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Originally Posted by Eff-1
There's not enough time to move all the lapped cars out of the way and then restart.
So that leaves really only 3 options here.
1 - Finish the race under SC
2 - Restart with the the lapped cars in the way
3 - Move as many lapped cars as he could out of the way and then restart, giving the leaders clean air to the finish
If you were Masi in that high pressure situation, what would you have done? In the moment! Not after spending time online reading the steward's decision and rulebook word for word, and then debating online with strangers. In the moment!
I'd have picked 3 probably.
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I would have picked option one, because it would have been the most consistent based on past safety car occurrances. This decision would have also guaranteed the win and championship for Hamilton, but he would have won anyways if Latifi didn't crash/cause the SC to be deployed.
Option three is basically Michael Masi gifting the win/championship to Verstappen. Mazespin in his Haas with new soft tires could have passed Hamilton at that stage of the race.