Where does Nico Rosberg go from here?

[Bagwan]

I hear what you're saying Bagwan but every incident is different so one rule doesn't fit all, unfortunately.

In the case of Lewis and Nico, Nico could have just as easily backed off and kept second as easily as Lewis could have not given him room. Take Lewis at the start of the Mexico GP, he knew he couldn't get Rosberg around the outside so he didn't even attempt it even though they were alongside again. Rosberg could have done the smart thing Lewis did and backed out too in Austin.

As for Kimi, because very situation is different I can't say e.g. if I have momentum towards the outer-line and the other driver blindly and knowingly tries to go around me, why should I lift off? On the other hand, should I change my chosen entry line to intentionally push someone wide is different again, so we can't just apply one rule and say that it applies to every situation.

This is why I think that applying rules to overtaking maneuvers is so futile, much like track limit boundaries. All scenarios can never be fully encapsulated by a rule or set of rules because every incident is different.

In the case of Lewis and Nico , Lewis was the one who slid , and could easily have lifted , to make the corner without losing grip .

I agree , though , that backing out and going inside might have worked better , given that he knows his team mate has a history of doing this .
But , to a degree , I think , Nico is still trying to fruitlessly make the same point he was trying to make back in Spa last year .

It is tough to come up with rules , but consistency in how existing ones are applied is almost more important , and more what we are talking about .