They were instructed before Qualifying that impeding another driver's hot lap would be a guaranteed penalty, so yeh, again, if he didn't get a penalty, I'd be amazed.SiLo wrote:Pretty sure Hamilton was the first to come up to him and he was already backing onto the track. So yes, I would consider that dangerous, especially there. Whether he will get a penalty I don't know, my bet is he won't.beelsebob wrote:As discussed in IRC - Rosberg reversed back onto track while other people were on hot laps. If he doesn't get a penalty for it, I'll be amazed.
SiLo wrote:Pretty sure Hamilton was the first to come up to him and he was already backing onto the track. So yes, I would consider that dangerous, especially there. Whether he will get a penalty I don't know, my bet is he won't.beelsebob wrote:As discussed in IRC - Rosberg reversed back onto track while other people were on hot laps. If he doesn't get a penalty for it, I'll be amazed.
He knows he would have pulled another one out of his arse at the last minute. And yes, I did see his reaction, when he saw Rosberg reversing back onto the track. He waved his hand in frustration at the next corner.astracrazy wrote:Lmao just watched the press confirence.
Hamilton: its ironic yes but i was up by a few tenths so its ok (with the straightest face going whilst deflating rosbergs balloon)
Not quite accurate quote, it was (IIRC) "I've talked to about 5 team bosses, and 6 engineers, and every one of them thinks it was deliberate. One said it was 1000% deliberate, one said 'he knows he can't do it in rivage, that's been done before'".siskue2005 wrote:"Everyone in the pitlane thinks it was deliberate" Ted