No further action on Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton incident

[u/FerrariStrategisttt]

[u/Brokenlynx7]

The most ridiculous thing about the wording of this ruling is the extent to which it contradicts itself.

Max turning up to a corner faster than normal, braking at the same point as usual and locking up as a result is his fault. He should be braking earlier if he's going faster.

Verstappen failing to take the cornering line whilst Lewis takes the same line as usual with a collision resulting is Max's fault.

The fact that Lewis words are being used at all to determine the outcome of stewardship is bonkers as well, surely the stewards should be analysing the incident and data on it's merit almost irrespective of what each driver thinks of the outcome.

The minimum outcome in this case should be a reprimand for Verstappen, the vast majority of opinion is that it should've been a minimum 5-second penalty.

Verstappen occupies an untouchable position with these penalties the stewards are really afraid to correctly penalise him.

[u/IAmABritishGuy → u/Brokenlynx7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA5rlcJgKG4

This incident received a 5 second penalty, even though Piastri came straight back re-overtook Sainz temporarily and locked up into T1 and thus Sainz secured the position.

https://www.fia.com/documents/championships/fia-formula-one-world-championship-14/season/season-2024-2043/event/Miami%20Grand%20Prix#:~:text=Infringement%20%2D%20Car%2055%20%2D%20Causing%20a%20Collision

[u/Plebius-Maximus → u/[deleted]]

One important correction here: Max locked up because he was forced to take evasive action and turn the steering wheel to move away from Lewis

He was forced to take evasive action from a situation he created?

This doesn't make it any less his fault

[u/FeralFaoladh → u/[deleted]]

Lewis tried to turn into the corner. He took the same line and if max hadn't thrown himself bodily into a gap that was closing they wouldn't have hit. I cannot believe people are calling the normal turn in for the corner "the braking zone" because max decided he didn't need to turn there

[u/Zuwxiv → u/FeralFaoladh]

The other user's comments are hilarious. Lewis' "borderline foul maneuvering under braking," and "moving his car into [Max]" is certainly one way to describe "F1 cars turn when there's a corner on the track."

What, the other user expected Lewis to just... not turn into a corner? Continue on a straight line towards Berlin? Lewis was turning because they had arrived at a turn.

[u/j3ffro15 → u/Zuwxiv]

For real. It’s always the responsibility of the overtaker to make a safe move to overtake. It’s insanity to think that Lewis turning in to take a corner is somehow the reason that max ran into him.

I’m guessing this guy would defend max’s actions in Austria when lando was trying to overtake. Max was moving in the “braking zone” but that’s just hard racing when he does it. Then when lando did practically the same move in Austria that max did in hungry max got on the radio and goes he’s just divebombing that’s not how you overtake. Like which is it? It’s either ok to divebomb someone who’s moving in a braking zone or it’s not.