Quote Originally Posted by Starter View Post
I agree with your last point for sure. In both cases room was left and in both cases there was contact. That's all on the over taking driver.

Now to the other point on aero. Can someone explain to me how tactically taking air off an opponents front wing is any different from taking a non traditional line in order to make your opponent go the long way round and not down the inside or forcing them to try and get by on the marbles? All are tactical moves during the race like using a slower car to block your pursuer. There's no contact involved and no running your opponent off the track in any of those cases.

And the one other point on the latest incident. It seems all assume that Kimi understeered because of sudden loss of aero. The other possibility is that he just screwed up and went too deep on relatively cold tires. It does happen you know.
"tactically taking air off an opponents front wing" is the central point I am making in this thread .
If you steal the air , and you're too close to him he may hit you , whether you leave the rules-required one car width or not .

In no way does that absolutely absolve the guy following from guilt in the incident , however , it does show that the guy ahead has his role in creating the low pressure that causes it .


One question here now comes to mind .
Who were the drivers in the Seb/Valterie and Kimi/Lewis tangles who were the ones making the passes ?