2021 F1 Discussions

kappa_md · Sep 14, 2021

Albert-AMG
Yes 🤔

I think the partnership with Ronaldo as an ambassador is over. The TAG Heuer website doesn’t include him in the list anymore 😉 Senna & McQueen are still there in the “Legends” section 👍

Albert-AMG · Sep 14, 2021

kappa_md
I think the partnership with Ronaldo as an ambassador is over. The TAG Heuer website doesn’t include him in the list anymore 😉

I hope so!
But he was recently wearing the current TH Connected, so… maybe is just because TH is sponsoring the Manchester United 😕

Pitfitter446 · Sep 14, 2021

Or perhaps he just likes the watch?

kappa_md · Sep 14, 2021

Albert-AMG
I hope so!
But he was recently wearing the current TH Connected, so… maybe is just because TH is sponsoring the Manchester United 😕

I remember Cristiano Ronaldo was sponsored by TH individually, back then when he was still in Real Madrid but the ManU sponsorship is fairly recent, and now him rejoining his old team and thus his TH connected 😉
You can still search TH x ManU : https://www.tagheuer.com/us/en/timepieces/discover/tag-heuer-x-manchester-united/

imagwai · Sep 14, 2021

Just in case you haven't had enough of this incident yet. This is a very good analysis:

El Matarife · Sep 14, 2021

Yago
Pretty decent analysis. Why did Lewis lure Max into the corner by leaving enough room at first and then pinching him onto the curb? Either the driver is far enough alongside you (which Max wasn't) and you leave room around the corner or he isn't and you cut him off. In this case it seems it was a bit of both. Max went for it of course and halfway down the corner he had no place left to go but on top of Lewis' head.

So, if Lewis doesn't leave room for Max he's at fault, and if he does leave space he's also at fault? 😉

Poor Lewis, it must be hard to be so unstoppable that people find a way to dislike him regardless!

I thought it was a bit risky for Max to walk behind him while he was trying to reverse, especially seeing as Max had whipped off Lewis' wing mirror!

Aquagraph · Sep 14, 2021

Max also took out his rear wing, he did a proper job there.

Aquagraph · Sep 15, 2021

https://www.planetf1.com/news/martin-brundle-defends-max-verstappen/

I can't help but think that part of the reason why the stewards gave Max the penalty was because the Red Bull ended up on top of the Merc. If they had just locked wheels and gone into the gravel together like Senna / Prost at Sukuka 1989 then it would probably be more of a 'racing incident' but as it was I think they thought they needed to be seen to 'do' something.

Yago · Sep 15, 2021

El Matarife
So, if Lewis doesn't leave room for Max he's at fault, and if he does leave space he's also at fault? 😉

No my point was that cutting Max off before the corner would have been fine. Max was not beside him yet at that point. That would have been normal defending of position before the chicane. But Lewis chose to leave room to let Max move up beside him before closing the door on him mid way.

Yago · Sep 15, 2021

Here you can see Max looking at Lewis as he just got out of the RB. Lewis has wheelspin trying to back out. All those claims about Max being insensitive and not checking up on Lewis are bollocks.
Jolyon Palmer's analysis on F1.com is interesting. Slightly more blame on the part of Max but a racing incident in his book.
I also believe Max was opportunistic but he had racing speed, Lewis just came out of the pit and it is a very tight WC race. Great to see such hard racing, unfortunate about the damage to limbs and cars.

HoltzPlatz · Sep 15, 2021

imagwai · Sep 15, 2021

Yago
Here you can see Max looking at Lewis as he just got out of the RB. Lewis has wheelspin trying to back out. All those claims about Max being insensitive and not checking up on Lewis are bollocks.
Jolyon Palmer's analysis on F1.com is interesting. Slightly more blame on the part of Max but a racing incident in his book.
I also believe Max was opportunistic but he had racing speed, Lewis just came out of the pit and it is a very tight WC race. Great to see such hard racing, unfortunate about the damage to limbs and cars.

Would agree with this assessment. It was a racing incident. Maybe Max should have been a touch more cautious but he had less to lose than Lewis. As for the blame game afterwards, visiting stewards, the mock offence being taken to not checking up on each other or "disrespectful" celebrations, etc. etc. they should all cut that out. The only place this battle will be settled is on the track. All the rest is just a whinging noise.