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F1 Racer wrote:

Yes, the true racing line would be something like lane 5 sweeping into lane 1, (through small pieces of lane 4, 3 and 2), and then back out to lane 6 on the corner exit, (again through small pieces of lane 2, 3, 4 and 5), but therefore this means that lane 1 is indeed part of the true racing line for part of the corner, (the apex), and so Max is already in lane 1 once lane 1 gets it's moment as being part of the true racing line was basically what I meant, but I wasn't super clear. Then Kimi joins lane 1 late and forces Max off the track and still hits him.

At the point they touch, they are both already on the racing line but it is Kimi that is the one moving laterally and so is the one at fault as Max is already 'there' in that lane travelling forwards and Kimi is essentially cutting him up and sweeping across into that lane when it isn't clear to do so. Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

sandman1347 wrote: Honestly, I think you are just being obstinate at this point. Do you realize that, through this perspective, a driver could simply dive up the inside from way behind the guy in front, overshoot the apex by a mile and still be entitled to the corner (and the position gained on the driver actually taking a reasonable entry into the corner)? If the other guy doesn't back off, it's his fault in your mind? It's just not a viable way to go racing.

F1 Racer wrote:

Fiki wrote: F1 Racer, you're quite something else! I asked you, in discussing your views of something Mikeyg posted, to quote the two rules you seemed to be getting rather spectacularly wrong.
You fail to produce the rules you meant, and now you're asking somebody else? Well, well, well...

No, it was specifically because of you asking for me to quote rules that I wanted to establish what specific rule Vettel broke in Britain. Everyone just accepted it as a 'common sense' 20 second penalty without requiring rules to be quoted for Vettel's transgression, however for the potential Kimi one you are asking me to quote specific rules that are broken. So ironically you believed I was being inconsistent by asking for a specific rule, but it was actually your inconsistency, (not requiring rules to be quoted in Britain, but are requiring it here), which prompted me to change my tact and angle with pokerman.

So it is you that is quite something else, not me.

What rule did Vettel break exactly? Why was he penalised? If it was down to 'common sense', then that same 'common sense' is the rule that I am 'quoting' for this Kimi situation, so I am using that situation to cover your initial questions about quoting rules.

What's even more funny is that in your quote above, you underline the first bit, but also include the sentence below it where I explain my rationale for wanting a rules quotation for Vettel/Britain so clearly you didn't read that part and just jumped at the chance to try and catch me out on the underlined first part, without looking at the context of the sentence below. Because I liken the two situations, (Vettel/Britain and Kimi/Belgium), as they both involve a driver having his race ruined by careless driving from the other driver. I am saying that IF Kimi is at fault for Belgium, then the rule he would have broken is the same one that Vettel broke.

Fact: Causing a collision with car 33 in turn 16.
Offence: Breach of the FIA International Sporting Code Appendix L Chapter IV Article 2(d).

Reason The Stewards reviewed the video evidence which showed car 5 locked wheels under braking and collided with the rear of car 33. The Stewards concluded that the driver of car 5 was wholly to blame for the incident [ref Article 38.2 a) of the 2019 Formula 1 Sporting Regulations].

Fiki wrote:
So would you now tell me which two rules you were discussing without taking the trouble to look them up, please?

F1 Racer wrote:

Fiki wrote:
So would you now tell me which two rules you were discussing without taking the trouble to look them up, please?

Rules 2c and 2d.

F1 Racer wrote:Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

And I'm done.

sandman1347 wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

And I'm done.

You lasted longer than me...

Asphalt_World wrote:Breaking news. This has just been put in place at the first chicane, Monza.

Should help Kimi out for this weekend.


Credit Highway code.

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

And I'm done.

F1 Racer wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

And I'm done.

That's surprising when lane theory helps conceptualise and define the crowding off the track rule that is in place and prohibited behaviour in today's F1.

F1 Racer wrote:Thank you.

