The morning after. I'm still just as angry as I was yesterday. I really can't imagine how Lewis and Mercedes must feel. I wouldn't blame them in the slightest if they decided to walk away after this.
#F1
shouldn't be considered a sport after that disgrace...
Another reason why the
@C4F1
#BritishGP
show was better than
#SkyF1
was the grid walk.
Hannah Waddington being interviewed by DC: “Am I allowed to say that I'm very much looking forward to seeing Lewis Hamilton, 8 time champion?”
Yes, you are, Hannah!
#F1
Unnecessary from Verstappen. That was deliberately screwing Hamilton’s lap.
Will there be any action taken,
@fia
? I’m not holding my breath… 🙄
#F1
#AustrianGP
No-one wants to see this decided with a protest, but what choice to Mercedes have here? The rules haven't been correctly applied. How can you run a sport like this?!
#F1
#AbuDhabiGP
🇦🇪
🚨 B R E A K I N G 🚨
I'm hearing that the fuel pump issue on Verstappen's car was actually caused by a short in the electrical system. Evidently water from all of his crying over team radio was the source of the problem 😜
#F1
#BahrainGP
#HumanErrorChampion
As I said earlier, this is the second time Golden Boy has petulantly and deliberately ruined someone else’s quali lap this year.
It seems that the
@fia
are perfectly happy for him to mete out vigilante ‘justice’. Unbelievably spineless.
#F1
#LasVegasGP
Toto apologising to Lewis on team radio. Hamilton, super professional. There would be some drivers who would be absolutely screaming at the team after that. Not LH. A class act, as always
#F1
#ImolaGP
When Horner was whinging about SIlverstone he talked about Hamilton not being able to make the corner without the contact. So, just wondering, is this making the corner? Either Verstappen was going too fast or he deliberately shoved Hamilton off, right?
#F1
#BrazilGP
🇧🇷
If the main protest is rejected, no-one should bother racing next year. Just ask Michael Masi who wins each week. Don't bother to waste time, effort and money on designing and building cars...
#F1
#AbuDhabiGP
🇦🇪
We took the sprint race nonsense & the
@fia
gaslighting. We took a season of inconsistent decision-making & dodgy driving. We watched on because we loved
#F1
. But now? I don't know anymore. When we're in manipulation by the Race Director territory? Enough is enough
#AbuDhabiGP
🇦🇪
Next time out we return to the scene of the crime... One of the greatest sporting injustices of all time: the
#F1xed
#AbuDhabiScandal
.
Never let them forget!
#F1
It's amazing how the
@fia
and Michael Masi have manipulated not one, but TWO races to hand victories to Verstappen. First the Spa two lap non-race, and now the
#AbuDhabiGP
travesty.
#F1
has zero sporting integrity
#F1xed
I completely agree with all of this. Mercedes MUST pursue their case. It's far from "desperate" as Horner would have everyone believe. There is a VERY strong case
#F1
#F1xed
#AbuDhabiGP
🇦🇪
What happened on Sunday was Michael Masi confusing his role as
@F1
race director with the role of director of Drive to Survive. The role of race director is not to create drama, it’s to manage a race according to the regs
#F1xed
#MasiOUT
#IStandWithLewisHamilton
#F1
#AbuDhabiGP
Two top lawyers say that
@MercedesAMGF1
would have a strong case if they follow through with their protests.
Please, for the sake of sporting integrity, take this all the way. We don't like
#F1xed
race results and
#F1xed
championships!
#F1
#MasiOUT
I'm confused. Some Verstappen fans seem to be happy with Mercedes' issues. Surely, they'd want Hamilton to be competitive so MV could try to win a legitimate title against the statistical GOAT? 🤔
You'd think they'd want to lay to rest the ghost of the Masi championship*.🤷🏻♂️
#F1
Absolutely spot on.
Hamilton was robbed at the
#F1xed
#AbuDhabiScandal
, but has lost absolutely none of his speed and skill.
The world should be lauding him and his achievements, not fawning over a pretender yet to win a legitimate title.
#F1
#TeamLH
Confirmation that Hamilton was the fastest man on track. That's massive improvement from Mercedes and fantastic pace from Lewis. Superb. There is real hope for the rest of the season!
