“Only Intervenes if It’s Mercedes”: Stefano Domenicali’s Bias Towards Max Verstappen & Co. Exposed as Lewis Hamilton’s Fans Remind Him of Past Crimes

Do you recall the 2021 changes in regulations? Yes, the one which affected the low-rake cars like Mercedes and Aston Martin a lot. Let’s just say the rules changes were not fair for them because the rest of the car could not be changed that much. Prior to that the Dual Axis Steering system and many more have directly or indirectly affected them. While it looks like the FIA has a thing against Lewis Hamilton and Co., Stefano Domenicali’s comments in favor of Max Verstappen and Co. have left the fans enraged as they spit hard-hitting facts at FIA and Red Bull

Red Bull breaches the cost cap rules in 2022 and was handed over penalties by the F1 and FIA. The team got a 10% reduction from their allotted aerodynamic testing time and a penalty of $7,000,000. Despite that, Red Bull is dominating the field and has scored four 1-2 finishes in the first 5 races. The RB19 is supposedly around 5 tenths faster than the rest of the field in the race trim. 

Stefano Domenicali addressed the talks and issues going around Red Bull’s dominance and suggested that it was just Red Bull doing a better job than others at developing a car. However, he implied that the championship is far from over as the penalties and cost cap regulations will play into the hands of other teams as the season progresses. The CEO of F1 suggested that they cannot intervene in the performance of a team and that the financial regulations are there in place to minimize the gap. 

According to the Tweet posted by Farinho_10, Stefano Domenicali during an event run by Financial Times said, “This year, we need to say the truth: Red Bull did a better job than the others, it’s a fact. But I would be imprudent to say the championship is finished. We cannot intervene in the performance of the teams. I am sure what we did in terms of financial regulations will help to minimize the gap on the technical side.”

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The fans were sent into a rage after reading Domenicali’s comments as they stood up against Red Bull and the FIA. While Red Bull might’ve been handed a penalty, no one is sure of how much the breaching of the cost cap really helped the team. Fans expressed their anger and concern on the social media platforms. 

Fans react to Stefano Domenicali’s comments about not intervening in a team’s performance 

Fans took to Twitter to express their outrage and slandered FIA and Red Bull regarding the statements made by Domenicali. Many explained that FIA did interfere when Mercedes brought new innovations like the Dual Axis Steering which did hinder the performance suggesting how they favored Red Bull. Others explained how the comments are an insult to the fanbase as the fans saw right through Domenicali’s biased comments. Let’s see how the fans reacted:

Others suggested that Stefano Domenicali needs an eye test as he cannot see the reality right in front of his eyes. Some added that Adrain Newey was at Red Bull all these years and doubted how come only he made the fastest car this year with the cost cap breach. 

And when the Mercedes fans started commenting against Red Bull, someone suggested that Mercedes fans should stop as Red Bull will make them cry because they don’t have any argument.

Someone mentioned the times when FIA intervened with Mercedes suggesting what Domenicali’s saying is just biased towards Red Bull.

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What do you make of Stefano Domenicali’s comments?