Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
Sure you can judge intent - The Man On The Clapham Omnibus test.

1. Would a reasonable person have forseen the natural and probable consequence of those actions?
2. Could a reasonable person have foreseen that result, with reference to all the evidence?

Sure, no one actually knows if Schumacher's intent was to take JV out 100% except Schumacher but you can ask if a reasonable person based on the evidence could have forseen it.

Aside: Everyone knows what Senna's intent was at Suzuka in 1990. He said as much before the race. He should have been banned forever.
Well , Michael did say it was "deliberate , but instinctual" , so we can actually determine that his intent was to hit Jacques .
He admitted to a deliberate action .
As a devout JV fan , I wanted his head at first , but when I heard that quote , I heard him saying it was entirely his fault , and a moment when he wasn't able to control himself because of his extreme desire to win .
He took a lot of abuse for his actions , stood up to it and took the embarrassment of it , but came back fighting .

He earned my forgiveness , and a lot of respect for the way that he dealt with his horrible brain fade .

We have no such admission from Sebastian .
Only growls about a brake check .

He's got two brain fades he needs to concede .
One is that he was caught out by trying to stay closer for the restart , and the other that he banged wheels .

Both could be entirely simple errors , as even the second is not so uncommon , seeing a driver alongside , gesticulating at the other , without contact , of course .


But , to say nothing ?
Public outcry may still prompt that meeting , and a big red stonewall may not help their cause much .