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The U-turn that keeps Hamilton clear of a race ban - for now
Lewis Hamilton edged closer to a one-race ban in a controversial Russian Grand Prix ruined by two time penalties he earned for something that happened before the race even started. The Mercedes driver's pre-race antics set him on a collision course with the officials. In this video Scott Mitchell explains what Hamilton did wrong, how close it took him to a suspension, and why the stewards performed a U-turn on the most controversial part of their decision. READ MORE HERE: https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-fia-went-back-on-inappropriate-hamilton-penalty-points/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #Formula1 #F1 #RussianGP https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
Bottas Publicly Calls Out Mercedes Strategy
Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugy2wzoHkB5HiO_OHQ14AaABCQ 0:00 - Bottas Calls Out Mercedes Strategy: Says Team Was Sleeping 1:49 - Fast Feed After losing a lot of ground last week in the championship to teammate Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas qualified on pole in a bid to claw back some. However, he would concede further ground to Lewis and Max Verstappen as well as he would end up on the wrong side of a couple of his team’s strategy calls and this has peeved the Finn quite a bit I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Bottas Calls Out Mercedes Strategy: Says Team Was Sleeping Bottas began by explaining why he felt his team was caught napping “Very frustrating, obviously, starting from pole and finishing third is not ideal. I think as a team we were sleeping at some point when Max managed to get ahead of us, and my strategy was far, far from ideal so, lots to learn from today I think” Both Max and Lewis got the jump on Bottas as they were on fresher tyres towards the end during their third stint thanks to longer a first and second stint respectively Bottas expressed his displeasure on being made to do the opposite “The middle stint was quite short - we boxed and I could see Max came in at the same time, so then I knew it was going to be tricky” He further elaborated on why this made him a sitting duck for Lewis Hamilton “Towards the end of the last stint I tried to push flat-out to create opportunities. I was maybe catching slightly but then the tyres gave up completely. For me, definitely I should have gone long in the second stint. The last stint was way too long and that’s when I lost the position to Lewis” Team boss Toto Wolff gave his response to what Bottas said “I don't think we slept. But I accept his perspective. We have just had the slower car today, I think. We always say that the day when we lose is the day when we become stronger again and our challengers have to fear us” Wolff signed off by explaining why they had to tweak their strategy “The win was not there for us. Clearly, we were not the fastest car and then we optimised the strategy and it’s not clear. With the gap to Max then it was for us to settle for second and third and protect that position” Fast feed: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen feels that “it's a bit of a shame” they don't use softer tyres “on other circuits more often” and pointed out that it “also gives more problems at Mercedes” He also revealed that he “had nothing to lose. In the worst case, it will be third place and otherwise a victory” His team principal Christian Horner thinks that they have “shown the speed today. All” they “have to do now is find out where this speed came from” He also added that “it will be warm again in Barcelona and it is clear that” they “can beat Hamilton” His other driver Alex Albon feels that he “could have gotten more out of it than P5. Too bad” they “couldn't attack sooner” Lewis Hamilton sees it as “unexpected that” they “had so many blisters on the tyres” as they “haven't had this before, the team will no doubt look at it” The FIA has clarified that “any car which does not cross the control line on the track to finish the race will be referred to the stewards” This is “in the interests of sporting fairness and to facilitate the orderly conduct of the event in accordance with the provisions of the FIA International Sporting Code” Laurent Mekies, sporting director for Ferrari has revealed that they’ve “tried so many things with” Sebastian Vettel “in the two weeks here, but none of them seem to bring a breakthrough in lap times” Mekies also added that it is their “duty now to do whatever it takes to support him and make sure” they translate his skills into lap time. He is an important asset to this team” and they “are fully behind him” Racing Point’s co-owner Lawrence Stroll is “shocked by the way Renault, McLaren, Ferrari and Williams have taken this opportunity to appeal, trying to compromise” his team’s “performance” “They drag” Racing Point’s “name through the mud and” he “will not stand by and accept this” Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher finds it “obvious” that Alex Albon is “just too slow at the moment. Of course, this could be because they have designed a car that fits the driving style of Max” Was Bottas the victim of poor strategy? Or was his performance lacking compared to Max and Lewis?
10 things you need to know about Racing Point's illegal F1 parts
Renault's protest against Racing Point's 2020 F1 car was successful, with a panel of stewards ruling that the rear brake ducts on the 'Pink Mercedes' were the result of illegal design processes. Racing Point has been fined and had points taken away, but it's still allowed to use the parts... Confused? Don't be. In this video we explain everything that has gone on in this case, why Racing Point's defence didn't work, and why the outcome won't even please the winners of the case. READ MORE HERE Our verdict on Racing Point's punishment: https://the-race.com/formula-1/our-verdict-on-racing-points-punishment/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #Formula1 #RacingPoint #Mercedes https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace