if the engine holds up, i think Leclerc wins this
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if the engine holds up, i think Leclerc wins this
I think Ferrari can win this race.
Yep , a Leclerc win and a very famous win l think.
What a drive from Hamilton?
wow, wow, wow!
speechless!
Watched it again a few times and now see it more towards Lewis's fault but I'd accept racing incident.
The gloves will be right off from now on and I expect Max to have seen it very differently and return the favour at some point in the near future.
A mere 10 sec penalty for punting your WDC rival into the wall? That must be tempting for some.. and not something I want to see.
ugh. that fraud Horner, is spewing absolute nonsense in his post race interview.
A laughable interview and unashamedly biased beyond reason
It was a racing incident as it was not done intentionally. Verstappen was racing really hard and it was clear that Hamilton was determined to get in front, l sort of expected something like this to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
Whose fault it is is a matter of opinion. But l think ten seconds was the maximum applicable under the circumstances. Verstappenn has already been racing with his elbow out, so l doubt he could take it to another level.
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Originally Posted by truefan72
Tbh I think all of us would share a similar opinion if we were the RB team principle and vice versa if Toto. Its incredibly polarising, can be seen both ways and its really just a racing incident.
FORMULA 1 PIRELLI BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2021 - RACE RESULT
https://www.formula1.com/en/results....ce-result.html
The championship fight has just got tougher. Verstappen has just got a notice from Hamilton that he is going to race harder from now on. Verstappen would need to take his racing to another level to continue building his advantage. But we all knew it was never going to be a walk in the park for Verstappen to win the championship. But he has a car that is the best in the grid at the moment. He would need to get his head down for the next race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
As for Horner, he talks bollocks at the best of time. What the f*ck does he mean Hamilton should have backed off? This is not a tea party, it is a fight for the championship of 2021.
This is the sort of race that we the fans love to see. It was entertaining from start to finish.
Verstappen transferred to hospital for further checks after British Grand Prix crash
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...5dgTM190x.html
Helmut Marko
Red Bull's Marko calls for Hamilton to be suspended
https://racingnews365.com/red-bulls-...o-be-suspended
‘It was a desperate move’ – Furious Horner hits out at Hamilton after Verstappen crash
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...jSVc4xDbi.html
'Blame Hamilton': Verstappen out of British Grand Prix after first-lap collision
https://www.france24.com/en/live-new...-lap-collision
Lewis Hamilton accused of ‘dirty driving’ by Red Bull’s Christian Horner after 180mph Max Verstappen crash
The crash sent Verstappen into the wall and out of the race, while Hamilton dropped back to second behind Charles Leclerc
https://inews.co.uk/sport/formula-on...50?ITO=newsnow
Horner updates Verstappen condition after 51G crash
It was a wild start to the British GP as Max Verstappen slammed into the wall after coming together with Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman seems to be doing well according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
https://racingnews365.com/horner-upd...fter-51g-crash
Lewis Hamilton's 'unusual' radio response to penalty from Max Verstappen crash
Christian Horner made it clear that he wanted Hamilton to be given a penalty while Toto Wolff insisted there were images that proved it was a racing incident.
The FIA eventually decided to hand Hamilton a 10-second penalty as the race got back underway.
And Chandhuk noted that Hamilton gave an unusually calm response to the news of his penalty.
"It's been really interesting listening to the radio," he said on Sky Sports.
"Pete Bonnington telling Hamilton about his penalty but no real reaction from Lewis.
"There wasn't any of the argument back saying that was unfair, none of it.
"Just silence and quite unusual I thought.
"It's almost like he was expecting it to happen."
