Quote Originally Posted by N4D13 View Post
My impression is that this kind of defensive behavior should not be tolerated. Cutting a chicane when you're defending track position against a pursuer is not acceptable. If there was a wall in there, the driver wouldn't be cutting the corner, but if there is none, they may just jump the chicane and ensure that they're not overtaken then and there. If you cut a chicane in order to avoid being overtaken, you should yield your position to the driver behind you. Shame the stewards don't agree with my views.

You might care to go back through recordings from the past 25 years to see how many of the 'greats' have been chicane cutters - you can get away with murder (or taking opponents out with zero compunction) if you can make it look like a racing incident.
Hopefully we'll get a few more wet races this year to see if Mercedes have (or need to) learned how to set their cars up for cool conditions.