Here we go, Kimi's situation applies to 2(c):

c) curves, as well as the approach and exit zones thereof, may be negotiated by the drivers in any way they wish, within the limits of the track. Overtaking, according to the circumstances, may be done either on the right or on the left. However, manoeuvres liable to hinder other drivers such as premature changes of direction, more than one change of direction, deliberate crowding of cars towards the inside or the outside of the curve or any other abnormal change of direction, are strictly prohibited and shall be penalised, according to the importance and repetition of the offences, by penalties ranging from a fine to the exclusion from the race. The repetition of dangerous driving, even involuntary, may result in the exclusion from the race

Now the move Kimi made was deliberate in that he intended to move across into his blindspot which was careless but nevertheless deliberate.

Option or Prime wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:Just like on the motorway, even on the race track drivers should only move into lanes that are clear when they are racing one another.

And I'm done.

That's surprising when lane theory helps conceptualise and define the crowding off the track rule that is in place and prohibited behaviour in today's F1.

The point is NOT at turn 1, 10 seconds into the race. I don't really understand why you are pursuing this, do you feel Max was hard done by? A large number of experienced racers, stewards, professional spectators and posters all agree it was a Racing Incident, it's a topic that has gone far, lived its life, time to move on to Italy.

mikeyg123 wrote:

pokerman wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

pokerman wrote: Did he blame Leclerc?

Strangely, no - Verstappen got the blame for that one.

Why 'strangely' when that incident involved Verstappen driving into Leclerc's lane in much the same way as Kimi driving into Max's lane in Belgium?

So don't you mean consistently Verstappen got the blame for that one?

This lane driving is something that Bradley Philpotts of Missed Apex Podcast advocates when apportioning blame with crashes, shame he didn't appear on the latest podcast.

All the missed Apex panellists blamed Kimi didn't they?

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

da4an1qu1 wrote:Kimi was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
Verstappen was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
They share the blame for what they did to each other. Racing incident.

However, objectively Kimi is only very slightly responsible for the harm inflicted on himself.
Verstappen on the other hand, had more choices to avoid inflicting harm on himself. Not to say his choice was 100% wrong. There's a lot of mitigation. But a lot less that Kimi had for his decisions. Put it this way, you'd reckon Kimi would been a little more circumspect than bombing down the inside. But I can also understand Verstappen deciding to go for it, damn the consequences, as he was pinned down the inside.

Again. Racing incident. Anyone trying to argue Kimi is more to blame should study the principle of mutually assured destruction.

Verstappen went racing and is not responsible, he is just doing his job, (trying to overtake someone). Kimi in effect tries to block Verstappen but he tries to block him too late with Max having a decent chunk of his car already alongside.

As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

pokerman wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

da4an1qu1 wrote:Kimi was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
Verstappen was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
They share the blame for what they did to each other. Racing incident.

However, objectively Kimi is only very slightly responsible for the harm inflicted on himself.
Verstappen on the other hand, had more choices to avoid inflicting harm on himself. Not to say his choice was 100% wrong. There's a lot of mitigation. But a lot less that Kimi had for his decisions. Put it this way, you'd reckon Kimi would been a little more circumspect than bombing down the inside. But I can also understand Verstappen deciding to go for it, damn the consequences, as he was pinned down the inside.

Again. Racing incident. Anyone trying to argue Kimi is more to blame should study the principle of mutually assured destruction.

Verstappen went racing and is not responsible, he is just doing his job, (trying to overtake someone). Kimi in effect tries to block Verstappen but he tries to block him too late with Max having a decent chunk of his car already alongside.

As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

If you look at Kimi's onboard he never knew Verstappen was there, he cleared Verstappen at the start and then that ceased to be a concern for him, he was just racing Perez hence he came across the track to block Perez off. Then Perez moved to the left and you can see Kimi look in his left hand mirror to see what Perez was doing, it's at this point that Verstappen is outbraking Kimi on the right with Kimi looking to the left.

https://streamable.com/uwx9f

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

da4an1qu1 wrote:Kimi was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
Verstappen was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
They share the blame for what they did to each other. Racing incident.

