of Mercedes and would've made the Masi decision of zero consequence. Availability heuristic, makes it convenient to just say Masi dun it. But that, for me, is an over simplification. 'Tis more complex methinks. Candidate, I have a story for you sir. Remind me
@@CameronF1. I agree 100% that had Mercedes not have made those crucial errors throughout the season , then Hamilton would have won the championship prior to the last race. However, they made up for the mistakes tantamount to someone falling over in a foot race and getting back up, and clawed back to the position to which the last race was a winner take all. Therefore IMO the claim stands. Massi was not responsible for Mercedes calamities but he was for the outcome in that last race which decided the championship.
@@candidatesalmon4291 A video should be made on Red Bull's mistakes that season as well.
The other controversial incident from 2021 that was not mentioned here was Max and Lewis coming together at Silverstone. This like Abu Dhabi, is split by the fan base.
Some are sure that Lewis hit Max intentionally, some see it as racing incident.
I see it as two competitors not willing to give up the racing line. There was room enough on the track for both of them but neither yielded and they collided.
Lewis was found 'mostly at fault' and thus penalized.
But, If Max had yielded that corner and continued to fight for the rest of the race, he could have come back to win, or place 2nd.
If he had done that, and the rest of the season plays out how it did, Max would have had those 18 extra points over Lewis going into Abu Dhabi. Red Bull's strategy would have been a lot easier.
The other incidents where Max got lucky,
-was Brazil where he obviously ran Lewis way beyond the track limits and received no penalty,
-and Monza where he parked his Red Bull on the Mercedes. He had previously avoided contact with Ricciardo at the same corner earlier in the race under similar circumstances but decided not to with Lewis. In seasons prior some drivers have received DSQs for races and even in the case of Schumacher his whole season was DSQ'd for intentionally colliding with a title rival.
@@CameronF1. No, it does not work that way. Mitigating the consequences of an action, doesn’t mitigate the action. Think of attempted murder, they don’t let you walk free because the victim survived 😂 If Masi had done as he did but it hadn’t decided/affected the WDC, it still would have been wrong to do but would have likely been a warning instead of dismissal!
If Charlie was alive this would never have occurred, RIP CHARLIE WHITING. Cameron i don't understand what ur saying, the safety car procedure was all wrong, i have been watching F1 since the early 80s. Tell the truth Lewis was robbed. If u speak what u see ur not been bias towards lewis ur just telling the truth.
With all due respect, I'm not sure you understand what I'm saying The two suppositions are not mutually exclusive. Lest we lean too enthusiastically into availability heuristic.
To say Masi dun it and done is a half truth. So seminal is the moment I prefer to read the whole book, not just the last chapter, with upmost respect sir 🙏🏾
With all due respect to you, I've read the book. You can't change the rules on the last lap of the last race.
bottas had one huge contribution to lewis his efforts to become champion and that was at hungary where he took ot 2 redbulls and one mclaren
5. Teammates:
Do you agree with this approach?
that second car blocking somebody to help others?
Imaging:
I am team A (car 1 and car 2 )
And i buy Team B (car 3 and car 4)
And i will let Car nr 2 & 3 & 4 blocking everybody to let car 1 wins.
Is this any sport in your opinion?
Based on that , you are saying we cant blame Masi?
!!!!!!! did you every ask the question why Perez retired from AD2021 without any reason?
Caus illegal car made to defend LH, that is the reason
So nr 5 absolutely unjustifiable.
4. Horner
Is the head of the cheater and man behind all the unsportmanship imported to the sport since Vettel left the team.
Dont forget " Any does not mean All" and Jonathan Weatly radio messages to Masi, and many others all Horner employees.
Based on that , you are saying we cant blame Masi?
3. Agree
Mercedes should have done more to achieve better results, but a the end it wasn't Mercedes make LH lose,
It was Masi breaking the ruls, and RBR celebrating breaking the rules,
In the whole season of 2021 , many many illegal moves and behave of Max were tolerated.
Based on that , you are saying we cant blame Masi?
2. The FiA
As you said , that is not Masi, so you cant blame Masi cause the FiA,
THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME CORRUPTED GANGSTERS
1. Liberty Media
Yes that is the only reason i might see , played bigger role than Masi to destroy the sport
So The (Liberty Media) needed Masi to achieve what they planned , and he did it for them, so he is to blame.
But if he did not do and kept a 0.000001% of self-respect to refuse do what he did, they will find others.
I hope you have time to read this,
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth -- Albert Einstein
Hope to see a Dutch GP breakdown with Shez and Baxty on your Cameron F1 Live channel. Much to talk, and debate, about.
Masi is at fault, he didn't follow rules.
F1 admitted this by letting Masi go.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Liberty Media’s decision, and not Massi’s. Massi is just a very convenient target and a perfect scapegoat, but seeing as though he’s been doing his job perfectly so far up until that point (and seeing as though new F1 management is so much worse, at least imo), I think there’s some deeper factors at play here
He did nothing wrong
Hamilton should have got a penalty lap 1 but he didn't
@@tuna5618yes he did
@@tuna5618cope harder max got 0 champions
Absolutely brilliant analysis, couldnt agree more.
