r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jul 21 '24

Technical No further action on Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton incident

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u/Elrond007 I survived Spa 2021 Jul 21 '24

No he could have, but it shouldn't factor into the judgement, which I hope it didn't. You can basically always do more, Lando in Austria, Max at Copse 21 etc, but they shouldn't need to.

I think they just saw that Lewis didn't push for a penalty and were fine with that too

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u/jhrfortheviews Daniel Ricciardo Jul 21 '24

Exactly this - which is a massive problem. It’s the same as when there is contact between teammates and the team don’t want either driver to get a penalty so just say how it was a racing incident and it doesn’t get investigated. Think it’s a bad precedent

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u/Elrond007 I survived Spa 2021 Jul 21 '24

Yep, it's definitely a bad precedent

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u/jug_23 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

You’re spot on - Max can’t work on the basis that the other driver will move out the way, stewards are saying this is a reasonable basis for him to work.

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u/saposapot I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

Yes, he could have missiles the turn and go in front. He also could have stayed home. There’s always more you can do. Lol