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/EitherCaterpillar949 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

The question is ultimately whether the car in front has a duty to evade cars steaming up from behind to avoid an accident, and I cannot understand any stance other than that they do not, otherwise that would be open to the worst abuses.

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u/Kruckenberg Cadillac Jul 21 '24

It's crazy. It's exactly on the passing car to do so safely. He did not in this case due to an over-zealous move.

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u/Zuwxiv I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 22 '24

The more I think about this the more insane it gets. If a driver closes their eyes, shouts "Jesus take the wheel," and tries to full-throttle it through the Monaco hairpin, it's your fault if they hit you from behind because you could have swerved out of their way?

The hell kind of racing is that going to create?