Okay, I'll help you out mate!
Yes, if you wait, the counter will slowly move and turn "blue". The carrier will be yours. It takes about 2 minutes to completely capture an equal carrier. Zuperman implemented the 60 second take off rule in order to prevent people from camping. Back in the day, 3-4 people would camp on their carrier while 2-3 others would assault the other resulting in no one being able to win.
Basically if you see the "Camping! Take off!" prompt, take off before the counter reaches zero. As long as you lift off the ground, it resets.
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