#F1
#SpanishGP
Ross Brawn promised us closer competition and multiple winning teams.
What he delivered was this utter crap. These regs are a MASSIVE failure.
#F1
#BelgianGP
Horner: "The new Mercedes violates the spirit of the regulations. For us, some parts are not legal."
Maybe Mercedes just interpreted the regulations in a different way, Christian. A little 'variance' is fine, isn't it? 🤔
#F1
#F1Testing
#ReleaseTheFIAReport
Toto says that Russell ran out of tyres at the end.
Shows you just how impressive that last stint was from Hamilton. He nursed his mediums and kept them in great shape, so much so that he did the fastest lap on the last lap.
Levels.
#F1
#MexicoGP
#TeamLH
So, the
@fia
manufactured an excuse to launch a compliance investigation into the Wolffs.
Now, we’ve got
@Ben_Sulayem
actively canvassing for support for Horner to give him an excuse not to launch a compliance investigation.
Sounds corrupt, doesn’t it?
#F1
#NoMoreBS
So, the 15.3 overriding authority argument has been blown out of the water once and for all.
We can say - as many of us have said for years - with absolute certainty that the rules were indeed broken at the
#F1xed
#AbuDhabiScandal
.
Lewis Hamilton is the rightful 2021 WDC.
#F1
I’m sad to say that the team I’m most disappointed in today is
@WilliamsRacing
.
Silence from
@redbullracing
is expected, but from Williams? They’ve been active on Twitter, but said nothing about Piquet. If the Williams family still owned the team, I’m sure they’d have tweeted.
Ferrari admitting that they’ll have to change their floor. Fair play to Binotto, at least he’s willing to admit it. More than can be said for Whinger Horner…
#F1
#AustrianGP
✅Lewis Hamilton launches Mission 44
✅Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes launch Ignite
❌Red Bull racing launch a protest
This should tell you all you need to know...
#F1
Some people seem to think I should 'get over' the
#F1xed
#AbuDhabiGP
and 'move on'.
No. This is about sporting integrity. It's not about 44 vs 33, it's about the
@fia
not following it's own regs. It might happen to your driver/team next time. All
#F1
fans should care.
#MasiOUT
Shameless from
@F1
.
It's bad enough that the rule breaking happened and wasn't corrected, but now they're actually glorifying it to make money. Disgusting.
#F1
You can brake test. You can breach the cost cap. You can “win” when the race director breaks the rules.
But whatever you do, don’t you dare criticise the
@fia
. What a bunch of clowns. 🤡 🤦🏻♂️
#F1
#AbuDhabiGP
Well, the actual Horner leak Google Drive contents are out there. Classic workplace harassment.
I’m not entirely sure how the Red Bull investigation could dismiss a complaint made on the basis of this evidence. 🤯
#F1
If Lewis isn't happy with setup, then Mercedes should change it. Break parc ferme and take the penalty - it's not going to make a huge amount of difference...
#F1
#SaudiArabianGP
So, Verstappen is actually saying that no-one should race him because he’s in the fastest car and he’ll pass them back anyway 😂
Such a completely entitled, spoiled brat
#F1
#F1Sprint
#AzerbaijanGP
3⃣ weeks ago,
#F1
had a problem. The regs would've resulted in a dull SC finish at the
#AbuDhabiGP
. Masi wanted a 'show', so he
#F1xed
his problem by inventing new rules, robbing Hamilton of an 8th WDC.
7⃣5⃣ days until the new season. We need accountability before then!
#MasiOUT
Horner and Marko have facilitated the development of a monster they now can’t control. They have fed Verstappen’s ego. They have excused his behaviour. They will now reap what they’ve sown
#F1
#BrazilGP
With every word he utters, I like him less and less. He's clearly spending far too much time with Christian Horner and Helmut Marko. Delusion must be contagious...
#F1
#F1xed
Max Verstappen's chief mechanic is leaving Red Bull with immediate effect.
He doesn’t say where he’s going, only that it’s “at the other end of the pit-lane."
#F1
I think that Horner has shown himself up really badly here. It's really bad sportsmanship. His comments are beneath even him. Not what you expect from an
#F1
team principle
#BritishGP
🇬🇧
If the stewards are going to be giving penalties for the Hamilton incident, there's actually no point in trying to race.
