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Originally Posted by HonestTea
Masi's goal was to make it some grand finale to increase dramatics (hence not finishing under SC and letting only 4 car pass), wouldn't the red flag be at least "fair"?
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No, Masi's goal was to make every effort to restart the race and not finish under SC. How is that different from any other race, in any other form of motorsport? Indycar, Nascar, etc. The goal is always the same: minimize caution periods and maximize racing, and especially avoid finishing under SC if you can avoid it. The wrinkle here was that he only unlapped a portion of the field, and there's no precedence for that.
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Originally Posted by HonestTea
What happened was already an "OBVIOUS misapplication of the rules" lol
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Not a misapplication, and certainly not obvious.
https://www.fia.com/sites/default/fi...t.%2048.12.pdf
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Originally Posted by HonestTea
Letting Max on fresh soft tires attack Lewis's 40+ lap old hard tire seems like handing the WDC to Max on a silver platter.
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That's such a stretch. Red Bull gambled with the pitstop and it paid off, but it also could have backfired. Him having fresh tires has nothing to do with Masi.