Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
Verstappen drove this race like he was let out of an asylum. He got away with so many infractions, the stewards did not deal each them as they would normally. So he is encouraged to drive putting other drivers at risk. He overtook off the track, ran Hamilton off the track and brake tested him. If any other driver had done all of these things in one race, they would have been shown the warning flag and subsequently the black flag. All the decisions taken by the steward's office were calculated to have as little impact on him[Versdtappen] as possible.

I remain adamant that they are on the take. The negotiation of penalty to give Verstappen between Masi and Horner is a very clear indication of that. Rather than apply the rules they invested more time in trying to find a penalty that was acceptable to Redbull.
And to make matters worse, both he and marko post race were moaning about not being treated fairly etc.
As you said, back in the day, all his incidents combined would have been a potential black flag.
If we remember, Grosjean was given a race ban ( and probably should have gotten one for his ridiculous Catalunya 360 move as well in 2020), and that was for cumulative incidents including Spa of that year.
RBR and Verstappen in particular has gotten away with way too much without any kind of of proper ramifications.
Masi and the stewards are incompetent, complicit and/or working of the premise of "not interfering with the championship" which is simply wrong, and against their own regulations and rules.

The thing that scares me most is that Max is eventually gonna do something that will put another driver in serious harm. He has not learned or grown or shown any kind of respect for other drivers.
I am actually not looking forward to Abu Dhabi because I reckon he is about to do something incredibly dangerous or stupid in his desperation.