Abu Dhabi 2021 Race Thread

[Greig]

Karma for 2008.

[stefa]

Sainz podium

[jgonzalesm6]

Way to go Sainz. P3 podium finish.

[stefa]

Karma for 2008.

[Greig]

Mercedes will be protesting it I bet.

[ferrari1.8t]

Kraptiz doing the work crying for Mercedes…

[Hornet]

Merc lost this race by playing it too safe refusing to pit Lewis twice
IMO this is how RB won the title today

[KimiBot]

Merc lost this race by playing it too safe refusing to pit Lewis twice
IMO this is how RB won the title today

[tifosi1993]

Mercedes will be protesting it I bet.

And it will be popcorn worthy.

[killer]

LOL

[ferrari1.8t]

Crofty is so sour…so is krapitz. Brundle is actually being unbiased.

[DIEK]

Well done Carlos. A deserved podium.

And 5º in drivers championship?

[jgonzalesm6]

Merc lost this race by playing it too safe refusing to pit Lewis twice
IMO this is how RB won the title today

This race went against RedBull.....untiil the last lap.

[Aziz]

I hope this is Merc end and not the start of RB dominance

[PURE PASSION]

I think Sainz takes 5th place!!!

[killer]

Karma for 2008.

Indeed.

[tifosi1993]

And 5º in drivers championship?

Yup. Total of 4 podiums this year. He's really the "smooth operator".

[KimiBot]

And 5º in drivers championship?

1 Max Verstappen NED RED BULL RACING HONDA 395.5
2 Lewis Hamilton GBR MERCEDES 387.5
3 Valtteri Bottas FIN MERCEDES 226
4 Sergio Perez MEX RED BULL RACING HONDA 190
5 Carlos Sainz ESP FERRARI 164.5
6 Lando Norris GBR MCLAREN MERCEDES 160
7 Charles Leclerc MON FERRARI 159

[Hornet]

Crofty is so sour…so is krapitz. Brundle is actually being unbiased.

Brundle is the only sane person there it seems

[Tifoso Svedese]

Also what a drive by Carlos! Had they crashed he'd won the race

[SilverSpeed]

Well done Max, most race wins this year, you didn't make it a boring year.

Well deserved WC!

[killer]

Mercedes will be protesting it I bet.

That I have to see.

Would have been awful to be Toto’s table.

[330 p4]

Yes yes yes yes. So happy, Sainz on podium and he finishes 5th in drivers? Absolutely wonderful. Still a huge whiff of WWE fakeness about the season but cannot deny the incredible drama. Like Wrestlemania.

[tifosi1993]

But I do feel for Charles, so many bad lucks this year. SF or VSC, nothing has gone his way this year.

But what goes around comes around. Hopefully his luck will shine next year.

[DIEK]

Kimi driver of the Day...

[Hornet]

Congrats to Sainz too.
He's been very consistent lately, and today it paid off.

Overall a great ending to a great season.

Hopefully next year we will back in the run for the title

[killer]

1 Max Verstappen NED RED BULL RACING HONDA 395.5
2 Lewis Hamilton GBR MERCEDES 387.5
3 Valtteri Bottas FIN MERCEDES 226
4 Sergio Perez MEX RED BULL RACING HONDA 190
5 Carlos Sainz ESP FERRARI 164.5
6 Lando Norris GBR MCLAREN MERCEDES 160
7 Charles Leclerc MON FERRARI 159

I am ticked off that we lost 6th by 1 point.

[tifosi1993]

Kimi driver of the Day...

Latifi should be the DOTD

[killer]

Congrats to Sainz too.
He's been very consistent lately, and today it paid off.

Overall a great ending to a great season.

Hopefully next year we will back in the run for the title

We have a very strong driver pairing and the team looks to be headed in the right direction. That’s my biggest takeaway from this season. Merc and RB can kiss my behind; here’s to a strong 2022 for Ferarri.

[jgonzalesm6]

Lewis's dad congratulating Max and Jos......very respectful and nice to see.