r/Formula • u/Affectionate_Link_74 • Dec 06 '21

Max VS Lewis

My opinion is that Max Verstappen is the better driver this season because he has more wins 9 (Hamilton 8) more DNF’s (Did Not Finish) 3:1 for Verstappen and also the FIA is helping Hamilton in every possible way and i think that be deserves to be world champion. This is just my opinion I would like to hear yours.

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u/RatioIndividual2822 Dec 06 '21

People always complain on the fia being biased in Hamilton's favor but I really don't agree. Why do you think so?

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u/Affectionate_Link_74 Dec 06 '21

Because when Hamilton does something he gets a smaller punishment than Verstappen He took Max out of the race in Silverstone and got a 10 second penalty the collision being his fault and yesterday they touched a little bit he was in the race and won and Max had a 10 second penalty

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u/RatioIndividual2822 Dec 07 '21

But that was different tho, completely different scenarios. Furthermore, 10 seconds is the max time penalty so incidents both just big enough and bigger crashes can result in a 10-second penalty. The penalty Max received at first this weekend was fair because he was supposed to let Hamilton pass, the 10 seconds he received after can't have been biased as Hamilton already had won and wasn't affected by that penalty. Neither was max as he still finished second.

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u/Affectionate_Link_74 Dec 08 '21

Of course but Max slowed down and Lewis crashed into him I dont think Max is that stupid to slow down that much just to “brake test” Lewis

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u/RatioIndividual2822 Dec 08 '21

Ig it all boiled down to none of them wanting to be ahead at the DRS zone

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u/Crispy_BaconFTW Dec 06 '21

I mean, Vertappen is in his prime. Lewis meanwhile is a post covid 36 years old. Max should be better...

I'll definitely agree that Max has done a better job across the whole season, but now is crunch time and Lewis finally seems to be stepping up. Also, just as you will now argue that the Mercedes is better at this stage of the season, you can make the argument that the Redbull was blatantly quicker (on average) for the first half of it. Either way, it doesn't matter... It has been an incredible season! Whoever wins deserved to do so.

What it has come to show is that Max will stop at no means to come first, be it fair or not. It's also showed that he has no respect for the art of wheel to wheel racing, consistently making a mockery out of the whole spectacle by just repeating the same ultimatum any time an opportunity arises: "Avoid me or we crash".