But unless there's a catastrophic event that happens, I don't see how Lewis don't have 7 'chips and Mercedes has every constructors 'chip in the current regs.

It's possible the downforce the Silver Arrows cars can generate has a negative effect on the tires in specific situations. For all their German efficiency, they may not have calculated for that. It happens. Could they have left Hamilton out and rolled the dice on a one stop with Max 10 seconds back? Maybe, but the drama from last week meant that was a non starter. Take given points rather than risk max points. Bottas has to be pissed, but I have little doubt he gets 2nd in the driver's 'chip over Max. RB has to win on tactical decisions rather than pace, and the Petronas team usually sorts their strategy out after a loss.

What's the over/under on Vettel quitting mid-season? The car isn't good (even with LeClerc dragging the car higher than it should), he's not there next year and it really feels like Ferrari has given up on him and the car this season.