the thing thus to learn from the latter;
ocon unlapping himself is pointless.
he was quicker thanks to the mercedes top end speed and DRS.
once he passes max, there's no more DRS, and no more slipstream.
the RB is far superior in the corners.
Also managed to pass the Ferrari's blazingly fast at the start of the race.
So nice and all, Ocon passes max, then what? ah yes, Ocon immediately gets blue flagged again,
needs to move over, Max passes and the story can repeat itself.
It thus only slows Ocon and Max down. In other words, it was a absolute pointless deed.
Despite all of that, yes, the RB team also COULD have been more active in communicating with Verstappen
that there was a faster Force India behind that wanted to unlap itself. They indeed could have informed him
'hey, ocon is behind you, he's not racing you, driving his own race, and he wants to pass you. just let him unlap
himself and do his thing, he poses no threat nor does he influence your race'.
done and dusted.
but well, that's not how it went.
Because with the same logic;
you could say, even though they're in their right to unlap,
RPFI could also informed Ocon:
We know you're faster, but overtaking the race leader proves no point and has no influence on your race result.
Don't bother, just bring the car home and save the engine so we can totally trash it the next race where we might
get some points.
So in the end, really, all parties are to blame.
RB for not communicating wisely with Max.
RPFI for not letting Ocon leave it be.
Max for not leaving space for Ocon to pass.
Ocon for one-upping into Max' side.
There's only losses here and the biggest blame still lies with Ocon,
and for that he got penalized.
really, it doesn't matter if you like Max, whether you hate him, how he drives.
One thing is certain though; tensions will be higher in abu dhabi.
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