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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
Watched it twice. Looks like he turned but the car didn't respond, likely because the line was shallow. Line was shallow because Hamilton was on the outside so Max could not move over. Not sure there was more he could have done. And it isn't like Lewis was within track limits himself but when has that ever been enforced against him?
Also, I wouldn't put too much stock in Andrew Benson from BBC. He is a big time Hamilton fan boy.
I'll stick with racing incident. Both were going for the corner and neither willing to let up. Hammy would have had the pass if he had backed out and undercut. Either way, he got the pass and race win a bit later.
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The line was shallow which means he needed to get on the brakes sooner. He didn't because he wasn't willing to let Hamilton by no matter what. He kept that shallow line projected out past the kerb and didn't drop any speed, only adding steering lock and throttle when it was already clear he would leave the track. I don't know why people keep pretending like Verstappen made a mistake, he knew
exactly what he was doing.
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Originally Posted by chapo
When racing becomes this involved with the stewards and team principals it is no longer racing. Toto needs to clamp it. No team principal should be able to contact the race stewards until after the race.
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Absolutely disagree. You can't continue to have one specific driver make these kind of dangerous defensive maneuvers while relying on others to avoid collisions. It's dangerous, it's bad for racing, and it's bad for the sport. Mercedes is right to file a complaint because otherwise the sporting regulations are worth no more than the paper they're printed on.
It can be a very simple request for rules clarification:
"Dear FIA,
Is it now allowed to leave the bounds of the track by several car widths and force our competitors into the grass when defending a position?"