Controversial or not, the 2021 F1 season was so good to watch! Abu Dhabi was one of the best sporting moments I have seen until this day.
I’m sorry but liberty media don’t supersede the FIA. Also all that’s gone before was irrelevant in terms of Merc should’ve and could’ve, Masi made an executive emotional decision which could’ve been based on personal relationships, I speculate! Ultimately Masi made a “CHOICE” And that choice was to give an unfair advantage to Max. Furthermore Masi wasn’t alone or overworked that was just excuses from the likes of Brundle. He sits with at least 8 other FIA officials during race week. A Well put together vid Cam but I disagree on a lot of your points. On the flip side if you look at the whole season from another angle, 2021 enhances Lewis’ legendary status, look how many people throughout the duration of the season it took to stop him winning, which included the FIA, not handing out penalties as they should’ve. Masi not following the rule book. Redbull for coaxing Masi into breaking protocols. Masi had an agenda he even consulted with redbull about restart positions. They were out to deny Lewis and Latifi’s (which was way to coincidental with Horner’s cry for a miracle) crash was their perfect opportunity to do so. The evidence is cannot be denied. Masi made a decision he had a choice. In life there always a choice.
I give you credit, your videos are thought provoking and to a certain degree designed to evoke strong emotions basically pissing some people off. You my friend are annoying in a good way at times. Keep pushing 👊🏾
Cool video. From my side I feel you might have been a bit hard on Bottas and Mercedes. Bottas by this point had been abused by bad luck and fuckery from his own team throughout the years. It's also important to mention that Bottas never had the support that Perez has, which aids Perez in keeping up the illusion that he can beat Max if the team gave him the same car, wasn't always against him and whatever other BS is out there. For Bottas it was just "you ain't fast enough my friend, and in the odd situation you are, team orders might come into play". This must have been incredibly frustrating since Bottas was much closer to Lewis (especially in the earlier year, it's obvious that at the end he was done) than Perez is to Max.
2021 was incredibly close for many reasons but the main two were Silverstone and Hungary. In Silverstone, it was obvious to me the second Hamilton took the inside that we would see an Albon situation. Home GP, getting spanked by Max and an RB team that was not making mistakes, a statement was about to be made here to stop the bleeding. I don't understand why Max took the outside line and put himself in that situation, which had a high chance of ending in a -25 for him and +25 for Lewis, ignoring possible injury, destruction of his car, cost to the team, etc. This leads me to believe that the team and Max did not consider such an act of desperation, which disappointed me greatly as it was obvious that anything would be done to win this very iconic GP for Lewis and Mercedes. Then Bottas went bowling in Hungary, basically doing more in one race than Perez would do all season in terms of points, which at the end is what determines the winner.
It is incredible the number of things that conspired to get that season to be so close, but thanks to that, we got to witness something incredible and for that, I am grateful, since otherwise Max would have won earlier.
Great video
If we ignored all the possible missed/gifted points from one driver to another, from driver error to strategy issues, and we just look at Abu Dabi, Red Bull did have an incredible strategy. From having Perez to back Hamilton up to taking those gambles with pitstops, they took every chance as it came and they cannot be faulted for that.
Of course, Hamiltom might've won (well most likely) his 8th world title there but Mercedes was conservative. They didnt use Bottas the way Red Bull did Perez and Max saw his opportunity and took it.
Its Masi's fault but the whole FIA was inconsistent the entire season but the hate thrown at his is excessive and quiet frankly, repulsive.
Lmao lewis didn't need bottas, he dominated the race without him and destroyed everything red bull threw at him. the fias inconsistency during the season doesn't compare to breaking the regulations on the last lap to gift one driver the title.
@@andrewmelton2686 nailed it
@@andrewmelton2686this
Never been a Hamilton fan and didn't really want to see him win an 8th title but that race should never have restarted. Whoever made the decision to allow team bosses to talk to the race director in the first place is at fault in my opinion. Imagine if other sports allowed a coach/manager to phone the referee trying to get a decision that will give them an advantage. Also whoever decided to award half points for two laps behind the safety car in Belgium did the wrong thing too. The 2021 season should just be scrapped. None of them deserve to be seen as winners.
Always like it when Cameron puts out a great perspective on racing.
I think one of the reasons is Masi evening out the missed call on lewis not giving the place back to Max on the first lap..
but max would have caused a crash had lewis not once again took evasive action. he was run of track many times by max 🤣
You're just wrong, you need to rewatch the race@@fillipfairfile801
@@fillipfairfile801 simply lies. Max kept his wheels within the white lines on the track. If you are biased or did not watch the actual race. THEN PLEASE DON’T FKN COMMENT ON IT
@@3BGamersHD I watched and he opened the steering wheel. Watch it again and then lets talk.
@@fillipfairfile801 max was ahead in that turn, lewis should have given the position back or at the very least give back the advantage from cutting the track.. but anyways whats done has been done and we move on..
I agree with F1 becoming more of a commodity under Liberty Media.
What I don’t understand is why Masi didn’t call a red flag when Latifi originally crashed. I think there was cause enough with debris all over the track and damage to the barrier. It would have afforded both Max and Lewis a fresh set of softs and an equal footing for 5 laps of intense racing.
