Formula One

David,as I understand it Mercedes could not bring Lewis in to change tyres,because he would have lost the lead to MV.Red Bull would have just kept MV on the track.This was another incident where it was not a level playing field.Mercedes would of been dammed if they did and dammed if they didn't.

I don't believe for one minute the race director has "saved" F1 I think it has done the completed opposite.

Football has its VAR, Penalty shoot Outs where both teams have 5 penalties,Cricket has its ultra edge,and in extreme circumstances a 1 over bowl off Tennis has its Hawkeye and the Tiebreaker and  Formula 1 did this.

Bluemalaga, I have re-read the article and cannot find the quote you have made.

What I did find was, and I quote "Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitting that F1 bosses had discussed trying to ensure races did not end under safety-car conditions because it's an anti-climax."

So it actually says F1 bosses had discussed it and not not team principles. These are two different sets of people with very different agendas.

Same thing

If they are different sets of people, my guess is bosses and principles would have discussed and whoever is the lower rank would do as they were told,

No totally different. F1 bosses are there to look after the interests i.e. profits of the F1 organisation. Team principles are there to make a cohesive team that wins races.

Its quite understandable that F1 bosses don't want the race to end behind a safety car, although they were quite happy to run the whole race behind a safety car in Belgium so they didn't have to reimburse the fans ticket prices.

If you are correct then the F1 bosses would surely prefer to finish under the safety car and not risk expensive damage to their cars in a mad dash to the flag.

F1 dont own the cars, the teams do.

Crashes may not be as expensive next year with the new larger tyres acting as bumpers!

I thought there were three main organisations involved. The formula one group in which Liberty media have a controlling interest. They look after TV rights and all the other commercial aspects.

Then the FIA the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's. Its primary role is amending current regulations and drafting new regulations for all of international motor sport. One of the main duties of the WMSC is to allow motor sport to: Continue to develop with an emphasis on maintaining safety for the drivers and spectators, and to encourage competitive motoring innovation which adheres to environmental standards. The FIA's largest motorsport championships include the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Finally there are the teams, who own supply and develop the cars.

They all work together to deliver the sport we want to watch, but not always harmoniously.

Spot on. The FIA, Formula 1 and the racing teams are three separate commercial organisations, all involved in the the thing they sell, the race, but all with different responsibilities and agendas.

Football has its VAR, Penalty shoot Outs where both teams have 5 penalties,Cricket has its ultra edge,and in extreme circumstances a 1 over bowl off Tennis has its Hawkeye and the Tiebreaker and Formula 1 did this

Yes, I've thought about how other sports deal with what was in a way a tie between MV and LH. How about a 5 lap race just the 2 of them same tyres starting at the same point on the grid, first to finish wins wouldn't that show who is the better driver and car. No team tactics, no radio, just 2 drivers battling it out. Might need a few more laps so tyres can warm up but you get the point. One person should not have been allowed to decide how a whole season of racing ends.