2021 - Race 21 Saudi Arabia

[Nitrodaze]

Should do away with DRS on the final lap, was unfair on ocon

Ocon was very deserving of the third step on the podium more than Bottas did, I thought. Bottas did his bare minimum for Mercedes this season. Hamilton praised him as his best teammate. I don't know why he did, because his contribution was not half-decent to what an effective teammate would do. When you think of what Barichello and Irvine did for Schumacher. Or Massa for Raikonnen. Hamiton had to carry most of the weight of the team in the constructors and had to rely on himself in the driver's championship. Much like Verstappen had to do for Redbull and himself.

Both nos 2 drivers in both teams did a substandard job for their teams, with Bottas doing a slightly better job than Perez.

If Bottas had done a half-decent job at Jeddah, he should be very closely following the front two ready to pick up any opportunity that presents itself if any of the front two mess up. He should have finished the race in 2nd following Verstappen's 15-second penalty. fifteen seconds is such an eternity in F1 terms which highlights what a crap race Bottas did at Jeddah. If anything, he demonstrates how right Mercedes were for jettisoning him from the team for George Russell.