There is no doubt in my mind Horner and co. “out-lawyered” Mercedes. Horner is crafty like that and he knows how to play politics.
I still think Masi is in the wrong. He didn’t adhere to the regulations which is his job and made an unprecedented decision by only allowing the cars in between Max and Lewis through leaving Lewis a sitting duck.
Let’s be real, if you’re in that situation you have no time to think as race director. The pressure got to him and he decided to give the fans 1 lap of racing to decide the Championship. I think he should have called a red flag as it would have given him and the stewards a bit of time to think and assess the best path forward. It would have put all the cars in the correct order and Max and Lewis could have battled it out for glory.
Nobody could complain about that.
Sorry but no, there are rules for when you are allowed to use red flags, cant put a red flag up because you dont know what to do and its only allowed when the safety cant be guaranted for the drivers or its impossible weather to race in, if its not: yellow flag is the rule. Red flag is avoided if possible hence we didnt see many during the 90s and 2000s.
IF he put a red flag up and its very clear the debris isnt that bad, he would be blamed for that too. I would blame masi for stopping a race when it wasnt needed according to the rules.
Mate; Massi that year was also touting about how safety is important. You can't say that on the one hand and then make decisions that go against the safety rules on the other. This is more than just that championship. It's about the fact that Formula One has the issue of looking away from its own rules for the sake of spectacle.
What was unsafe?
@@DavidCP524 Let me answer that for him (even though he will probably try to deny it). To bring in the safety car too early, which would lead to his guy losing. Masi wouldn't do that if the track wasn't clear, so it was all fine anyway. The rule might have been stated in a way that, at the time it was conceived, was purely meant to promote safety. However, if the rule does not take into account the actual case at hand (and with it the level of safety it bears), one might have to look into rephrasing said rule. There are two ways of enforcement, by the letter or by spirit. By the letter is the easiest way as it is more formal, by spirit takes more of an acute assessment and actual thinking of the enforcer.
You can’t just remove the lapped cars between P1 and P2 and deny everyone else. Blatantly wrong, unfair and damages the integrity of this ‘sport’. SLH will always be the rightful 2021 champion in my eyes and to many others around the world, no matter how much you try to spin it the other way and try to legitimise Max as champion.
Despite your assumptions, there is no deliberate legitimising of Max as champ, though he's not a bad driver, it must be said.
No spin sir. Just a forensic deep dive on the multiple causes of Abu Dhabi net of any availability heuristic, you know? ,🙏🏾
@@CameronF1. Do you actually know the meaning of the term 'Forensic Deep Dive' - or is that something you've heard?
What are you 'Forensically' examining? - The RULES and REGULATIONS? The PURPOSE of the REGULATIONS? The LIES that the WORLD has been CONDITIONED with about the FRAUD? The SYSTEMATIC nature of all of this?..... Or just filling the space with things that are entirely IRRELAVENT that you are seeking to present as VALIDATION....
As for 'Heuristic'.... You think that people are going to determine the TRUTH of what took place from YOUR PRESENTATION???
MIND CONDITIONING dressed up at being a 'balanced' view for people to make their own minds up.
You know what you are.
I thought the 2021 result was fair Mercedes won the constructors with the best car and Red Bull won the driver championships with the best driver.
2021 was the best racing in 8 years as Mercedes had competition and didn't just win by spending more than any other team.
No
Red Bull had the best car but the worst #2, that's why they didn't win the constructor's.
RB was the best car
@@JaySamurai79 it was fairly even but by the end Merc edged it on pure pace
@@LionAndALamb
People saying Red Bull had the best car in '21 are really coping hard lmao.
There are literally heaps of unbiased articles out there which use telemetry and data to proof Mercedes was the car to beat that season. Up until Silverstone it was pretty even but after Silverstone Mercedes got the upper hand big time with the last 5 or 6 races not even being close anymore.
I thought that you still know F1 and the rules better, and if you say and present 5 reasons why the Race Director should not be accused, I can give you more reasons based on your presentation of opinion (5 reasons) that Masi should to be guilty, since you knew F1, tell me from the 2021 season you are talking about, at least 5 cases in which Max should have received a penalty that would have cost him the championship? If you don't know, here are some, GP Imola, GP Spain, GP Brazil, GP Saudi Arabia and of course the Abu Dhabi GP (overtaking in the SC period), just to tell you that Max received a penalty for what he did in at least these few GPs that I mentioned, believe me even if the victory in Abu Dhabi was recognized he would not have been champion, he would lack at least 10-15 points,you say Red Bull had no influence on Masi, strange isn't it, let's mention the Brazil GP (let them race), did Max get a well-deserved penalty in that GP, the penalty was calculated not to cost him second place, not to mention GP Saudi Arabia, how many times was he off the track and did illegal overtaking? He didn't get the appropriate punishment, so don't present yourself as an expert on F1, and at the end you say Masi is not guilty, so at least for these two GPs he didn't punish Max the way he deserves
😂😂😂😂 this aged well
Hamilton crowding Russell of the track and leaving the track himself😂😂 no penalty!!!
