2015 Japanese Grand Prix

[The Black Knight]

My thoughts exactly which is why Rosberg ran out of space on the outside and was forced to avoid the closing gap on the exit.

Racing can be tough, especially when not on the inside line.

And when not on the racing line, as Hammy was on Sunday and in Belgium last year where Rosberg blatantly took Hammy out of it!

[dj_bytedisaster]

And when not on the racing line, as Hammy was on Sunday and in Belgium last year where Rosberg blatantly took Hammy out of it!

Rosberg did not take Hamilton out at Spa. It was in fact pretty much the same situation as on Sunday. Hamilton squeezed Rosberg into a tight space and gave him a simple choice: Back off or have a crash. At Spa Nico didn't back off and option 2 happened. You make it sound as if he was deliberately crashing into Hamilton, which is wrong.

There are several cases of that happening, where Hamilton brought them into such a choice - Bahrain '14, Hungary '14. It was always the same: He ran Nico out of space and left him only that one choice. Same happened at turn 1 in Suzuka. Maybe Lewis just doesn't trust his ability to overtake in a clean fight.

[henners88]

I think it's a bit rich excusing Rosberg when it comes to squeezing drivers off track. In Bahrain 2013 he put Alonso on the gravel approaching turn 3 and did the same with Lewis the following year. Lewis did the same back to him of course.

Let's look at this clearly rather than executing favouritism. Both these guys are guilty of pushing their luck which is why I have no issue with what happened on Sunday.

[Bagwan]

I think it's a bit rich excusing Rosberg when it comes to squeezing drivers off track. In Bahrain 2013 he put Alonso on the gravel approaching turn 3 and did the same with Lewis the following year. Lewis did the same back to him of course.

Let's look at this clearly rather than executing favouritism. Both these guys are guilty of pushing their luck which is why I have no issue with what happened on Sunday.

They have a clear directive from the team due to prior indiscretions , and Nico followed this policy .

Whereas Lewis knew he didn't .

He got away with one , as his team was never going to protest him forcing his team mate off .

[The Black Knight]

Rosberg did not take Hamilton out at Spa. It was in fact pretty much the same situation as on Sunday. Hamilton squeezed Rosberg into a tight space and gave him a simple choice: Back off or have a crash. At Spa Nico didn't back off and option 2 happened. You make it sound as if he was deliberately crashing into Hamilton, which is wrong.

There are several cases of that happening, where Hamilton brought them into such a choice - Bahrain '14, Hungary '14. It was always the same: He ran Nico out of space and left him only that one choice. Same happened at turn 1 in Suzuka. Maybe Lewis just doesn't trust his ability to overtake in a clean fight.

Yes he did, Hamilton had the racing line in Spa. As evidenced by the accident, his from wing was nearly level with Hamilton's rear tire. So, instead of being a man and accepting he lost the position, he turned the steering wheel into him and punctured his tire. Therefore, I have no issue with Hammy serving him some humble pie, to the cheat Rosberg! karma is a bitcg and it is biting Rosberg for Monaco and Spa last year.

[henners88]

They have a clear directive from the team due to prior indiscretions , and Nico followed this policy .

Whereas Lewis knew he didn't .

He got away with one , as his team was never going to protest him forcing his team mate off .

He didn't force him off, he took the line, was ahead and it was Nico's responsibility at that point to not cause an accident. There is no issue, it's not even in the F1 headlines.

This is only an issue on forums for bashers with axes to grind. We all know the agenda here and that's the last I will say on it.

See you all next race if there is something interesting to discuss.

[Nitrodaze]

On cold tyres as it is at all start of the race, close racing like it was at Suzuka was always going to result in some sliding due to lose of grip at the corners. It was unfortunate for Rosberg that he could not get his car ahead, hence was going to lose the racing line to the car that was ahead. Should Hamilton have given some room to Nico? I don't think he could without handing over the advantage to him. Particularly with the car losing grip as it did at that corner.
I am sure Rosberg did not enjoy being wedged out at the corner, but that was going to happen regardless of who the driver in front was Hamilton or Vettel. This is racing, get ahead or get dumped back.

[dj_bytedisaster]

Yes he did, Hamilton had the racing line in Spa. As evidenced by the accident, his from wing was nearly level with Hamilton's rear tire. So, instead of being a man and accepting he lost the position, he turned the steering wheel into him and punctured his tire. Therefore, I have no issue with Hammy serving him some humble pie, to the cheat Rosberg! karma is a bitcg and it is biting Rosberg for Monaco and Spa last year.

This is the sort of response that immediately identifies a Hamfosi. If Rosberg is a cheat, please list the cases and penalties from the gouverning body he received for his transgressions. In case you can't, you shouldn't be bandying about such allegations.

[The Black Knight]

This is the sort of response that immediately identifies a Hamfosi. If Rosberg is a cheat, please list the cases and penalties from the gouverning body he received for his transgressions. In case you can't, you shouldn't be bandying about such allegations.

Lol this is rich coming from a Bieberboy.

Fortunately for Rosberg he's lucky that the governing body favours some drivers over others and, certainly, I think Warwick has been very lenient on Rosberg because he's buddy's with his Dad which, imo, should by default mean that he should never be involved in the stewarding of incidents involving Rosberg.

It's widely accepted in the Pitlane that Rosberg intentionally instigated Monaco qualifying but got no penalty.

As for Spa, once again, he clearly l intentionally took a second swipe at the steering wheel to take Hamny out. It's there in the video footage - Hamilton had the racing line and was entitled to take it, Rosberg then took a swipe at him.

This is actually a pet peeve of mine in F1 - drivers getting away with this sort of thing and, it's much like many sports, the guilty aren't always convicted, just like life, but that doesn't mean they aren't guilty!

[dj_bytedisaster]

It's widely accepted in the Pitlane that Rosberg intentionally instigated Monaco qualifying but got no penalty.

Are you familiar with the term 'weasel words'? And how can you know what's widely accepted in the pitlane? You never were in one, at least not during an F1 race.

As for Spa, once again, he clearly l intentionally took a second swipe at the steering wheel to take Hamny out. It's there in the video footage - Hamilton had the racing line and was entitled to take it, Rosberg then took a swipe at him.

Funny how that 'second swipe' was only seen by people who babble #44 at every possible opportunity. Are you seriously suggesting that Rosberg would still be driving a Merc if he had intentionally taken Hamilton out?