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We have seen 2 type A personality racers race clean plenty of times. Max showed poor wheel to wheel skills.

 

I get what your saying but when 2 drivers of this caliber are behind the wheel, all rational thinking goes out the window. Over time, these 2 (Max and Lando) learn from their "clashes" and move on.

 

This is true. Max and Leclerc have raced cleanly in wheel-to-wheel action a couple of times.

 

He's not defending. He's moving after the other car already made a move.

The rule was created for him, but if it's not applied ... He had nothing to lose also, so even more impetus to do it.
Too bad he didn't DNF.

 

Yeah, just like Vettel and Webber when they crashed out in Turkey after Webber was going to overtake and Vettel swerved and defended.

It's happened before.

 

I don't agree with current micro managing rules, track limits, etc, but, these are the current rules.
Can't apply them one lap and ignore them the next.

Especially with a guy with a superior car. He doesn't need more help.

 

Agreed. The stewards need to apply the rules as quickly as possible instead of waiting at the end of the race. Yes, they are slow at applying said rules. Consistency is also key in applying the rules but we all know that that's wishful thinking..

 

Exactly. By the time they analyze and analyze some more, there's already another infraction.
And sometimes the penalties are meaningless.

If the accident had happened earlier, Max would have had time to pass everyone all over.

 

A World Champion must be ruthless. Max has the killer instinct. Lando does not.

 

He had a 5 second penalty for the stupid track limits to overcome. He needed to pass as quick as possible to try to get 5 seconds ahead.

 

Do you honestly think Lando would have gained a 5sec. lead against Max with like 7 laps left in the race?

 

The best have those attributes without causing contact.

 

Name "the best" that have not had any contact with another driver AND it was also their fault.

 

Doubtful. But do you just sit back and take second when you know you have the faster car?

 

In the last 20 years only two come to mind: Alonso and Kimi.

 

Against Max, you have too. 7 laps left means ALOT of time to overtake him. He's extremely defensive. You do the overtake not in the corners but in the DRS zones provided you have ERS charged up as well for the overtake.

Anyone else, the answer would be no.

 

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This explains Checo's lack of pace at this race. A hole in Checo's sidepod.

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"Pack'em, stack'em, and rack'em"

Silverstone is next.

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I actually race. Those are the rules. Driver in front can move. Driver in front owns the line or his line. Only give space once overtaking driver front wheel at your door. Responsibility of clean pass always on passer. Lando could have avoided contact. Instead he would not be bullied and both lost.

 

Penalty points so far after the AustrianGP.

10 penalty points
Kevin Magnussen

• Three points: Expire 9th March 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Alex Albon during the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 21st April 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda during the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.
• Three points: Expire 4th May 2025. These were awarded for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on multiple occasions during the 2024 Miami Grand Prix Sprint as additional ‘aggravating circumstances’, following multiple time penalties.
• Two points: Expire 5th May 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Logan Sargeant during the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.

Eight penalty points
Fernando Alonso

• Three points: Expire 24th March 2025. These were awarded for ‘potentially dangerous driving’ against George Russell during the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.
• Three points: Expire 20th April 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Carlos Sainz during the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint.
• Two points: Expire 30th June 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu during the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez

• One point: Expires 17th September 2024. This was awarded for causing a collision with Alex Albon during the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 24th September 2024. These were awarded for overtaking Fernando Alonso under Safety Car conditions at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 24th September 2024. These were awarded for causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 26th November 2024. These were awarded for causing a collision with Lando Norris at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
• One point: Expires 9th March 2025. This was awarded for an unsafe release in the pit lane during the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Logan Sargeant

• Two points: Expire 3rd September 2024. These were awarded for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas during the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 24th September 2024. These were awarded for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas during the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 28th October 2024. These were awarded for a failure to comply with a yellow flag during qualifying for the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 21st April 2025. These were awarded for overtaking under Safety Car conditions at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.

Seven penalty points
Lance Stroll

• Two points: Expire 9th July 2024. Issued for a collision also involving Pierre Gasly during the 2023 British Grand Prix.
• Three points: Expire 17th November 2024. These were issued for overtaking under yellow flag conditions at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 21st April 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.

Four penalty points
Lewis Hamilton

• Two points: Expire 29th July 2024. These were given for causing a collision with Sergio Perez during the sprint at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 3rd September 2024. These were given for causing a collision with Oscar Piastri during the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen

• Two points: Expire 19th November 2024. These were issued for forcing Charles Leclerc off track during the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 30th June 2025. These were awarded for causing a collision with Lando Norris at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.

Three penalty points
Esteban Ocon

• One point: Expires 4th May 2025. This was issued for an unsafe release during the 2024 Miami Grand Prix Sprint.
• Two points: Expire 26th May 2025. These were issued for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly during the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

Two penalty points
Valtteri Bottas

• Two points: Expire 29th October 2024. Having had a clean licence all season, Bottas finally sullied his record for 2023 by picking up two penalty points after being found predominantly to blame for a collision between himself and Lance Stroll during the 2023 Mexican Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo

• Two points: Expire 21st April 2025. These were awarded for overtaking Nico Hulkenberg under Safety Car conditions at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.

George Russell

• Two points: Expire 19th November 2024. These were issued for causing a collision with Max Verstappen at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Yuki Tsunoda

• Two points: Expire August 27th 2024. These were awarded for causing a collision with George Russell during the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix.

Zhou Guanyu

• Two points: Expire 23rd July 2024. These were handed out for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo during the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.

One penalty point
Carlos Sainz

• One point: Expires 5th May 2025. This was issued for causing a collision with Oscar Piastri during the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.

Zero penalty points
Alex Albon
Pierre Gasly
Nico Hulkenberg
Charles Leclerc
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri

 

Didn't Perez get a 3 grid penalty for doing the same thing a couple of races ago? This is Lando's car btw. Why didn't Lando get a 3 grid penalty for this? I get that drivers will ALWAYS drive their car back to the pits regardless of the damage but the penalties have to be consistent!! (wishful thinking).

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Respectfully disagree,
Others drivers should not change their winning mindset because Verstappen hasn’t rightfully punished for his track antics years before..( 2016 in my mind for instance).

 

Move under braking?? You race in F1?? Did you see Anthony Davidson explanation on SKY? He drove in F1, WEC and is sim driver currently for Mercedes. His assessment is about F1 Sporting code. No reference to track day amateur rules that do not apply. Max was penalized under F1 rules. You do understand yes?? The Stewards have all the data from both cars more than one watching with his amateur rules in mind. Max caused a collision. Its rather simple. Please call the Stewards and let them know you race.

There are significant fans of Max on this forum who have agree'd with that F1 Stewards assessment. Objectively both have responsibility, both drivers. Max was penalized for having much more of the blame for the contact. Any driver moving under braking is aggressively and late is more like an 'amateur'. So there are definitely defined situations where the 'driver in front' is utterly wrong.

 

those rules are in F1 too. They are simple rules we all race by. Simple. Stewarts do not always employ rules or sanctions with consistency like post 272. We can all have an opinion but we do not control the results.

 

Max, like Schumacher is a kind of driver that will never « learn « from this kind of situation because of their deep instincts.
The only way they change something is to punish them ( like they did with Michael after Jerez 1997).
And I was a big Michael’s fan ..