Haha, GP Imola, that no-incident at the first chicane you mean? Wasn't Imola the race where Lewis lost control and went into the barrier damaging his front wing, then unsafely reversing back onto the track from the gravel and then immediately being saved by a red flag so he could have his car fixed and still get 2nd place and 19 wc points because of that red flag?
They started unlapping 1,5 minutes too late, Masi fixed this mistake by speeding up the rest of the procedure.
As Vettel said on radio:
"...restart the race , should let us trough"
a few moments later "Just let us trough and start the race"
a few moments later "i don't understand why he is not letting us trough"
after the finish Vettel said "But why did they not let us go straight away , this is what i still don't understand"
Nice video CAM! Surprised you didn't touch on the agreement that was apparently made with the teams not to end the race under yellow.
or maybe I've missed something, somewhere along the line, but that was a thing afaik.
There were also a few more dodgy decisions.and reasons in Max' favor that you didn't mention; Silverstone -25 for VER and +25 for HAM (imho due to causing crash and repairing under red flag ), the track limits that weren't enforced in Bahrain for HAM for the whole race amounting up to 21s advantage, and then forcing VER to return the position. Not penalizing HAM in the first lap of AD for cutting the corner after a legitimate move of VER. Bottas' Bowling Bonanza in Hungary etc etc..
The finale was one that was a result of these orchestrations, and sadly tainted VER's first WDC
Only giving verstappen a 10 seconds penalty for trying to brake test lewis and crash him out of the race in jeddah? "No investigation necessary" for pushing lewis and himself 10 meters off track in Brazil. Awarding max a win in spa for 2 laps behind a safety car. A fine and 10% reduction in aero testing for breaking the cost cap that year. Only a 5 place grid penalty for crashing into lewis in monza
"Agreement that was made by teams to not end the race under yellow"
How about we talk about the agreement that was made between Masi and the FIA? You know, where Masi signed a non disclosure agreement that prevents him from ever talking about the decision he made in AD21?
@ meltdown; Masi made Silverstone the new benchmark for penalties. At that point Max was running away with the championship. Did they want to keep it close and therefore let Lewis get away with it? Everything can be questioned and after Silverstone it all got very messy. In the end, if you add up all the points lost and gained by these controversial decisions, still Max would be crowned Champion.
@@renewesterhout4859 what did lewis do wrong in silverstone ?
@renewesterhout4859 so by your logic we should award the 2016 title to lewis when you consider the points he lost due to reliability?
Cam good video but bad memory I was there at AD21 ❤
Thanks Mary 🙏🏾
That means a lot your saying that, cos I know it's still particularly sore for you.
I really struggled when researching theBottas segment. I lost my rag seeing him just being a doormat in France and AD! 🤬
@@CameronF1. The only times Bottas turned up were Monaco because he was 2nd I think whilst Hamilton was well off it before the world's longest pitstop happened, Turkey he was brilliant a year on from his nightmare there when he spun like a top he dominated win + fastest lap and the sprint races because he was the sprint king in '21 winning 2 out of the 3 sprints
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.
RENSTATE THIS MANS CHAMPIONSHIP.
( removing only the cars between first and second place and placing the car right behind on a free pit stop and fresh tyres for one lap )
Where is the sport in that ?
How do you "REINSTATE" a championship that was never won? Should we go back to 2008 and reinstate Massi's championship then, or is it only about Hamilton for you?
@@mikemelina7395
Hard to answer.
I remember Hamilton congratulating Verstappen on the podium on his world Championship, given by a mid race F1 rule chainge ?
I do not remember Massi winning a Championship or competeing in 2008 F1. ?
My comment is Not about just Hamilton, more about F1's Rule Fu☆k up. That will never be forgotten.
Listen I'm a massive fan, (you can see how long I've been subbed) but the fact is Micheal Massi, made the decision that changed the outcome of the race, if the rules were followed then Lewis would be the champion. It's not just on Micheal Massi, and the fact that all the mercs mistakes were balanced by max bottling the last 3rd of the season.
The regs were followed by Masi in other races, in fact famously he stood down the team principles to do so, and the fact he changed the rules in an unprecedented way is never, not 20 months, not 200 months going to be ok. He may have buckled under external pressure, he might have had a phone call guaranteeing a tidy retirement package, he could have had an American with a bomb attached to his gonads but unless he stands up and points a finger it's his decision to own, that day did kill f1 as a sport, but to remove his culpability is beyond asinine, the following year liberty reaped the benefits but the lingering stain and the fact that f1 media are jumping through hoops to prop up their golden calf means they know their product is rotting from the inside out.
But that's an aside, Masi owns his portion of the mess, and there's plenty of crap to go around, but there's no way I will ever not blame a man for his part in something even if he's not the only one to blame.
Superb comment.
Alvin, nothing but love sir. Great points, well made.
I think we're same hymn sheet broadly. Because I just think it's too easy to just blame Masi. This is a causality cake, with more than one ingredient you know.
I spoke to a steward who worked the event. One day I'll jump on a live and repeat what they said. All I'll say, is that it's not inconsistent with my no 2 and 1 🙏🏾
@@CameronF1. That's good, and I'll be there to listen, but I don't ever see myself in the position to say Masi isn't at fault, he's the inside man who buckled, why he buckled is between him and God according to his NDA, we know that Wheatley and Horner had influence but he's a grown man who understudied a great man, who would be turning in his grave at that action. Nah, Masi deserves every ounce of the blame he gets, but there is a lot more that needs to be allocated.
