Sevach wrote: ↑05 Jul 2020, 18:18
Phil wrote: ↑05 Jul 2020, 17:56
Sevach wrote: ↑05 Jul 2020, 17:38
Because the guy on the inside, didn't leave space and bumped him, he got punished for it.
That is what happens when overtaking cars on the outside into a corner. There’s a reason why it’s more difficult and thus why pretty much every driver with half a brain will defend the inside of a corner. If Albon has the balls to attempt a move on the outside and at the risk if being pushed wide, he is also accepting it. This isnt anything new.
You are always going to be vulnerable when going around the outside.
Albon is trying a move around the outside because it's risky but legal, he did under the assumption Hamilton would give him room and the knowledge that "pushing a guy wide" isn't part of the rules.
There's a lot of gray area on "how far alongside" you have to be to be entitled to have room, but we can both agree that Albon was more than far enough "alongside" to get it.
Which is why i say Hamilton deserves the penalty he got, tough break for Albon.
I never said it wasnt legal. I said it’s a challenge, because the inside line gives that driver the edge in regards to position and defense. If you are on the outside, you are always vulnerable to the car on the inside moving outwards. It’s simple physics. Not to mention last year it was deemed to be a viable “racing maneuver”.
In the end, penalty or not, Albon was in the quicker car at that point and risked his car and his position with a risky move. He finished outside the top 10 while Hamilton still finished 4th. That says enough really.
Bad for Hamilton in regards to the championship, yes, but WDC or not, i dont expect him to jump out the way every time a car tries to race him. And as others pointed out, at the beginning of the race, the positions were reversed and Hamilton was left out to dry by Albon, yet he was smart enough to back out despite being in the faster car. Tells you more than enough about racing smarts.
What irks me about the stewards penalty is because it feels like they only gave it because Albon lost so many position, not because Hamilton did anything wrong. If he was solely to blame, why not throw the book at him? This is the wrong reason to give out penalties IMO.