F1 2021 - British Grand Prix
Jul. 28th, 2021 07:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99I'm with the people who say the crash was a racing incident.
- Could Hamilton have avoided Verstappen? Yes. Could he have avoided Verstappen and still been a racing driver? No.
- Could Verstappen have given Hamilton more space and avoided being hit? Yes. Could he have done that and still been a racing driver? No.
That's basically the definition of a racing incident.
The race also puts to bed the whole "this year's Mercedes isn't that good." It's 3.9 seconds plus a 10 second penalty better than the third best car on the grid. It's still good.
Discussing the third best car on the grid, it's so frustrating that the minute Hamilton got to within DRS range it was obvious he was going to win. The DRS button kills joy.
I was torn between giving the Ferrari performance a cookie but I decided that coming so close to winning (and how terribly sad Leclerc sounded), I am awarding Ferrari a smiley face.
- Could Hamilton have avoided Verstappen? Yes. Could he have avoided Verstappen and still been a racing driver? No.
- Could Verstappen have given Hamilton more space and avoided being hit? Yes. Could he have done that and still been a racing driver? No.
That's basically the definition of a racing incident.
The race also puts to bed the whole "this year's Mercedes isn't that good." It's 3.9 seconds plus a 10 second penalty better than the third best car on the grid. It's still good.
Discussing the third best car on the grid, it's so frustrating that the minute Hamilton got to within DRS range it was obvious he was going to win. The DRS button kills joy.
I was torn between giving the Ferrari performance a cookie but I decided that coming so close to winning (and how terribly sad Leclerc sounded), I am awarding Ferrari a smiley face.
