In the rules .... Perez has to give the other car room such that he didn't get squeezed, he did that.Tvetovnato wrote: ↑16 Sep 2024, 09:25Nobody has to follow the racing line in a racing situation. It’s more often than not that a driver swerves across to cover another car or force them to take a narrower line for the coming corner. The problem is when you start doing what Schumacher did to Rubens in Hungary, forcing someone who has the right for room to back out or else there is a crash.
Sainz did nothing of the sort. Perez had ample room to go more towards the inside line, but didn’t and they crashed. I can see how they ruled it a racing incident though as neither driver did anything overtly wrong, it was just that their trajectories met. But personally I would put it more on Perez as he should be able to judge that he needs to go a bit more left when he can see Sainz’ car.
Let's not be naive here, this section of track is a tactical chess game of "flip flopping" the opposite driver into gaining advantage over the next corner or sequence they reach .... that's genuine racing. Its supposed to be such in a competitive sport.
Perez fully gave the required room to Sainz, but Sainz did not contain himself to that legitimately given (within the rules) part of the track.