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...-Grand-Prix-F1
Horner furious after 'hollow' Hamilton win: I hope Lewis is happy with himself
Red Bull's Christian Horner was fuming after the British Grand Prix, after watching Lewis Hamilton take the win after being given a penalty for taking Max Verstappen out of the race.
https://racingnews365.com/horner-fur...y-with-himself
RED BULL FULL FIA RADIO WAR WITH MERCEDES AFTER VERSTAPPEN'S HUGE CRASH! | 2021 British GP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD3V7TAFkSM
F1 Silverstone 2021 Start Crash Video - Lewis Hamilton's Crash With Max Verstappen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkqbEVqtEQY
Toto Wolff responds to Horner's comments after Hamilton & Verstappen collision!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdhWD0COPKI
"It's unacceptable!" | Horner disappointed with Hamilton over collision with Max Verstappen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IbHZa12Rjc
100% racing incident between Max and Lewis. But going through my mind throughout the entire first lap was that Hamilton had to lay down a marker to Max. I think Max has pushed the boundaries of aggressive driving a number of times this year and he had come out on top each time over Lewis. Even touching wheels on the straight was needless by Max. He thought Max a lesson today, that he won't back out anymore and it needed to be done. He can think twice moving forward about what he does.
Horner is spouting nonsense, saying you don't stuck a wheel up the inside into Copse, of course you do and it has been done many times in the past. Max is an uncompromising driver and if you never compromise you will eventually have incidents like these.
Delighted for LeClerc. Amazing drive from him as usual.
No surprise there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fortitude
Hamilton showed once again why he is one of the very best driver to turn a F1 wheel. Masterclass driver, Senna would be proud of that one.
I would recommend that you go to the skysport website and watch the thorough analysis of Karun Chandhok. It is hard to see it as anything but a racing incident. The stewards were very predictably harsh to Hamilton. And Horner just wants an easy championship win. As for the press, we all knew what they would write at the moment of the incident.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
What a really disappointing post from you Nitro..
Senna might have done the same but that doesn't make it great. That was a 51G impact, Max could have been seriously injured or worse, to profit from victory in this way at Max's expense is certainly nothing to gloat about.
Sure he won and overcame a 10 sec penalty but thats not THAT impressive considering the Merc was about 1 sec faster a lap than the Ferrari anyway.
Yeah , a car that couldn't pass the Ferrari for most of the race , suddenly takes ten seconds out of it in the last ten or so laps and passes it convincingly for the win .
I figured it was time for the Lewis win , to go along with the big plan , but I didn't figure he'd put the bull in the barriers to do it .
Max left Lewis enough room inside , even opening the wheel when he saw the car , as Chandock showed afterwards in the analysis .
Button pointed out that Lewis understeered into Max , most importantly , never getting to the apex , so Max had clearly left enough room .
Thus , ten seconds sounds fair to me .
If Max had pushed Lewis right into the apex , I would see it differently .
Then , perhaps I could see it as a racing incident .
As it was , Lewis would know he would be at serious risk of losing grip trying to make the corner so tight , and he'd also be pretty aware that Max would have more speed on a wider trajectory .
When it was Lewis and Leclerc , Lewis was farther in and on a better line to make the corner . That was what I saw as a fair one .
It was a stellar drive to come back after that , even if you can discount it to some degree being they have another gear .
It was still a good drive .
Make no mistake mate, l was just as worried about Verstappen as anyone. I am genuinely happy to hear he is ok. But this is motor racing. To avoid these sorts of situations, it is important that there is mutual respect between the drivers. And to know when not to push the envelope of competition. Today both drivers pushed the envelope as one would expect in a championship fight. Hence, this crash was a long time coming. I said it at the first race of the season when Verstappen aggressively took Hamilton's front wing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
And there is no gloating here. It is racing as we see it. And it is a very important lesson for all, that every driver on the grid can drive very aggressively too. It is not an entitlement for any one driver. We saw it with the Baku crash with Ricciardo and the Singapore Crash in the Vettel Raikkonen sandwich.
I think this crash was avoidable with some mutual track spatial respect. The way both drivers drove into Corpse corner did not have that. And that crash was the outcome.
Yes, Verstappen was the victim of the crash, that does not absolve him from his part in bringing about the crash.
I hope lessons has been learnt to avoid a repeat of this situation.
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Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
I know what you would be saying if the shoe was on the other foot and Lewis had had ended up in the wall... it would have been quite different.
