Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm black

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Originally Posted by Mark

No, if another car is alongside you, you can't turn in just because that's what you would have done if they weren't there!

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Yes you can. Mouldy proved that ;)

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Not when there is a faster car by your side pulling off an overtake it isn't.... Are you trying to tell me that the DRS zone is there so that drivers can just turn in on and fend off the faster DRS enabled car legitimately???

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I would like to think that defending your position legitimately is acceptable :)

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

I agree that he should have realised that this is Hammy coming (an agressive and good passer as we all know) and that he is right here, but the reality was far different and Mouldy also had the racing line. Hammy should also have said to himself, "wonder if this new guy is gonna co-operate with me here?" Well he got his clue down the straight and the answer in the corner! Like I said, Hammy had his Sato switch on last Sunday.

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He had the racing line till he went off it to block Hamilton. The line he took is not the racing line :D

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

He had the racing line till he went off it to block Hamilton. The line he took is not the racing line :D

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I'm gonna have to watch the race again tonight cause some of you buggers are saying the opposite to what I'm sure I saw :p :

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Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

Do we agree on this?

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/857...naco2011t1.jpg

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/3...nacoturn1b.jpg

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And if Schumacher drove off a cliff should Maldonado done so as well? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Daniel

And if Schumacher drove off a cliff should Maldonado done so as well? :rolleyes:

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Definitely not. If one person shows common sense and racecraft, another person is definitely not "supposed" to follow suit. But should he? Probably yes.

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

I'm gonna have to watch the race again tonight cause some of you buggers are saying the opposite to what I'm sure I saw :p :

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Just look at the pictures posted above. It's clear that Maldonado left the racing line.

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Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

Definitely not. If one person shows common sense and racecraft, another person is definitely not "supposed" to follow suit. But should he? Probably yes.

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One would imagine but that's probably not really the case because it suits his "argument".

How was Maldonado supposed to know what Schumi had done? His common sense was quite surprising actually. I'm quite sure he was doing what he thought Schumi would do :p :

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Originally Posted by Daniel

And if Schumacher drove off a cliff should Maldonado done so as well? :rolleyes:

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It is reasonable to use other cars lines through corners (uncontested) to establish the genarally accepted 'racing line' - that is the line of least resistance that allows you take the corner at the fastest speed.

When you are defending from a faster car, it is accepted to deviate from this racing line in order to prevent the move from being attempted - permitted blocking.

Retrospectively applying this 'blocking' once the overtake is being made does not constitute permitted blocking - especially if to attempt the block requires the use of track already occupied by the overtaking car.

Irrespective of whether or not another car decides to drive 'off a cliff' common sense and a modicom of driving etiquette should be displayed.