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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

No doubt Lewis drove a better race, but the winner of a race in any form of motor racing is a team effort. His team kept him out on old hard tires to keep him in the lead. Max had the option of pitting since he had nothing to loose by taking the risk. That gamble, under a safety car is what won him the race.

We all wanted to see a head to head race, but with the far superior Mercedes engine and chassis it is never a fair fight. Mercedes has been the clear leader for 8 years with the best equipment. Max dragged his inferior car to the win with a gamble.

disagree at one point. MERC may have made their decision to stay out by looking at the rules for the safety car. Letting all unlap would have ended the race under yellow, starting the race as race control originally said with back markers in place would have put VER behind five cars with a lap remaining. While I agree it was a bit of a gamble to keep HAM out, if the FIA had conducted the race per the rules, HAM would be 8 time world champion.

This was politics not racing.