Baggie, your conspiracy theory has been strengthened a tad after today! 😀
That is because Leclerc did not try to squeeze Hamilton going into the corner. Hamilton was able to take a better line through the corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
The whole incident was brewing from the moment Hamilton tried to get alongside Verstappen. Verstappen did a small jig to the left then Hamilton duck in the right. Verstappen then chose to squeeze him into the wall as they approached the corner. The Verstappen realized that Hamilton was properly alongside him. He then made a small adjustment, which was purely to take a better line through the corner. But his trajectory was not to give Hamilton any room.
Now, from the tight corner of the track next to the wall, Hamilton's line through the corner was severely compromised. There was no way he would have been able to take the kerbs from where he was. His only available path was a slightly wider trajectory or slow to allow Leclerc to pass him. How, l see it, is Verstappen should have taken a wider trajectory to avoid the crash, since he has more to lose. But he was expecting Hamilton to chicken out of the attack. Hamilton on the other hand with one eye on Leclerc was expecting Verstappen to take a wider trajectory knowing that the squeeze was going to force him to miss the apex of the corner.
It was a racing incident from very hard arcing. This is what the show is about.
The impact is irrelevant to what caused the crash. If the impact is determining your analysis of who was wrong then you're leading with emotion and not your head. In the end it boils down to one thing, both drivers could have given each other more room, this is why it is a 50/50 racing incident with no one driver to blame more than the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
Nope, l would have heavily criticized Hamilton if the situation was reversed. I am very objective.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
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Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
😆 Now I know you are just a troll.
No need for abuse Zico. It is just a discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
😆.. If I called you a A-hole or whatever then you'd have a point but calling someone a troll isn't abuse, especially when it's true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
Well you have your opinion/ And l have mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
Yep, its interesting that Lewis himself doesn't actually blame Max anymore and has backtracked a bit... he went from saying "he turned in to me" to.. "I was pretty far alongside him but I could see he wasn't going to back out, but then we went into the corner and we collided. Of course that's never the way I want to win a race or just in general to race, but these things do happen. I just hope he's OK. And I look forward to many more races."Quote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
After watching it a few times I also changed my mind from that Max was more fault so I guess Lewis and I are more on the same page than you are.
roflQuote:
Originally Posted by nitrodaze
Winners and Losers
1. Leclerc - nice drive with broken engine.
2. Hamilton - couldn't beat his opponent on the track so just give him a little "pitting".
3. Mclaren - finished 4th and 5th. Ricardo looked good this weekend.
4. Alonso - He seems to be back in racing form, he just need the car to go with him.
Losers
1. Verstappen - being knocked out and then
2. Perez - was not racy at all. The best he could do was climb into 10th before they decided they wanted to go for fastest lap at the very end. Albon last year finished 5th and 8th in this grand prix.
3. Bottas - he doesn't even pretend to be a race car driver any more. He could have put pressure on Hamilton in the sprint race but let up. It will be interesting to see if him being the "team player" save his job or not. I hope it does, because I would love to RB go after Russell.
4. Russell - hoping to see him get his first points at Silverstone. Bad luck on the penalty and just doesn't have a car with enough juice.
10 seconds to take my rival out? Don't mind if I do. What a joke of a penalty.
Well, that added something to the race. IMHO a justified penalty, as Lewis was behind and had well more than a car width. You can't keep diving towards a late apex when there is a car there, it just doesn't work.
Glad that Max seems to be fine, and I do think that off might bring up the run off area there. He didn't scrub much speed at all on the way to the wall, so a double wall might be a wise idea. Also interesting how the wheel came right off, but that's another issue.
Other than that, some really good drives.
Lewis drove a great recovery drive once he got his head down. Hard to say if he was in long game mode on the first set of tires and not wanting to take life out of them to pass Leclerc, of if the Merc just fired up the hards better and thus the lap times. Either way, not much in it at the end and he had to push hard to make it to the front.
Good to see that Ferrari had a good race, even with Leclerc's issues. Though Lewis was on fire after the stop, the time lost with the problems on the Ferrari might have given Charles a chance at the win. But he did well to keep it in second spot, and a good recovery drive from Sainz to bring the car up to 6th spot.
