Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
Well, watch the replay. You would hear Horner telling Verstappen to give the place back as Hamilton was closing up to him and literally under his gearbox when Verstappen received the message to give the place back. Verstappen slows as he receives that message with Hamilton having nowhere to go. To be fair the message arrived in a very tight racing moment with the message only reaching Verstappen at the time.

To be fair, Verstappen did not have much time to give way but slowing was not the right thing to do in that circumstances. I am sure he could hear that Mercedes engine very clearly to know he was right behind him. A reprimand is probably the fair punishment.

If the message had not reached Verstappen at that moment, l am sure Hamilton would have been making the move to overtake just after that moment.
We don't get to hear the radio messages on TV at the same time as they're transmitted to the drivers, but usually around 20 to 30 seconds delayed, as they are screened for inappropriate cntent first. So the message from Horner to Verstappen we heard just as the crash happened actually took place quite a bit earlier.
Of course, we still don't know when or if Hamilton was told of Verstappen's intention.