Webber--dirty driver and hypocrite

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Easily the best manoeuvre of the race.

Kimi did the exact same thing to Massa at a damp/wet Spa last year and I don't remember any complaints.

Are they men or mice? More of the same please.

And even worse, given all the talk about safety, makes him a hypocrite

Dunno where you get that information from. He was quite happy to carry on racing in Malaysia into the dark so long it wasn't monsoon conditions.

Just because he heads the the GPDA I find he's vocal of concerns but not to the same moaning level of DC.

[Roamy]

it was a bad move - no class - but legal

[markabilly]

it was a bad move - no class - but legal

"legal"--if there had been the right contact at that speed, the potential was for a serious perhaps fatal accident.
If that had happenned there would have been all sorts of investigations.
the fact that it did not, changes nothing..

and if it were legal, then someone needs to look again at the rules.

[VkmSpouge]

As far as I'm concerned that good, hard and fair racing by Mark Webber. He left just enough room for Alonso to squeeze by and then immediately went to out brake the Renault to re-take the place.

[Rollo]

Webber moved once to cover the line, Alonso went round him, then Webber came back under him. All of which was totally legal.
If there was a problem, we would have had a protest lodged, but as yet there's been zip, nada, nil and nowt.

Bear in mind that it's ME who's defending Webber. This is a rare day.

[Marshall]

Wow big fuss over nothing...all he did was move over to defend his position...its happened before and it will happen again...I'm sure all drivers would've done it.

However most driver's wouldn't have done what FA did and still argue the point. Was just some good tough racing in my view.

[donKey jote]

Alonso didn't even comment on it (as opposed to mentioning close encounters with Rosberg, Hamilton and Massa)...
if it was OK for him it's ok for me :

[markabilly]

As far as I'm concerned that good, hard and fair racing by Mark Webber. He left just enough room for Alonso to squeeze by and then immediately went to out brake the Renault to re-take the place.

He did not leave any room on the track, FA was on the grass and off track. Had the pass been ultimately successful, someone would have been crying (gloomy) about an illegal pass....

and there were several moves, not just one, hence a clear violation of the rule on blockin

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"legal"--if there had been the right contact at that speed, the potential was for a serious perhaps fatal accident.
If that had happenned there would have been all sorts of investigations.
the fact that it did not, changes nothing..

and if it were legal, then someone needs to look again at the rules.

WARNING! Motor racing is dangerous!

The drivers are aware, marshals and officials are aware and, hopefully, spectators reading warning signs and the back of their tickets should be aware.

[MrJan]

I couldn't remember what this incident was at first, didn't remember anything controversial during the race but Rollo's description jogged my memory. Top racing and in no way was it anywhere near a dangerous move. I don't like Webber that much (largely because all the Aussies seem to say that he's been unlucky etc. but then slate the Brits for using the same arguements for Button) but that was good racing