Can't help but feel Hamilton is playing the right strategy. Near the start of the season, he would have moaned like a biatch about Max and everything he could.
Now he seems mature and resolved and quietly determined, and I feel the momentum , and the psychological war, is going in Hamilton's favour.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (06 Dec 2021 5.52am)

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Abu-Dhabi could get very messy. IF, Max takes Lewis off & doesn't score any points, Max wins championship, due to having one more win over the season. Could develop into another Senna/Prost or Schumacher/anyone scenario, hope it won't.

This has got to be one of the most dramatic seasons ever, the twist n turns(pun intended), whinging by drivers & constructors, fantastic driving & y/day was the epitome of everything that F1 is, long may it continue.

Cant wait for next week.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

It really was one of the best and worst races I’ve ever seen.

I must admit that I’m a little surprised that Lewis is dealing with Max as well as he is. The guy is a weasel. He must be so difficult to race against as he refuses to budge an inch, he’d rather crash than concede a place or back out of a move. If Lewis raced with the same intent that guys would crash every week.

I would love Lewis to win next week and go mental in front of Max. Just really need a Mercedes front row and for Bottas to do a job.

I suppose the smart money is on Hamilton. He knows how to play the game and has stopped moaning and become 'professional'. Max is more likely to lose his cool and do something contrived to take them both out.
Hamilton has to be canny and avoid trouble. Although he is quite adept at engineering racing situations, whilst also swerving culpability.
Max has to win, else take Hamilton off with him. Lewis, likewise.

No one is expecting a fair fight

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How will Verstappen or his teammate Perez knock Hamilton off the track? They'll have to do a Schumacher. Hopefully, no one gets hurt.

Red and Blue Army!

If there's any kind of incident - and it's almost certain there will be - and if this results in either retiring fingers will be pointed, and most likely at verstappen. He needs to be careful, will the stewards have a biased opinion because of this?

Hamilton will not want to have any kind of contact as he needs to Finish the race in the points, whereas Verstappen can afford for them both to crash out.

It'll be an Intriguing race. Hamiltons the most successful driver ever around Abu dhabi, but Verstappen won last year...

I admire Verstappens never say die stubborness to let hamilton Pass, but he takes it too far to the point of being reckless.
Here's hoping for a clean race.

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

Am just wondering when the crash will happen,...and who will get the blame.
Strange perspective to have for a 'race'.

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They basically have done, in so much of reminding the drivers of the ethics of racing, and that not following the rules can result in points deductions.

Essentially telling Max that if you cause a crash that wipes Lewis out you aint winning the championship.

What will be really interesting is the 2nd drivers. If you were the team principles you'd be telling Bottas and Perez to race aggressively against Max and Lewis. If you clip them you clip them

I recall the Senna and Prost era at McLaren, where Ron let them race; no team orders. Probably a mistake, but those two weren't going to obey team orders anyway.
Senna took Mansell out in the final race of 1992, just to stop him having the record for most wins in a season,... allegedly.
Schumacher,..did he or didn't he take Hill out in 1995 ? It is possible to contrive a racing accident, even in extreme circumstances.
But the FIA did haul M Schumacher up in 1997 for ramming Villeneuve in the final race/title decider. It was from this point that the FIA decided they could no longer issue retrospective penalties for the following races, as this was not sufficient deterrent when the Championship was at stake.
Mr Robbo raises an interesting point about assistance from team mates, but racing drivers are essentially selfish in nature and I doubt they would instigate anything, other than by limited obstructive tactics on the track or by pit stops.

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Well done Channel 4 for showing it live.

I hope the race comes down to a supreme over-taking manoeuvre to validate driver supremacy,...rather than.

Tactical pit stop bore-fest
Bumper cars
A retirement

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