However, objectively Kimi is only very slightly responsible for the harm inflicted on himself.
Verstappen on the other hand, had more choices to avoid inflicting harm on himself. Not to say his choice was 100% wrong. There's a lot of mitigation. But a lot less that Kimi had for his decisions. Put it this way, you'd reckon Kimi would been a little more circumspect than bombing down the inside. But I can also understand Verstappen deciding to go for it, damn the consequences, as he was pinned down the inside.

Again. Racing incident. Anyone trying to argue Kimi is more to blame should study the principle of mutually assured destruction.

Verstappen went racing and is not responsible, he is just doing his job, (trying to overtake someone). Kimi in effect tries to block Verstappen but he tries to block him too late with Max having a decent chunk of his car already alongside.

As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

If you look at Kimi's onboard he never knew Verstappen was there, he cleared Verstappen at the start and then that ceased to be a concern for him, he was just racing Perez hence he came across the track to block Perez off. Then Perez moved to the left and you can see Kimi look in his left hand mirror to see what Perez was doing, it's at this point that Verstappen is outbraking Kimi on the right with Kimi looking to the left.

https://streamable.com/uwx9f

If he had cleared Verstappen then how did he hit manage to hit him?

It really isn't too much to ask for drivers to just remain approximately in their lane for one corner is it? Particularly when it will keep them out of a collision which can hurt their own race as well as others, (Kimi lost out badly from his foolishness). Bottas and many other drivers applied this technique so it is far from impossible to do and is actually better driving as it stops you trashing your own race at turn 1. Isn't there a saying that you can't win the race at the first corner, but you can lose it?

Maybe Kimi didn't get a penalty because he himself lost out from the contact but when you ruin someone else's race in the process, there should be more deterrent to help drivers like Kimi learn.

jono794 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote: As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

If you look at Kimi's onboard he never knew Verstappen was there, he cleared Verstappen at the start and then that ceased to be a concern for him, he was just racing Perez hence he came across the track to block Perez off. Then Perez moved to the left and you can see Kimi look in his left hand mirror to see what Perez was doing, it's at this point that Verstappen is outbraking Kimi on the right with Kimi looking to the left.

https://streamable.com/uwx9f

If he had cleared Verstappen then how did he hit manage to hit him?

It really isn't too much to ask for drivers to just remain approximately in their lane for one corner is it? Particularly when it will keep them out of a collision which can hurt their own race as well as others, (Kimi lost out badly from his foolishness). Bottas and many other drivers applied this technique so it is far from impossible to do and is actually better driving as it stops you trashing your own race at turn 1. Isn't there a saying that you can't win the race at the first corner, but you can lose it?

Maybe Kimi didn't get a penalty because he himself lost out from the contact but when you ruin someone else's race in the process, there should be more deterrent to help drivers like Kimi learn.

He's 40 and 300+ races into a highly successful career. If you think he needs to learn anything about racecraft it might be time to entertain the possibility that you are the one who needs to do some learning. Just a thought.

TheGiantHogweed wrote:I thought what verstappen did was a bit of a lunge really. Kimi had cleared him enough to take the line he did. Verstappen wouldn't have been where he was if it wasn't for the fact he braked too late. Kimi had no reason to expect this as the speed verstappen was going will still have been enough for a bump even if Kimi had given more space. But I think Verstappen just braked too late. It is a bit like Bottas / Kimi in russia 2015 though much slower and at the start of the race. Kimi did a last lap lunge down the inside. Bottas had started doing the normal line and Kimi was just way too optimistic and came from too far back with too much speed. Verstappen did the same and he also should have been aware that it was the start and there were far more cars about. He just didn't need to be going the speed he was. I don't see how kimi can be expected to have noticed or predicted he would be there before it was too late. i can no way see kimi getting a penalty for this no matter what the outcome was.

Verstappen unusually seemed to accept that Kimi won't have been able to see him and he just moved on from it. I respect him for this. Though the reason for him crashing and the manner of driving after the contact was dangerous and idiotic and I think he should have got a penalty for driving in this manner.

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

da4an1qu1 wrote:Kimi was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
Verstappen was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen.
They share the blame for what they did to each other. Racing incident.

