Quote Originally Posted by henners88 View Post
I would say if the driver on the inside is in front in the braking zone, then yes they get to pick their line within reason. For example going slightly wider but still leaving room for the guy on the outside to back out. We didn't see this on Sunday, we saw Nico go to the boundary of the track in a straight line and expect Lewis to leave the track. Myself and the stewards felt that was unreasonable.

In Canada we saw Nico on the outside of T1 but half a car length behind and with plenty of opportunity to back out. In Spa a couple of years ago we saw Nico again on the outside but half a car length behind.

The inside is optimal but you need to be ahead of the other driver when reaching the corner. Nico is adding to his history of losing out to Lewis in corners and maybe needs to review how he approaches these situations in future.
In reality , if you are there , occupying the space inside another driver in a corner , you are dictating the line , as he can't , or shouldn't turn into a car beside him .
So , to a degree , Rosberg's statement is correct .

BUT , that degree is the point at which you do not allow space for another driver who is beside you .
That applies to the straights where we saw that any part of a front wing beside a rear wheel is enough .

It is a little different in the corners , where the sighting of the other driver comes into play .
That's why Lewis gets a bye for turning in when he did .
He had a right to the track space , and said he couldn't see Nico by that time .