On January 4, Beijing time, in response to netizens accusing Verstappen of being lucky enough to win this year's championship, Honda stood up to support the Red Bull drivers who used Honda engines.
Honda boss Masashige Yamamoto pointed out that the safety car at Abu Dhabi station allowed Verstappen to chase from second to first, but in San Marino, the safety car allowed Hamilton to chase from 9th to second. It may be Hamilton who benefits most from the red flag after the launch of the safety car, not the Red Bull drivers.
In the F1 finale, Hamilton led the way, but lost the title in the final moments. After the game, The Little Man's fans were quite unconvinced, believing that Verstappen had picked up a championship.
Fans agreed that the safety car made the little man lose the championship, and Massy gave the wrong order, but Honda did not agree with such a statement.
They believe Lewis has been lucky enough this season. Red Bull Racing was able to win the championship thanks to Honda's engine. Without Honda, verstappen would not have been able to overtake the drivers in front of him, even if the safety car was dispatched several times. In the race field, Hamilton used the safety car to score far more points than Verstappen.
In an interview with the Japanese media, Honda boss believed that after the collision in the Abu Dhabi race, Verstappen only rose one place. The little man had previously chased 8 rankings in one go.
What the Japanese are talking about is the race of this season's San Marino Grand Prix.
In the race, Verstappen led the way, hamilton drove a good Meben car, but began to fall behind. At its peak, the little man was ninth, and his vehicle was already damaged. If there are no accidents, Hamilton needs to pit himself. After coming out, don't say that Verstappen, who is chasing the first, can catch up with Ferrari's two cars, it is unknown. But on lap 33, red flags appeared and all vehicles went into the pit.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mei Ben repaired the car for the little man, changing the nose wing and tires. Once out, Meben's car was like a rocket, surpassing kimi, Sainz, Stoll, Ricciardo, Perez, Norris and Leclerc in a row. The result went from 9th to 2nd, trailing only Verstappen.
And San Marino, with or without a safety car, Red Bull is in the first place, and Verstappen's ranking and points have not changed. It is worth mentioning that Russell, who crashed in this race, has joined the Meben team.
If you count the points, the little man changed from 2 points to 18 points, and ate 16 points in one go. Far more than Verstappen scored from the safety car in Abu Dhabi with seven points.
If there are no accidents in san Marino's race, Verstappen will have a 16-point lead before the last stop, and as long as he finishes above fifth place, he will be able to lock up the championship without the need for Massi's orders.
Although both himself and the team benefited, Meben and The Little Man expressed strong dissatisfaction with the results of the Abu Dhabi station. Mei Ben complained several times and wanted to change the result. Neither Wolf nor Hamilton attended the F1 awards conference at the end of the year. In addition, there are also rumors that the little man wants to retire.
I hope that Lewis, who has become a jazz, can be generous, the safety car is every year, this year benefits others, maybe the last stop next year, the backward little man also needs Marcy's instructions to help.
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