Masi broke the event with an illegal restart. The governing body broke the sport by recognizing the illegal restart but claiming nothing could be done. The sport has a legitimacy and ethics issue until this gets fixed.
Masi also clobbered the races for Sainz, Norris and Ricciardo...Why didn't their teams appeal to the stewards?
I don't hate this Jack. Think you're on the money for the most part
@@CameronF1.Most part?
Answer this... "If Michael Masi *had not* broken the rules of the sport, who would have won the 2021 Abu Dhabi grand prix and WDC?"
After years we get this again? I say go living
I still think that Michael Masi did not made a mistake, for me he is a hero with that dicision, Mercedes lost because they didn't take new tires. Winning a championship behind the savety car, is not a championship. For me Michael Masi did take the right dicision.
Agree
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so why did he lose his job then
Tell me you are clueless without saying so.
What I love about you Cameron is you tread where Angels dare tread, your inquisitiveness certainly stirs up a hornet's nest 😂
The decisions made in 2021 were shame! Simply we learned it's not only racing.
I don't think it ever has been 😞
@@CameronF1.
Exactly, F1 since the 70s has always been this order:
1: Money
2: politics
3: racing, racing comes last in the grand scheme of things, not really a secret xD
The only fact needed to be known is that the rules were not followed. The rest is just background. Lewis is an 8-time champion de facto.
Glad to see someone who is capable of looking at this with an open mind.
Putting all the waffle aside..All Massi had to do was follow the rules... simple! He didn't that his responsibility or another word his fault.
He was race director. He had the authority to do what he did. And id be upset about it too if it was the way around but not 3 years later still this drama.
@@mirrrie yet you clicked the video and are in the comments commenting 🤣🤫
The salt of Toto was the greatest thing.
this is crazy to see how rules can be blatantly broken without severe consequenses and for people to say max deserves to win is pathetic. lewis won fair and square and is the true 2021 drivers champion.
I love this sport. Despite all its flaws.
Sometimes, even because of them.
Very well said sir
Lap 56 the track was clear and there was a message saying cars won’t be allowed to unlap with no clear reason as to why
Well I do have a suspicion/theory, there was a know anti-max steward on the panel that day: Garry Connelly, pretty sure he was also the reason why HAm didn't have to give back the position to VER in lap 1 (which he 100% should have, and yes HAm drove brilliantly, so maybe it wouldn't have mattered, but that's not the point.
@@Teunstah Connely was probably responsible for a lot of the downright partial steward decisions that season. It would have been better if that guy left instead of Masi. Stewards who are partial are not fit for their job and Connely has shown how partial he was well before 2021.
The track was not clear on lap 56
there were still marshals on track at the end of lap 56. regulations followed properly meant unlap cars then mandatory extra lap once the last lapped car has passed the leader. therefore SC comes in at the end of lap 58 therefore lewis wins. it’s that simple.
Great video but I have 1 questions to any body that says that the championship wasn’t decided by Michael Massi. Has ending a safety car this way ever been done before or after? Please answer me that. Max is an extraordinary talent but I he was handed that championship by making this 1 dedication
Agree. Only Bottas the bad teammate is a no go. Suffered 5 races for the Brasil 1 race engine.
I think you missed the biggest reason why Masi did what he did, and I wish more people would recongice it because I feel like nobody keeps it in mind.
The 2021 Belgian Grand Prix
After that debacle the teams unanimously decided that it's not in the interest of the sport to let a race finish end behind the Safety Car.
This put Masi in a die if you do or die if you don't position. By the regulation he had the authority to change Standard practices as long as they are not negatively interfering with safety.
Normaly his only job would be just to ensure safety, however because of Spa he now also had to provide race endings without a Safety Car whenever possible.
I could go on, but I think it already brings my massage across. If i got anything wrong, let me know. Because honesty I am not sure if I got all the facts right with what he was allowed to do. It been 2 years since Abu Dhabi 2021 and I wish people would just recognise Max as the 2021 Champion and shut up about it.
The teams decided that a whole race should not be behind the safety car. Not that it couldn’t finish behind it.
I see a lot of people commenting that Mercedes should have pitted Hamilton for softs.
This would have lost him track and based on the campaign for a “new champion “… had Lewis being behind max on softs and based on his performance throughout the race…had massi of made the Call for safety car to come in prematurely , changing the practices ruling…do you think Christian would have demanding a last lap run be in agreement with the decision or demand that the rules are stuck to by the letter ?
I was one of those initially, but in the cold light of day, that wasn't the play. Track position was paramount, if ending under safety car was even a possibility.
After a couple laps of Latifi crashing, I knew that there was 0% chance the level-points championship would not have a final lap. Not under an American media company. Michael Masi never had a choice; the regulations ultimately gave him the power to do it, even if just by way of a lack of clarity. If he didn't do it, he would still have suffered for it and we all know it. They went full-on show, that was certainly the mantra, the inner political atmosphere. It's easy to see how ridiculous the team principal vs. FIA radio being public is now, but not at the time. This is 100% Liberty Media's doing and the truth is that they loved the outcome.
