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26th July 2016, 09:12 #22
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I doubt that very much. Watch it again in very slow motion [stop the play in small steps if you haven't got slow option]. It all happened approaching the corner, not quite where they would normally start to slow for the corner but approaching it rapidly.
Verstapenn moved with Raikonenn as he moved right to go on the outside and left to attempt the inside, then right again to avoid the imminent crash. It all happened really fast but it was clearly two change of position.
The rule says a driver can have only one change of position to defend. Once they have made that change, they must negotiate the approaching corner from that position. Another change of position to take the racing line that was previously abandoned in the first change of direction and may be seen to constitutes a second change of direction. Which appears to be the case.
But l suppose, it would not be consistent if Verstapenn was punished for this, when Rosberg was not punished for his similar Spanish maneuver. What to notice though, was that on each occasion that this type of defensive manuevar have been exercised, there has been some sort of crash. I suppose you could say they were borderline cases, but really hardcore racing which we see little of in recent times for good reason.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 26th July 2016 at 10:04.
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At 65 years old retirement is a very real option.
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