They were side by side. It was hard racing. That's all.
#F1
#BelgianGP
#F1Sprint
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Masi's new role as been leaked. The Australian will become the
@fia
's head of
#F1
track hospitality and catering.
Masi was keen that his new role would allow him to continue to take orders from Red Bull staff, so he's delighted. "Latte for Cheatley, please"😜
After stunning the
#F1
paddock with its Australia upgrade (coloured number outlines), Mercedes has continued its relentless push to add performance to the W15 with its Japan package…
They’ve added go faster stripes to the sidepods. 🙃
If Merc are starting Hamilton on the softs, I think Russell needs to be aware that the only way that strategy works is if Hamilton takes the lead.
What happened to the team game?
#F1
#QatarGP
Hamilton making the same point as I did. It was exactly the same as the lap one incident, but the difference is that Verstappen will never back out of anything because he's arrogant and entitled
#F1
#ItalianGP
🇮🇹
What a competitor Hamilton is. No complaints, despite the pain and discomfort. Just thanks the team for pushing and for the the strategy. A class act.
#F1
#AzerbaijanGP
#TeamLH
Verstappen: "I was like, 'Well, he has to now back off, otherwise we're both out,'"
And there you have it. By Golden Boy's own admission, yield or crash tactics...
#F1
#BritishGP
@ESPNF1
So, he deliberately caused the collision, then. He knew there was no space but did a "yield or crash" special anyway.
The very definition of a bully, a liability and a danger to others. I hope this attitude doesn't ever result in serious injury to him or someone else.
On the jewellery issue, I really hope there’s a compromise.
How about this: Hamilton takes off only 5 pieces of jewellery and the rest stay where they are? I mean, it was good enough for lapped cars in Abu Dhabi, so should be all fine by the
@fia
, right? 🤔
#F1
#MiamiGP
Great article (unfortunately paywalled) about Horner's modus operandi.
"Horner’s previous behaviour has serially tarnished F1. I will draw your attention to the key pattern, which is his capacity to play victim and aggressor at the same time."
#F1
It's not relevant if Lando gained an advantage or not.
If the rule is that, if you go off, the lap and the next gets deleted, then the
@fia
have changed the normal rules on the fly. Again.
#F1
#ChineseGP
It’s incredible that some ‘fans’ are saying that the Horner/Wheatley/Masi
#AbuDhabiGP
radio isn’t anything new, implying it should be ignored.
Sorry, what? It’s irrelevant how old it is. It’s the content that’s important. How can they possibly excuse it?
#MasiOUT
#F1xed
@fia
Yeah, that's right
#SkyF1
, have a go at Hamilton for his team radio and let Golden Boy skate on his swearing, whinging and crying on the radio... 🙄
#F1
#SpanishGP
It's also somewhat of a joke that on a sprint weekend (limited setup time) and a bumpy track, the
@fia
inspect the planks on four cars, find 50% of the sample to be not in compliance, and then don't bother to check the rest.
Clown show of a "sport".
#F1
#USGP
That's disgusting from Verstappen on team radio. What a selfish individual. He only cares about himself - it's crystal clear.
Checo, I feel very sorry for you. You deserve better.
#F1
#BrazilGP
Very interesting to have confirmation that Masi has signed an NDA with the
@fia
. So much for openness and transparency. What is it that they’re trying to hide?
No response to the multitude of
#RaceAgainstManipulation
reports, either.
#F1
I can accept the contact itself being predominantly LH's fault, but I agree with Naomi, tbh.
GR should have known that LH would have had the jump at the start. If you're playing the team game, you should be letting LH try to attack MV with softs.
#F1
#QatarGP
From what I can see, the tide of fan opinion has turned against the
#MonacoGP
, now. The track is no longer fit for
#F1
. If they can't do something about it, it has no place on a modern day F1 calendar...
So, the Horner complainant has been 'suspended' by Red Bull, rather than being sacked.
What can be the possible justification for this? If the leaks are real, then she is the victim. Is it any wonder that women are frightened to come forward?
#F1
You'd think that the RBR pit wall would look happy that their driver is on pole, wouldn't you? The seemed a little subdued for some reason... 🤔
#F1
#SaudiArabianGP