Don't say Valteri didn't help Mercedes. His epic bowling in Hungary took out both Perez and Max, while also getting them to spend over budget. Had he not done that, Max would have easily been champion without any of the drama. Now on a more serious note. Max clearly had the better drive that year. He would always win or come 2nd when his car finished in one piece, and all of his points that he lost were not really his fault, Baku, Hungary, Silverstone. Meanwhile Lewis had his mistakes at Baku, Monaco and Turkey. Nonetheless, I think Jenson Button coined it right. Lewis deserved to win that race, but Max deserved to win that championship.
One of the top PANDERING CC videos of all time. I remember saying that the fix was in before the race started and someone saying something about "positive thoughts." You can't "relitigate" facts. You can conjecture and speculate on what ifs which is just what you've done. I like speculating about Crash being disqualified for intentional brake testing and other ways he tried to crash to win the championship. It's the FACT that he felt so comfortable doing it that signaled the fix.
I hear you Walter.
I would counter though, respectfully, if the fix was in, as you say, Masi had the opportunity to switch Lewis and Max when Lewis ran wide no? I think it's more nuanced than how you characterise. Sightly sir🙏🏾
@@CameronF1. Yet it all came down to changing the rules to favor one driver. No one can challenge following the rules to the letter. Making a judgement call is one thing, but totally flouting the rules is something else altogether. There's no way to nuance that.
@@CameronF1. And respectfully, the fix has only got to alter the outcome of the event which it did. Whatever else happened during the race season had nothing to do with it. I always hear this "he deserved to win" business. But I never ever hear that the guy that was up one point at the halfway point of the season, going for his eighth championship and fifth in a row, and up 15 seconds before that fortuitous accident happened deserved to win. Never. And there's something fundamentally wrong with that.
i miss Latiffi. He would do whatever necessary to give us all a thrill. And what an end to that season it was.
Mistakes and lack of performance (which happens in sports) aside, Masi is to be blamed. He broke the rules
For 3:
Yes! Somebody also saw Mercedes and Lewis made more mistake than Red Bull and Verstappen. I can even add Hungary, because the track was clearly dry, they fell in the trap like Webber/Alonso 2010. They gave the other so much attention, they just wanted to stay ahead of their rival, not win the race (they don't take the risk).
Also not trying to defend against Verstappen was a pretty big mistake (never heard anybody said it)
One more, I think even if lapped cars are there Max tried to overtake Lewis in sector 3 and probably backmarkers would pull over, they don't want to get in Verstappen way
You're awesome mate.
Masi should've let all cars unlap themselves on lap 56 (right as the cleanup crew was getting off the track). Then you have lap 57 as the final VSC lap, and race lap 58. No controversy would've existed then.
You either unlap all the lapped cars or non. Period.
I don’t think Bottas was mentioned enough during this controversy. If he’s have been playing the 2nd driver role to Hamilton throughout none of the last lap drama would’ve happened. But instead he was racing in about 5/6th place. He was a poor no 2 that race.
7:02 ahh yes, Bahrain 😂
I wouldnt mind if Verstappen was champion, I just wanted to be done it as fair as possible.
Great video. DTS and many channels missed out how RB and Merc mechanics often didn't raise their cables for the other car to come in. It was quite heated the entire season of 2021
That interpretation is absolutely incorrect. Masi was responsible for 1. The safe operation of the race and 2. To follow & enforce the rules.
Without doubt he was tasked with a difficult decision, but if he abides by the laws his actions are defensible. We’ve had it before where fans haven’t liked a decision BUT it followed the rules and so the fans’ ire was focussed at the rule (and the changing of it) and not the race director!
At AD21, he went outside of his remit and even worse he broke the ethical obligations of his role by applying a decision for the purpose of benefitting a single driver.
Masi damned himself.
Glad someone is finally talking about Bottas being absolutely horrid in 21. Imagine for a second his livery is that of the Redbull and you'd 100% think he was Redbull's third driver helping out Max the way he was diving OUT of the way for Max every single time. Compare that to Checo who did his absolute best to help Max any chance he got like his life or seat depended on it. 21 season was Lewis vs Max & Checo and at times Bottas, on top of that you got Alpha Tauri cars letting the RedBull's go past whilst trying to defend against Lewis so it was literally Lewis vs 5 drivers in 2021 + Masi. It's a damn shame Mercedes dropped the case, I believe they would have won in at got the rightful decision but Lewis trusted Mercedes too much thinking they'd make another great car and he can challenge on track the following year, oh dear.
None of that had anything to do with masi changing the rules in the last laps of that race. Nothing.
After the way Bottas was treated by Mercedes, he did a FU, he signed a deal for another team and no longer was willing to play the perpetual 1 yr contract at a time wingman. He'd had enough, and I for one don't blame him one bit.
@@KazzyD he was dropped in favour of Russell just like that, after everything he did for Mercedes all those years. It would make sense that Bottas couldn't be bothered too much in Abu Dhabi, especially since the constructors championship was more or less locked in during the previous race.
