Don
I suspect (although it's not supposed to be this way) they do take into account the outcomes of the collision.Just caught the interview; hadn't realised he saw it that way - tbh if Lewis saw it that way and the stewards did I don't see why everyone is so outraged.
For example, I am pretty certain if Lewis had ended up broken as a result of the dive they would have penalised Max, and likewise, I sometimes think they let drivers "off" if they themselves end up out of the race as a result of an incident, provided no one else really suffered.
I guess it depends on which driver you support in these situations, as to which way you want it to go, but for me, I would rather they were more strict.