Ricciardo finally had a good race, but Norris got screwed out of a shot at a podium with that pit stop. Being we know that Bottas isn't very racy on track, that 4 seconds was huge. And Lando had the additional issue of coming out behind Alonso.
Stroll, Ocon, and Tsunoda were all fairly solid drives, and as is often the case Alonso got the most out of the car on race day.
Crap weekend for Perez, and I think RB seemed to drop the ball with messing with his strategy today and calling him in early. But then RB was also wise enough to make the call to go for fast lap to steal the point from Lewis..... and in the process gave up a point themselves. In a tight battle that point might matter.
I swear listening to Croft and Brundle worship Lewis is bad enough on any track, but downright enough to make you sick at the British GP. I especially liked the moaning over the penalty and how it had ruined Lewis's race. Then they ignore the rest of the race and rattle on about anything Lewis related, all with such sickening glee.
And as usual here on the forums, both sides of the opinion on Lewis make their love, dislove (yes new word I made up for this!), and biases known as well. It reaches a point of just silly IMHO.... it's a race and things happen. Had this been two of many other drivers nobody would have their claws out one way or another most likely. Some of you sound like Toto with the new rule he fabricated to justify that it was only the fault of Max. :laugh:
https://twitter.com/Max33Verstappen/...200469508?s=20
:stareup: :eek: :laugh:
Racing incident although I think Max cut in too sharp. Anyway, crazy race, I thought the sprint race was cool, sad to see George can't seem to cut into the top ten.
I'm not sure what race you were watching but they absolutely did the opposite. Go back and watch it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
As the incident happened. Brundle initially blamed Hamilton. Croft when on a 5 minute diatribe about Hamilton's responsibility to leave room and what he should and should not have done.
They then went to Button, who predictably blamed Hamilton
Then they went to Hill who blamed Hamilton
Then back to croft and Brundle, who gave initial comments from RBR, and then Brundle started to rethink a bit
More comments from RBR, then almost 7 minutes later they go to Chandhock, who gave some detailed analysis and said at worst it was a racing incident.
Then they went back to Brundle who amended his statement and called it a racing incident.
Hill then changed his tune and said it was a racing incident but feared the stewards would give a penalty.
Button still insisted it was Hamilton's fault and went on about what he would have done.
Croft then went on a bit of speculation about what the stewards should punish Hamilton with and the fact that the WDC leader was taken out etc.
Ted Kravitz then intervened about the stewards decision, saying that these 4 guys are experienced and would not let emotion or the outcome of the incident factor into the actual incident itself. He went on about them not being emotional etc. (lol)
And then plenty of more comments from RBR and their woes.
As the race restarted, the 10sec penalty came down, to which Croft instantly got it wrong and thought it was a 10s stop and go, and went on in some glee about how Hamilton's race was ruined.
When he was corrected that it was only a 10s timed penalty, he then switched gears and talked about it being the 2nd least penalty they could have given. Several times.
When the radio message came through from Bono to Hamilton, they instantly (they meaning Croft and Kravitz) associated Hamilton's silence not with disappointment, or the notion that he probably knew some penalty was coming right or wrong, but instead with some kind of malicious glee and satisfaction.
Then throughout the race, they kept coming back to the RBR folks and Horner.
Croft throughout the race also kept mentioning in a not so subtle way how the incident closed up the championship and how RBR could not be happy etc.
Right after the race they gave Horner more of a platform to spew his nonsense.
At no point during the race, did they make any attempt to figure out Mercedes and Hamilton's side. No interview, no comments from Wolf, nothing.
So out of all that, you figured they were swooning over Hamilton? SMH
It's funny how Verstappen can go through the entire 2021 season chopping off folks and driving beyond aggressive.
While Hamilton has always driven with respect and fairness. He doesn't drive his opponent off the track, he doesn't weave around like crazy and most assuredly he has enough spatial awareness to know how to make a pass without relying on his opponent to chicken out. If he makes a mistake, he is usually the first to raise his hand and apologize. But all that means nothing to folks who can't wait to jump on him even in a 50/50 racing incident.
OK, I'm moving on to Hungary.