Merc strategists are just ass zandvoort once again was a perfect example of that. the reason they didn't have seasons like red bull is currently having isn't because they had closer competition it's because the team is absolutely incompetent on every aspect other than building a good car. give current red bull the W11 in the 2020 season and im pretty sure they'd do a 100% win season.
that one aged well, he won more now in a redbull xD
At the time, I thought it was done for safety, there was backmarkers which could've been nasty. Better to leave the drivers to slog it outl
TECHY, Cam. Techy indeed! Keep the 🔥 content coming!
Very techy right bruv? I will incur the wreath y of many. But it's a convo I think? Maybe.....🤔😃
It seems like this is more other reason Lewis didn't win the championship rather than than reason you cant blame Masi. There will always be other factors that contribute to how many points someone can rack up. However, I don't think it translates to reasons you can't blame Masi.
I'm subscribed because I feel you make captivating content. I don't think it's necessary for you to stoop to this level with clickbait tactics. You're better than this Cam.
This sums it up for me;
Hamilton should have won that race.
Max should have won that season.
We couldn't get both.
Not at all. Max was so dirty the whole season. Lewis avoided 6 crashes that Max was about to cause, and instead of Max getting a penalty, Lewis was called for "cutting the corner" or "leaving the track" when he was forced to do to avoid a *crash*. The FIA favored Max all season. We call that "Let them race" and "This is Motor Racing Toto" It's so fricking funny, and at the same time Crofty supporting this fraud that took place.
Lol it took two years for you to come up with this kind of nonsense. Justifying a mistake is an excuse instead of accepting it.
Cameron, what's your opinion on Bottas' role in de GP Hungary 2021?
Great team mate for Lewis, wouldn't you say?
You could say the same for Perez in Turkey 21 or Abu Dhabi 21 where he got plaudits for blocking someone
@@NovaDaGoat Blocking and Bowling are two different things
@@Teunstah so if Bottas did to Max what Checo did to Lewis you would say it’s different. Bearing in mind that Japan 2017 was the exact opposite with Bottas doing the same to Max what Checo did. The difference being that Checo was praised for it double standards at its finest
@@NovaDaGoat tbh I'd have to look that one up, don't recall from the top of my head. But like everything it's context.. most people like the underdog, in 2017 (till 2021) VER was trying to compete against a dominant HAM/Mercedes. If the VER dominance lasts, you can count on it that anyone doing that to VER to help a teammate would be applauded for it aswell, if Checo would defend like that now to someone trying to attack VER, you can rest assured he'll be condemned for it, like BOT was...
@@NovaDaGoatMax scored two points in Hungary. He’d have scored 18 or 25 otherwise. It was factually more impactful
At Mexico, Bottas knew he wasn’t going to drive for Mercedes next year. . .so why do your team a favor when they took a win away in Russia 2018 and a meme “Valtteri, it’s James” that made Bottas a doormat?
Cameron good video but the end of the day ONE guy made the decision to allow some to unlap and others not. Yes you could say it's human error but I'm not buying that rubbish. The decision was unprecedented and it would've had to have been given the go ahead from higher up than Micheal Masi. Mistakes were made by the Mercedes team as you point out and if Masi handled the situation as he was supposed to then those mistakes are spoken about by Mercedes behind closed doors not by you or me. Whilst you're trying to take the heat off Masi then please explain why he wasn't sacked but removed of his position? If he's acted correctly and it's all good why the punishment? Whilst you're struggling to make that make sense, make this make sense, why did liberty media gag Masi with a Non disclosure agreement? If its all kosher why? I'll tell you why because liberty media TOLD Masi what to do and to shut it down they didn't sack him and paid him to shut up. In any situation where a NDA is in place someone is benefiting financially. Go on make THAT make sense. Listen Cameron I like your content and I haven't been on your platform since Abu Dhabi but please don't insult the intelligence of the fans. I was born at night but it wasn't last night ok.
Masi was definitely responsible! There is no way that the rules were followed.
wich rules? if he was wrong, why didn't merc went to court?
Come on Cameron, I appreciate the effort and time you invested in making the video, but you are wrong. Masi made a mistake let's accept it once and for all. He was simply incompetent. 2021 ruined F1 for me and I have been watching since 85...not anymore.!
Latifi:
Championships : 0
Championship Assists : 1
😂😂😂
Good video but in my opinion talk a little louder and enunciate a little more. It could be that I'm half deaf but that's just my opinion. Good work!
Thanks for feedback Quentin. 🙏🏾
I'm tinkering with mics to try and sort this. I think it might be just my voice though 😭
Are we just out here then pretending that that was even racing cam... have we forgot that max spend half the season running people and Lewis off the road! How are we just forgetting this..
For me I want to see max race Lewis fair and square and beat him wheel to wheel. It seems thats he has to result in dodgy tactics if the car isn't way faster thats the problem for me.
So actually people say max drove better that year. Not for me, he drove ppl off better than any 1 that year and apprently that was aloud that year but not the year after. Make that make sense.... anyway...
Red bull operationally are superior. The pit stops the strategy etc. No doubt. So id agrue they deserved the constructors but not the drivers.
