DiogoBrand wrote: ↑30 Jun 2019, 17:15
GhostF1 wrote: ↑30 Jun 2019, 17:11
DiogoBrand wrote: ↑30 Jun 2019, 16:53
They will if they allow drivers to win by pushing others off the track.
As Brundle said. Max had the inside line, got ahead and therefore has the right to the corner, Leclerc did not concede at the correct time and put himself in that position. If he gets a penalty, all passes are snooze DRS ones.
Max was VASTLY quicker. There shouldn't be any penalty. It was a basic racing movement. Watch the onboard. No nasty stuff at all.
Exactly! He had the INSIDE line, that doesn't give you the right to go on the outside and push the other car off track. If Max had to got by with a dirty move even though he was vastly quicker, that's entirely his mistake. Being faster doesn't give you the right to overtake however you want.
You're reading this as a furious Ferrari fan..
Once you've passed ahead, you have the right to the racing line, the driver who was passed has to at some point concede the corner, just like every other overtaking manoeuvre that happened in this race. You, as the driver being overtaken, cannot continue off line and cry foul you ran out of road trying to recover your mistake.
Fact is, Leclerc left the door open and tried to recover poorly. Max left plenty of room for him to rejoin, he didn't force him off, the onboards show no left lock inputs at all. Even Mattia Binotto said he agrees it doesn't deserve a penalty but is banking on the stewards interpreting it as causing a collision and Vettel said the stewards should leave the drivers alone, this is racing. That says it all to me.
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to RBR and of course to Honda. Both had a flawless race today and deserved the win. Incredible job by Max as well! Insane prowess out on the track today.