Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
I think it is all a storm in a tea cup really. Hamilton just wanted to make Nico sweat really, just make it a little difficult but not difficult enough for him to lose a place. Because he pulled him out of trouble by giving him a tow when it seemed he was going to get into trouble from behind. Vettel said he could not pass Rosberg because Hamilton was at a distance to give Nico a tow which made it hard for him to mount an attack.

If Hamilton really wanted to make the overtake happen, he would have slowed considerably at the corners to really bunch up the cars on the entry to the corner, which would have really given Vettel or possibly Verstapenn a real chance to attack Rosberg.

Hamilton slowed down just enough to make Rosberg and the Mercedes pitwall nervous, just to make a point.
I agree with that. I thought he could have slowed more at times and kept position so I was surprised that he didn't.

This incident is not all that different from Japan 97 where Eddie Irvine held up Jacques Villeneuve to enable Michael Schumacher to win the race and bring the title down to the wire. It's the sort of thing that makes interesting (and one of the only things nowadays) so certainly shouldn't be frowned upon. Mercedes got a 1-2 in the end and got their German champ so they can't be that upset.