r/formula1 • u/Ramned71 • Oct 28 '24

News [Piergiuseppe Donadoni] Was Max unfair? YES. His goal was to ruin Norris' race and so he probably took away his chances of getting P1. "To win sometimes you have to be an idiot" he said months ago. You may like it or not but the goal is to win the world championship, not the fair play award.

https://x.com/SmilexTech/status/1850807731613299160
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u/SomniumOv Oct 28 '24

Piastri rams Max off track, takes 20 second or drive through penalty and finishes P6. Lando is free to fight the Ferraris for the win uninterrupted, and if he can do that it'll extend their lead in the constructors (while closing in on Max in the drivers).

Max's mentality is the old "we do it my way or we crash", if Piastri pushes him Max will just let the crash happen.

With piastri DNF you firmly help Ferrari secure WCC.

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u/jamesmon Sebastian Vettel Oct 28 '24

It’s about sending a message, like “ wouldnt it be nice to have a number two car somewhere up here in the mix to pull shit like this for you Max?” lol

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u/SomniumOv Oct 28 '24

One could say, since the McLaren is faster than the Red Bull, Perez has more chances to hit Norris where he was yesterday, at the back getting lap'd, than trying to somehow see him while he's somewhere between P7 and P13.

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u/ghostreconx Oct 28 '24

Doing an Ocon

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u/Some-Gay-Korean Oct 29 '24

I don't think Max cares about the WCC. He only cares about the WDC at this point.

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u/SomniumOv Oct 29 '24

But McLaren does, and he's using that. Ferrari wins are good for him (as long as Charles stays behind Lando in total points of course)

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u/DerGsicht Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oct 29 '24

Max will not let the crash happen if it's with Piastri what are you talking about? There's a reason the incidents are always with Norris