Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
I have been searching for footage from the camera on Hamilton's car to find out whether his actions at the first turn of Austin was intentional, the video clip on this article from Martin Brundle was the clearest l have found:-

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/240...top-in-america

From the look of this, Hamilton did not shove Rosberg of the track on purpose, he simply did not have any grip at the apex of the corner. He turned the steering wheel but the car continued on a wider arch than he intended. This would explain why the stewards took no punitive action. It was simply a race incident, nothing more.
Lewis said it was his corner because he was inside , so , essentially , he was saying he had no intention of leaving room .
Perhaps the steering input was there because he didn't expect Nico to stick it around the outside , but Lewis sliding into him was based in his belief that he owned it already .

And , that isn't right , simply because Nico was able to put his car there .
That's why there's a rule that says you need to leave room .

Maybe it would be better worded as having the drivers be able to leave room , but not necessarily do it .
That way , if Lewis had , in fact , intimidated Nico enough to get him to back out , he could take the space , but if he's still there , he'd need to be able to leave room .

Kimi avoided a penalty today , with broken suspension , but I think we would have heard it again that he didn't leave Bottas any space .