I watched the race, and I'm fully aware that they had a temporary period where they couldn't deny the facts, nor censor the opinions of the other drivers that weighed in on the issue. In true form they recovered quickly and went about their display of love for all things Lewis.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Unlike random people on the internet, they have a professional reputation to consider, so they can't always turn a blind eye to everything they see.
And I'm fully aware that those random people on the internet can also claim the saintly status of having never raced and made a mistake, and only the opposition is ever a wrongdoer. :laugh:
All the drivers, even the greats, get it wrong sometimes. That's what happened to Lewis today.
Red Bull relieved: "Want to thank the track marshals and medical staff"
18-07-2021 22:34 | Updated: 18-07-2021 22:54
by GPblog.com
After the nasty crash Max Verstappen had to deal with on Sunday afternoon, he was actually sent directly to the hospital for tests and evaluation. There he was discharged later on Sunday evening. All tests were good.
Red Bull reacts with relief in a press release and is happy that Verstappen is not hurt. "Following an incident on the first lap at Copse Corner between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton during the British Grand Prix, we can confirm that Max Verstappen ran from his car and was immediately taken to Silverstone Circuit Medical Centre."
"Following an assessment by the doctors at Silverstone Circuit Medical Centre," Red Bull continued, "Max was taken by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for further tests and observation."
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/89522...cal-staff.html
Verstappen snipes at Hamilton: "Disrespectful and unsporting behaviour"
18-07-2021 18:54 | Updated: 18-07-2021 18:58
by GPblog.com
Max Verstappen doesn't have a good word to say about the party Lewis Hamilton threw after he won the British Grand Prix. The driver of Red Bull Racing calls it unsportsmanlike conduct of the number two in the world championship of Formula 1. Fortunately, Verstappen said that he himself did not suffer any physical damage from the crash.
"I'm happy to be okay," Verstappen opened on social media. "I'm very disappointed to have been knocked out like that. The penalty given doesn't help us and doesn't do justice to the dangerous move Lewis made on the track." The ten-second penalty was therefore far too little in Verstappen's opinion.
Despite the penalty, Hamilton took the win on his home track Silverstone. He celebrated that very extensively with his fans. "Watching the celebration while I'm still in the hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behaviour, but we continue..." Hamilton himself indicated afterwards that he was unaware that his Dutch title rival had gone to the hospital.
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/89483...behaviour.html
Max Verstappen hits out at Lewis Hamilton over ‘disrespectful’ British Grand Prix celebrations
Verstappen wrote a message on Twitter while still in hospital criticising Hamilton for celebrating his victory at Silverstone
https://inews.co.uk/sport/formula-on...76?ITO=newsnow
Verstappen torches ‘disrespectful, unsportsmanlike’ Hamilton in angry tweet
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...5fc40613a5e382
Hamilton “went in too hot” in Verstappen collision – Ricciardo
2021 British Grand Prix
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Horner slams victorious Hamilton after Verstappen crashes out
Alan Baldwin
July 19 2021 02:45 AM
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner accused British Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton of putting title rival Max Verstappen’s life at risk with a ‘desperate’ collision that ended the Dutchman’s race yesterday.
Horner said Mercedes’ seven-times world champion, the most successful driver in the history of Formula One, made an amateur error in trying to pass at Copse corner on the opening lap and dismissed the Briton’s 99th career victory as ‘hollow’.
He said Hamilton, who did not feel he was to blame for what others also called a racing incident, had put a fellow competitor’s safety “in jeopardy”.
“We’re just lucky today, unfortunately after a 51-G accident, that there wasn’t somebody seriously hurt. What I’m most angry about is the lack of judgement, or the misjudgement and desperation,” he added.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/oth...-40666322.html
"Dangerous" Hamilton under siege from Red Bull after 51g Verstappen crash - GPFans F1 Recap
Sam Hall
Sunday 18 July 2021 23:30
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has labelled Lewis Hamilton as “desperate” and “dangerous” after he sent title rival Max Verstappen spinning into the barriers and hospital with a 51g impact at F1's British Grand Prix on Sunday.
