Exactly. If Lewis had come in, Red Bull would have kept Max out. Max would be leading and on much fresher hard tyres than Lewis was on at the time. Why the hell would anyone do that especially with the high likelihood that at that late stage, the assumption was that it would end under the safety car. Mercedes did the right thing in keeping him out. This notion that the cock up lies with Merc on a strategy front is f**king desperate.
Well whose fault was it that Hamilton was left out there on 40 lap old tyres? Because it wasn't Masi to blame for that. If you look back on the season, you would struggle to find a case where Red Bull got their strategy wrong, whereas there are many cases of Mercedes errors throughout the season, not just the last race.
I am not a Max supporter
I wanted Lewis to win.
I mentioned Silverstone as that's where there was the biggest points difference between the two due to an incident. Max is no saint and I think last couple races he was too aggressive. But he was the better driver over the course of the season, so the anger should be towards the FIA not Max or Max fans.
He won the title by every possible measurement. Most poles, most podiums, most race wins, most sprint wins, most laps lead, most points. So anyone who says that he didn't fully deserve it, is not telling the truth. But if that's how they cope with it, that's fine.
A one lap race in Abu dabi and a 2 lap race in Spa. Yes Max was clearly the winner without any assistance from on high
Or the last 2 laps at Silverstone and Sochi, which other drivers should have won but didn't. Norris has not recovered yet from losing his 20 second lead with 3 laps to go, only to finish 6th.
It was the best season since 1997, and it was fitting that the battle for the title went all the way to the wire. It was headline news across the world, it was tv ratings gold. People will talk about the last lap in 50 years time. After 10 years of championships completely dominated by one team/driver, races are suddenly essential viewing once again.
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