Originally Posted by iadom (Post 36042274)

And Red Bull’s complaint about the DAS steering gizmo on the Mercs has been thrown out.;)

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36042329)

Ferrari are shocking!

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36042330)

Hamilton's strongest threat lies within..

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36042339)

Just like the start of last season.

Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 36042441)

Hamilton Shafted again.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36042447)

He was most definitely at fault sadly.

Originally Posted by Mythica (Post 36042455)

I disagree that Hamilton was at fault. At the start or just before the incident, Hamilton was infront. Going into the beginning of the corner, Hamilton now has the racing line and they are level. In the middle of the corner, Albon is slightly ahead. This is now far too late for either driver to back out. At the end of the corner and from the picture posted above, while there is little room, there is still room and a cars width. The on board shot of Hamilton shows that he maintained the same steering angle throughout the corner.

The above is a racing incident all day long. Do we want these guys to race or not?

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36042456)

Which he should not have done given that Albon was ahead.

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36042457)

Just before the contact, there was plenty of room on Hamilton's side. Also if Albon had enough space, how come Hamilton still ended up very near the outside edge of the track? If a driver is ahead of you(more than half a cars length?), then the "racing line" is immaterial, you have to yield.

Originally Posted by Mythica (Post 36042466)

Why shouldn't he have done that? He was on the racing line and left a gap on the outside. None of us know if it was full lock though. What it does show is that Hamilton didn't 'push' Albon off the track. Albon was ahead at the end of the corner and as the above picture shows, still has room. At the beginning and middle of the corner, he was not ahead.

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The plenty of room on Hamiltons side is where Albon should have been, pushing Hamilton wide into the corner. Trying to overtake on the outside when the other driver is on the racing line is always going to be risky. The picture above clearly shows there is a cars width of space. The reason Hamilton still ended up near the edge of the track is because that is the natural racing line. Albon wasn't ahead when the move was made nor was he ahead in the middle of the corner. He was only ahead when it was too late for either driver to back out. It's clear from the on board shot from Hamilton that he wasn’t pushing Albon out wide.