Formula 1

[kruddler]

I doubt we will agree on this, Toto is no beginner, and they would have planned in advance for events unfolding like they did, they missed the opportunity to pit Hamilton and then began to cry as a strategy, it's not the first time, because they have learnt that whingers are winners.

I think you are misremembering the events of the race.

Whatever Toto and Mercedes did, Red Bull would've done the opposite.
If Hamilton pits, Red bull do not.
Hamilton didn't, so red bull did.

Toto's hands were tied and i reckon he'd do the same thing again next time, and if i was him, i would too. There was no opportunity to pit Hamilton that wouldn't have put him behind the only person he couldn't afford to be behind.

Its perfectly summed up by Christian Horners comments with 10 laps to go. "we need a miracle for Max to win this" and after the race "We got our miracle"

Mercedes got lucky with the 'no call' at the start of the race, and didn't put a foot wrong from there. They were simply unlucky courtesy of the 'latifi miracle'.

Then when the safety car came out and it looked like heading in they complained wanting the race finished under it. Masi did exactly what fans want to see, delivered a race, Mercedes wanted a finish under parade laps, some may say celebrating the first turn theft!

fwiw, I've seen Hamilton using the whinging tactics all season by default now. Whenever someone has a car on the day capable of taking the inside line he just drives on and complains "He ran me off the road!", all the while not slowing anywhere near enough to actual take the corner even if there was no opponent there, it is a deliberate pre-planned choice as is the almost instantaneous follow up complaint!

They all do it, in various race conditions, but this is the first season I've seen it used repeatedly as a tactic. The authorities are powerless, because it's actually part of the rule book, it's just a loophole Mercedes exploit. As for Hamilton returning the time gain, hardly, another smokescreen!

Verstappen is no better, or at least Red Bull acting on his behalf, it's making the sport a joke.

All of this is a comment about the sport and the way its raced/run currently. Everyone is in the same boat equally, and is not really relevant to the result.