Quote:
Originally Posted by SonnyJack
Interesting. I didn't see that LH did anything wrong during that contact, and that FA just seem to misjudge his closing rate. Was a Steward review really necessary?
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TrackRat
The rules state that you are only allowed one move to block. Hamilton by his own admission made two moves to block Alonzo forcing Alonzo to draft until the last second to pass him thus resulting in Alonzo touching Hamilton's right rear tire and damaging Alono's wing. Alonzo would have finished fouth instead of seventh if Hamilton had not blocked twice, so Alonzo is the one who lost out.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by escobar929
According to that article, the accident happened lap 46, while hamiltons illegal block happened on lap 45
|
I don't really recall, but the same thing happened last year when Petrov was following LH on Malaysia. And LH was warned for excessive weaving...this time he got a penalty...
and FA was the move that broke his own wing....
I'd say the penalty was a bit harsh regardless..