tpe wrote:Fil wrote:
Exhibit A:
do repeat the video at 0:01 several times clearly shows that maldonado did it early. Compare the racing line of the car behind Hamilton... my 2 cents opinion, that is the racing line that maldonado should go. When maldonado doing this, he use the term "defending" the position. For me.. this is a jungle law where the racer who want to overtake does not have a fair chance and have a big chance of possible penalty. So.. The FIA rules itself "does not encourage the overtakes" in F1.
Some people will not agree with me.....
How said that turning early is prohibited? It's the same thing as braking early... Hamilton was wrong on all cases. I don't know about the Petrov, because I did not noticed, but in any case, when a driver closes the door, the following driver must accept that and back-off.
Regarding the Shumi move, don't forget that MS had no tyres. And Massa did a similarly spectacular move on Rosberg at a point that nobody tried anything...
How do you suggest "the following driver must accept that and back-off". Typical arm chair driver
I guess he could just press the brakes harder?
The only option Lewis had once Maldonado decided to 'close the door' was to cut the corner, which he did to some extent. With overtaking moves done under braking, especially 'out braking', the attacking driver is commited to the move and puts his trust in the lead driver using his mirrors. It's down to the attacker to judge the situation correctly, and it's possible Lewis misjudged this one and made a move from too far back. Regardless, there was no backing out once the move was made.
The drivers have an agreement with each other that they won't move around in braking zones - closing the door late effecitvely, because in F1 it will almost always result in a crash. When making these passes the drivers push the cars to the limit of their stopping ability, there's no such thing as backing out. Unfortunately, it's not like overtaking lorries in your hatch back.