However, objectively Kimi is only very slightly responsible for the harm inflicted on himself.
Verstappen on the other hand, had more choices to avoid inflicting harm on himself. Not to say his choice was 100% wrong. There's a lot of mitigation. But a lot less that Kimi had for his decisions. Put it this way, you'd reckon Kimi would been a little more circumspect than bombing down the inside. But I can also understand Verstappen deciding to go for it, damn the consequences, as he was pinned down the inside.

Again. Racing incident. Anyone trying to argue Kimi is more to blame should study the principle of mutually assured destruction.

Verstappen went racing and is not responsible, he is just doing his job, (trying to overtake someone). Kimi in effect tries to block Verstappen but he tries to block him too late with Max having a decent chunk of his car already alongside.

As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

If you look at Kimi's onboard he never knew Verstappen was there, he cleared Verstappen at the start and then that ceased to be a concern for him, he was just racing Perez hence he came across the track to block Perez off. Then Perez moved to the left and you can see Kimi look in his left hand mirror to see what Perez was doing, it's at this point that Verstappen is outbraking Kimi on the right with Kimi looking to the left.

https://streamable.com/uwx9f

If he had cleared Verstappen then how did he hit manage to hit him?

It really isn't too much to ask for drivers to just remain approximately in their lane for one corner is it? Particularly when it will keep them out of a collision which can hurt their own race as well as others, (Kimi lost out badly from his foolishness). Bottas and many other drivers applied this technique so it is far from impossible to do and is actually better driving as it stops you trashing your own race at turn 1. Isn't there a saying that you can't win the race at the first corner, but you can lose it?

Maybe Kimi didn't get a penalty because he himself lost out from the contact but when you ruin someone else's race in the process, there should be more deterrent to help drivers like Kimi learn.

pokerman wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:
As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

If you look at Kimi's onboard he never knew Verstappen was there, he cleared Verstappen at the start and then that ceased to be a concern for him, he was just racing Perez hence he came across the track to block Perez off. Then Perez moved to the left and you can see Kimi look in his left hand mirror to see what Perez was doing, it's at this point that Verstappen is outbraking Kimi on the right with Kimi looking to the left.

https://streamable.com/uwx9f

If he had cleared Verstappen then how did he hit manage to hit him?

It really isn't too much to ask for drivers to just remain approximately in their lane for one corner is it? Particularly when it will keep them out of a collision which can hurt their own race as well as others, (Kimi lost out badly from his foolishness). Bottas and many other drivers applied this technique so it is far from impossible to do and is actually better driving as it stops you trashing your own race at turn 1. Isn't there a saying that you can't win the race at the first corner, but you can lose it?

Maybe Kimi didn't get a penalty because he himself lost out from the contact but when you ruin someone else's race in the process, there should be more deterrent to help drivers like Kimi learn.

So he never cleared Verstappen's car off the start, he never had his car fully 1 car length in front of Vertstappen's car and he never was acclerating away from Verstappen's car?

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

MistaVega23 wrote:
As mentioned previously in this thread, Max came from a long way back and was out of Kimi's vision (only Perez was visible in his mirrors at that point). Max chose to make up for his poor start by doing a divebomb into La Source which, as we all know, nine times out of ten, isn't going to work.

It's also worth noting how far back he was from the front four from the point of braking to corner apex; even Perez does the sensible thing and backed out, switching to the left to avoid the Red Bull squeezing him.

If you look at Kimi's onboard he never knew Verstappen was there, he cleared Verstappen at the start and then that ceased to be a concern for him, he was just racing Perez hence he came across the track to block Perez off. Then Perez moved to the left and you can see Kimi look in his left hand mirror to see what Perez was doing, it's at this point that Verstappen is outbraking Kimi on the right with Kimi looking to the left.

https://streamable.com/uwx9f

If he had cleared Verstappen then how did he hit manage to hit him?

It really isn't too much to ask for drivers to just remain approximately in their lane for one corner is it? Particularly when it will keep them out of a collision which can hurt their own race as well as others, (Kimi lost out badly from his foolishness). Bottas and many other drivers applied this technique so it is far from impossible to do and is actually better driving as it stops you trashing your own race at turn 1. Isn't there a saying that you can't win the race at the first corner, but you can lose it?

