Soldato
I wonder if Ferrari have sent in analysis from Chandhok this time
Poll: Austrian Grand Prix 2019, Spielberg - Race 9/21
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Since in Canada was given the penalty, now it must be given, too. Would be too unfair if two victories are taken from Ferrari.
Associate
It shouldn’t be a penalty, but likely will. Lewis has done the same thing for years with no issue. Max had the corner, doesn’t unwind the steering, Charles should have given up the corner.
Soldato
Clear penalty surely, he purposefully pushed him out/kept him out. He done almost the exact same thing before and left a car width of room. He saw a win if he got the overtake and broke the rules. Surely thats simple.
Associate
Been watching f1 all my life, in my opinion, that last 3 races have been dull, and apart from verstappen in last 3 laps, this race wasnt much better.
The FIA are jokers, the inconsistency is comical.
Way I look at it, is if you treat the white line as a solid concrete wall, would max still have forced Charles to smash into it, or would he have given more room to allow Charles to stay next to him?
He should obviously as per the rules allow a cars width so you do not force another driver off track.
The fact its not a solid wall, and just nice run off is completeky immaterial.
He should obviously as per the rules allow a cars width so you do not force another driver off track.
The fact its not a solid wall, and just nice run off is completeky immaterial.
Soldato
Previous 2 were. This one was brilliant.
You making things up again? Binotto said he does not think either is penalty but the regulations say it is a penalty.
Don
I have no dog in this fight, I like both drivers equally, but the moment leclerc left that tight line open with Max on DRS steaming up behind, he gave away the corner.
I suspect after he left it open, he might have been better braking early and trying to the undercut slow in fast out to get back under max and have the inside for the next corner.
Would have been a tough ask as Max would still have DRS, but it would have been better than banging wheels in a corner he already lost.
I suspect after he left it open, he might have been better braking early and trying to the undercut slow in fast out to get back under max and have the inside for the next corner.
Would have been a tough ask as Max would still have DRS, but it would have been better than banging wheels in a corner he already lost.
Soldato
maybe leclerc will get a penalty, if the overtake was deemed as ok then surely it goes the other way. As mentioned Max had the corner and should have yeilded
Soldato
He would and would have expected Leclerc to back out of it or crash
Soldato
No if there was a concrete wall max would have left space for charles.
He didn't concede the lap before in identical situation, and max left room in an identical situation.
Following lap max thought stuff this I'll push him wide
Soldato
Investigations gonna start in 45 minutes time........should be enough to clear the car parks out for when they give Max a penalty 
Associate
And this is why opinions are great. I thought it was an ok race, wouldnt go as far as brilliant.
Oh and last 3 races were Monaco, Canada and French, all 3 were trash.
If the tracks weren't built with runoffs Leclerc wouldn't have been alongside, as soon as Verstappen dives down the inside he has clear track position and the onus is on Leclerc to avoid a collision. Leclerc could have manouvred his car to come back at Max down the inside on the following straght but that would meant accepting he had lost the place which drivers today rarely want to do. It's not like being side by side on a straight and squeezing someone like Vettel did with Norris because in that situation neither driver has advantage.
Investigations gonna start in 45 minutes time........should be enough to clear the car parks out for when they give Max a penalty
Pretty much always a 45 min delay for investigations, allows FIA to get telemetry data etc after the race, it was last race when Ricciardo got 10 seconds of penalties hour and a bit after the race finished.