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/67...fans-f1-recap/
“The move was never on and resulted in a 51G impact for Max” – Red Bull’s Christian Horner
By Nick Golding
July 18, 2021
Due to being in hospital during the post-race interviews, Verstappen was unable to comment on the incident, however Team Principal Christian Horner did share his thoughts and where he believes the fault lies for the crash.
“This is an incredibly difficult way to end the British Grand Prix weekend and it goes without saying that we are all just thankful Max was able to walk away from the car, despite later being taken to hospital for precautionary checks, where he currently remains for observation. I have reviewed the footage many times and still cannot help but feel that putting a wheel up the inside at Copse, one of the fastest corners in this World Championship, was ill-judged and a huge risk by Lewis to both drivers.
“He was not significantly alongside Max as you can see from the point of contact, Lewis’ front left to Max’s right rear. The move was never on and resulted in a 51G impact for Max. We are in contact with Max and Jos and will provide an update later today. “
https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...ckered+Flag%29
Hamilton wins 'hollow' British Grand Prix after Verstappen collision
CGTN
Formula 1 11:05, 19-Jul-2021
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-1...zVK/index.html
'Dangerous' Hamilton wins 'hollow' British Grand Prix after Verstappen collision
Issued on: 18/07/2021 - 21:30Modified: 18/07/2021 - 21:28
https://www.france24.com/en/live-new...ppen-collision
Lewis did get it wrong yesterday but to isolate blame on Lewis alone is not fair because Max also got it wrong. He could have gone much wider at Copse and given Hamilton more room. They both erred, and Max paid the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Otmar Szafnauer immediately called it a racing incident. Initially I thought Hamilton was to blame but then seeing that Verstappen didn't give him enough room as well in Chandhok's analysis made it clear to me it was a racing incident. While I fully understand your position that Hamilton got it wrong, I don't understand why you can't see that Max also got it wrong.
What kind of sanctions does the jury have to their disposal?
in my books this is a very serious incident, where Verstappen easily could have been killed, had the car hit the wall in a different angle or Max`s head first if car flipped.
Then Hamilton almost did the same again passing Leclerc.
In my book Hamilton is getting to desperat to win, and is now reckless. And the penalty was imo to small. You need to think potential consequenses in these cornering speeds.
Hopefully cornerimg speed will go down with the 2022 cars.
It is quite interesting how your perception of events is at odds with what really happened. At the time of the event, the British media pointed their collective fingers squarely at Hamilton. The only real objective perspective of the incident came from Karun Chandhok only. The whole televised event was sickenly biased. The context of the event being a hard-fought world championship duel between Verstappen who was very noticeably weaving dangerously to defend his lead and Hamilton's reaction which l thought were too respectful, thus giving Verstappen plenty of opportunities to recover lost ground. Up to the inevitable moment of the crash that everyone really saw coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
I did not see objectivity in the Skysport or Channel 4 televised commentary. Though there was a change of tune in the commentaries towards the end of the broadcast. It was clearly very begrudging and hollow praise for Hamilton. It was ugly to say the least.
There seem to be an air of all the media wanting Mercedes and Hamilton to lose this championship. They want to see that team beaten and Redbull was their hope that this would happen. The disproportionate reaction of the media influenced the stewards to do nothing other than giving some form of penalty for what was obvious to them was a mere racing incident. Especially since a similar tyre contact happened further down the grid with the driver sent off the track but luckily without a crash into the barriers. This, without a penalty of a warning. Where is the consistency l ask again. The penalty was an emotional reaction to the incident rather than a product of objective and detailed analysis of the incident.
Maybe, F1 needs a third independent body to be responsible for the stewarding of events. Clearly, F1M is not up to the task.
That said, nobody wants to see a driver sent crashing into the tyre walls. Grosjean's crash is still in the back of everyone's mind. Hence, we were all horrified by the incident. But it takes two to tango. The only fair way to look at the situation is to look at both drivers contributions to bringing about the situation.
The whole mentality about backing out is simply ridiculous. The lead driver ought to know that the chasing driver would not back out and should protect themselves from a crash, especially knowing they have more to lose if it goes wrong. That there is the difference between great drivers and mediocre drivers.
It is just stupid rolling the dice all in when one is already ahead.