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Ferrari fist pumping looks like a penalty for max.
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A pic of Max ahead of Charles, with full lock on.
click on the link and watch the full video.
Perfect view of the lap before the incident where Max was well ahead at the apex BUT still gave Leclerc plenty of room and subsequently lost the run down to the next corner.
Then with the incident on the following lap he was not as far ahead on the apex but let it drift wide (pretty intentionally I think) and push Leclerc off track.
Simple decision penalty every day all day.
Perfect view of the lap before the incident where Max was well ahead at the apex BUT still gave Leclerc plenty of room and subsequently lost the run down to the next corner.
Then with the incident on the following lap he was not as far ahead on the apex but let it drift wide (pretty intentionally I think) and push Leclerc off track.
Simple decision penalty every day all day.
I have to agree. Watching it live I thought it was more of a 50/50 but in the replay it doesn't look good for Max.
Not surprised.
Leclerc is giving room - Max is opening the steering when a car is alongside and running Charles of the road.
I hate how pundits laud Max for being aggressive, to me, a dirty racer, antics such as moving in the braking zone...
Watching the BTCC coverage and an F4 race earlier, a couple of incidents where racers decided to squeeze opponents off the track (all ended up crashing).
Leclerc is giving room - Max is opening the steering when a car is alongside and running Charles of the road.
I hate how pundits laud Max for being aggressive, to me, a dirty racer, antics such as moving in the braking zone...
Watching the BTCC coverage and an F4 race earlier, a couple of incidents where racers decided to squeeze opponents off the track (all ended up crashing).
I think if you imagine the track limit as a wall, Leclerc would have had to go hard on the brakes to avoid crashing.
For me that implies either Verstappen should have been allowing more room or Leclerc should have conceded the corner earlier.
I think given Verstappen wasn't clearly well ahead, the onus is on him to complete his move without running the other off the track.
If he'd been half a car length further forward than where he was, then he could make the argument he'd won the position and Leclerc shouldn't have been trying to squeeze round the outside at the same time.
For me that implies either Verstappen should have been allowing more room or Leclerc should have conceded the corner earlier.
I think given Verstappen wasn't clearly well ahead, the onus is on him to complete his move without running the other off the track.
If he'd been half a car length further forward than where he was, then he could make the argument he'd won the position and Leclerc shouldn't have been trying to squeeze round the outside at the same time.
Karun Chandhok basically echoing what I said, the circuits and excessive runoffs and how drivers exploit them are largely to blame for pushing racing incidents into the stewarding room.
Pedro de la Rosa
Maybe if they get rid of all the kids and bring back older drivers who understand racing it won't happen so much but otherwise they need to bring back gravel traps etc.
Pedro de la Rosa
Maybe if they get rid of all the kids and bring back older drivers who understand racing it won't happen so much but otherwise they need to bring back gravel traps etc.
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Circuit doesn't close until 8pm. They're waiting til the last stragglers have gone..
