Furball
Evil Scotsman
Verstappen isn't allowed to be penalised.I'm no racing expert, but how does Russell get a penalty but Verstappen doesnt for very similar incidents?
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Verstappen isn't allowed to be penalised.I'm no racing expert, but how does Russell get a penalty but Verstappen doesnt for very similar incidents?
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I was thinking at the time, with 4 laps still to run, I'd back Norris to get him at turn 12 again if he gave the place back.Having said that, Norris was ****ing brain-dead during the incident. You're never going to get away with a pass the way Norris did.
If he'd fallen in behind Verstappen and tried again, Max probably takes the penalty for forcing someone off track.
Not sure, Verstappen’s defense was pretty intense.I was thinking at the time, with 4 laps still to run, I'd back Norris to get him at turn 12 again if he gave the place back.
But hindsight is 20/20 etc
So maybe this angle helps explain, actually being near the apex rather than the aftermath. (credit to a Redditor)I'm no racing expert, but how does Russell get a penalty but Verstappen doesnt for very similar incidents?
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But look at the angle Verstappen takes, he’s not turning the corner, he’s driving straight outwards.So maybe this angle helps explain, actually being near the apex rather than the aftermath. (credit to a Redditor)
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Apparently according to new driving standards that have been in effect this season which don’t state that the car being overtaken has to make the corner - not 100% on this because the new guidelines (agreed upon by teams and drivers) have not actually been published yet and are still in draft form.Bottas is significantly alongside Russell and is entitled to be left space on the outside.
Verstappen should have been penalised given he failed to make the corner.
I hope everybody starts defending like Max then. Maybe when 3/4 of each race is behind a safety car the FIA might get it….Apparently according to new driving standards that have been in effect this season which don’t state that the car being overtaken has to make the corner - not 100% on this because the new guidelines (agreed upon by teams and drivers) have not actually been published yet and are still in draft form.
Also important re: those two specific incidents is Russell is the overtaking driver and Max is the defending driver.
Just gotta predict it so he goes off and you don’t and he gets the gain advantage penalty or you pass him after that.The new driving standards are a joke, because you can "win" a corner by outbraking yourself so you're ahead at the apex (as Max did).
Exactly. Then you're entitled by the regulations to open your steering wheel and run the overtaking driver out of road. Particularly effective on the more modern tracks where the run offs are tarmacked, rather than the more traditional gravel traps.The new driving standards are a joke, because you can "win" a corner by outbraking yourself so you're ahead at the apex (as Max did).