Watch back 21 and other than silver stone, which for me thats how he should of races max the whole season... max was not racing he was dive bombing and playing ping pon and expecting everyone to get out the way.
Count how many times he actually gave lewis space and races fair and come out on top...
Not only people that been in this sport enough, but people with common sense, can understand that,
Liberty Media is also in the championship “
These days a crash like Latifi's then would be red flagged. If they did that back then we would have a 3 lap shoot out with both Max and Lewis on fresh softs, think about what that for a thriller ending to the 2021 season would have been. 😉
There is no excuse for his actions. He should have known his decision gave a massive benefit to 1 driver only and would thus always be in violation with fair play and equal chances. He broke several rules that day which directly altered the outcome. On top of that the stewards lacked the courage to do the right thing because they did not want to take away the cheering from RB. The only right decision would have been to undo that and declare lewis the winner. Everyone knows.
Nr1 reason Masi was blamed: Liberty Media needed a scapegoat to steer the attention away from their greed. FIA needed a scpegoat to steer attention away from their failing to consistently follow their own rules (Monza 2023 as latest example). Sacrifise Masi and all is good again.
I think Bottas was shit on purpose to punish Toto for firing him.
Ngl if Bottas hadn’t been such a slow teammate, Lewis would’ve been champion in 2021. He never defended as well as Checo.
Checo never finished in front of hamilton when hamilton was in the points he never qualified in front of hamilton either bottas did so youre sratement is completly wr9ng
Bottas bowled Max out in Hongary
Actually checo was a lot worse than bottas, bottas could actually take points off verstappen but checo was useless apart from in 2 races.
@@tuna5618that might just be the difference between Max and Checco.
Cameron you can't defend this man for a deliberate act, his actions were deleberate I will even go so far as call it racist, when other drivers and pit crew were upset at is action and even voiced the fact they should give the trophy to Mercedes. The decision that he took all year quit a fee were controversial so I was not surprised at is final decision Lewis had already won because the rules could not be followed on the final lap so Lewis had won its not controversial its a robbery, like so many they did not want Lewis to win
Lol Bottas stopped caring about Lewis and Mercedes' championships, and I am happy he did what he did.
Christian Horner is a cry baby and I’m glad they stop team principle’s from contacting the race directors!
I could hear Toto crying
I am a Verstappen fan, 100% in favour of his Abu Dhabi win.
But truth be told, I honest to god think that Masi is to blame for Abu Dhabi.
But in all reality, Masi also gave Lewis during other races a lot of luck when he shouldnt have.
That luck during the other races, was the only reason why it was last race decider anyways.
No
@@louisbeerreviews8964 Explain?
do you want to end an asolutly crazy championchip fight with equeal points under a god deam safety car idk what ppl are thinking
It's fine. Even if Lewis won #8, Max would have won in 22 and 23 regardless. He's well on his way to shatter every record imaginable. Then the 21 champion won't even matter
I’m gonna say this now! Lewis will not get the opportunity to win a record breaking 8th championship again. Masi and the FIA have wronged that man. And it’s a damn shame. We have been denied witnessing a record breaking moment in history. Imagine not being around to witness Usain Bolt become the fastest man in history. That is what Masi took away from us, and we’ll never get that opportunity again!! Mark my words.
I don't disagree with that sir. But I don't know whether there's the whole truth, you know? It's more nuanced than we give it credit for.
Great video and agree with most of your thoughts on the season. I do think that Masi was a pretty poor race director throughout the season. Whether this was because of Liberty Media themselves putting pressure on or the teams being able to communicate directly with him so easily is hard to say. Certainly he seemed very open to be influenced by Wolf and Horner. It is a good thing that this line of communication has been severed.
The teams are still allowed to communicate with the racing director, it is not allowed to be broadcasted.
@@elainel3058 They can only communicate in an emergency - so I stand by my comment. In addition, as you suggest, none of the conversations can be broadcast. I should point out that I found evidence regarding this from 2022. Nothing from the current season but I assume nothing changed.
if Lewis stays out on the first pitstop... he had mediums on and Max had softs.... he Never sees Checo and has the free pitstop and the end....
Mercedes has been victimized by their own success. Having developed a powertrain that was miles ahead of the competition in the beginning of the turbo-hybrid era, they never really had to do much with the car, or their race strategies. Meanwhile, Red Bull suffered from power deficits and had to develop everything else, from lightning quick pitstops, to aerodynamics, to race-engineers and strategists who seldom make mistakes. Mercedes' dominance made Red Bull's current dominance inevitable once they had a good car.
I find it extremely unseemly to criticize Bottas when he was being used by Mercedes to test engines for Hamilton even while getting sacked from the team. And then you still have the audacity to complain he wasn't able to be in the way of Verstappen in Abu Dhabi.
Bottas was more often in the way of Verstappen than Perez was for Hamilton. Even if it was less dramatic, he hampered Red Bull strategy and took away any option for fastest lap attempts. Perez was nowhere near in most races.
You’re a brave man Cameron!!!
We gotta have the conversation sir. Some may hate, some will love it, but the value is in the journey methinks 🙏🏾
The journey is not important. It was a wrong decision plain and simple@@CameronF1.