Why did Nico choose the words he did ?
If we take Hamilton's version , as confirmed by the team as correct , "I could have avoided it." , we also need to note that it mentions that Rosberg put the blame on Hamilton first off .
Nico is saying he set up for the corner , and Hamilton never intended to allow for this possibility .
He was not backing out , and the stewards must have agreed that he had the right to do what he did .

The team also said that it was rubbish that Nico deliberately took Lewis off .
Some here are forgetting that important piece of info .


Merc are quite right to be angry at Nico .
He did "prove a point" with what he did .

But , perhaps he might have done it in a less aggravating way , like talking about it in a team meeting .
Oh , that's right , Lewis said they had had a meeting before the race where Nico came in all angry about the last race , and Lewis dismissed the ire , saying he couldn't believe Nico was still on about all that stuff in the past .

There are two drivers involved here , and both were deemed at fault .