Strongly divided opinions over Verstappen: 'FIA wants a new champion'

Chris Medland

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So the stewards might think it was worthy of a penalty, but they never got asked to investigate. This wasn't asking for their opinion on the move, it was asking if the new camera angle changed anything "significantly" vs the ones available to Masi at the time. #F1

Matt Gallagher

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The Mercedes review has been DENIED. Championship unchanged, will the way the drivers race remain unchanged? I smell some controversy over the last 3 races…

Will Buxton

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For all those saying Brazil does now create a precedent that pushing drivers off track is OK, the rejection of the right to review does not say that what was decided in Brazil was correct. Merely that the “new evidence” wasn’t “significant” enough to allow an appeal.

tami.

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Toto and Christian getting informed about the decision during the press con. FIA pls 😆 #QatarGP

Jeff Pappone 🇨🇦

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The rejection of Mercedes’ petition doesn’t mean what Verstappen did was okay, just that the #FIA didn’t see enough new evidence to revisit. #F1 fans deserve to know why pushing a driver 10 car widths off track wasn’t investigated. This appears to set a dangerous precedent.

Jeff Pappone 🇨🇦

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The #FIA rejected Mercedes petition to review the Lap 48 incident in the #BrazilianGP between Verstappen and Hamilton. #F1

Chris

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Awesome. Now everyone can take the Max approach and push people wide without fear of reprisal due to the precedent they have set. Good job #fia #skyf1 #f1

Mike Carrington

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Max Verstappen clearly deliberately cornered wide, taking himself & forcing Lewis Hamilton off the track. There are track limits for a reason? FIA - No! It seems obvious to all that FIA want a new world champion, it is very clear. #F1 #FIA #LewisHamilton #MaxVerstappen

🇬🇩 Detor 💯 🇯🇲 | Wheelhova Witness

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There is now absolutely no doubt in my mind that Max Verstappen opened the steering wheel to deliberately force Hamilton off. This guys has the wheel to wheel capabilities of a pufferfish.

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