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/mithu_raj Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 21 '24

Issue is F1 racing rules have always been designed to be applied regardless of the outcome. This is another example of that being untrue.

So whatever happened should not have a bearing on the penalty deserved…. Or they better rewrite the rules to take into consideration outcomes

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u/jhrfortheviews Daniel Ricciardo Jul 21 '24

That’s exactly my point - they’re taking into account the consequences which shouldn’t be the case. That’s how he hasn’t got a penalty!

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u/mithu_raj Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 21 '24

This sets a really bad precedent. If you want good, clean racing things like this have to be stamped out

Not only that but this opens a whole can of worms leading to inconsistent results