Maybe Kimi didn't get a penalty because he himself lost out from the contact but when you ruin someone else's race in the process, there should be more deterrent to help drivers like Kimi learn.

So he never cleared Verstappen's car off the start, he never had his car fully 1 car length in front of Vertstappen's car and he never was acclerating away from Verstappen's car?

He can't tell if a car is on his inside so why cut into that space? If not Verstappen, then what if someone else from 10th place was having an amazing start and coming down the inside? Kimi's line through the corner would just make him collide with them instead, so why take a line that allows you to collide with someone on the inside, whoever that person may be? It makes no logical sense to take that path through the corner, and therefore it was a mistake.

pokerman wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

pokerman wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:
If he had cleared Verstappen then how did he hit manage to hit him?

It really isn't too much to ask for drivers to just remain approximately in their lane for one corner is it? Particularly when it will keep them out of a collision which can hurt their own race as well as others, (Kimi lost out badly from his foolishness). Bottas and many other drivers applied this technique so it is far from impossible to do and is actually better driving as it stops you trashing your own race at turn 1. Isn't there a saying that you can't win the race at the first corner, but you can lose it?

Maybe Kimi didn't get a penalty because he himself lost out from the contact but when you ruin someone else's race in the process, there should be more deterrent to help drivers like Kimi learn.

So he never cleared Verstappen's car off the start, he never had his car fully 1 car length in front of Vertstappen's car and he never was acclerating away from Verstappen's car?

He can't tell if a car is on his inside so why cut into that space? If not Verstappen, then what if someone else from 10th place was having an amazing start and coming down the inside? Kimi's line through the corner would just make him collide with them instead, so why take a line that allows you to collide with someone on the inside, whoever that person may be? It makes no logical sense to take that path through the corner, and therefore it was a mistake.

Well my interest in this has never being in trying to apportion blame but only to question the level of risk that Verstappen took, out braking 2 cars into a tight hairpin corner.

WHoff78 wrote:Same goes for Max though. Why take the risk and approach so quickly on the inside where you can't stop? Kimi may have space but if he is penned in, has contact with someone else or out of control then Max has no.where to go and its the same result. Norris approaches like someone much more experienced would, avoids all the trouble and emerges in 5th. The lead driver on the other hand will close the gap if he is well clear as they know most won't take the risK. And those that do, like Max will learn. Just try looking at it the other way and ask why would he leave the door open for the odd driver to take a gamble and brake a lot later. If he'd gambled, braked later then Max wouldn't have got close anyway but everyone around is being more cautious.

F1 Racer wrote:

WHoff78 wrote:Same goes for Max though. Why take the risk and approach so quickly on the inside where you can't stop? Kimi may have space but if he is penned in, has contact with someone else or out of control then Max has no.where to go and its the same result. Norris approaches like someone much more experienced would, avoids all the trouble and emerges in 5th. The lead driver on the other hand will close the gap if he is well clear as they know most won't take the risK. And those that do, like Max will learn. Just try looking at it the other way and ask why would he leave the door open for the odd driver to take a gamble and brake a lot later. If he'd gambled, braked later then Max wouldn't have got close anyway but everyone around is being more cautious.

Where is the proof Max couldn't stop? If you brake too late, you go flying towards the outside of the corner in a straight line, you don't manage to steer into the inside green area of the corner even tighter than normal. Max was able to get his car onto the green surface, how can he do this if he is braking too late?

I've presented a pretty simple solution to deal with the chaos of the first corner, and that is to simply hold your line and don't switch lines through turn 1 if you aren't clear of the pack. Kimi didn't do this even though it is common sense to do this and other drivers did this, so he is at fault. He changed his line through the corner, potentially cutting up other drivers in the process, which is exactly what happened.

tootsie323 wrote:Verstappen was making that corner - he was turning in and I saw no evidence of understeer. Unfortunately he was turning in to an ever-closing gap caused by Raikkonen who had been dealing with a mirror-full of Racing Point and simply did not see Verstappen until it was too late.
With turn 1 being generally so crowded at the start, it's quite understandable to see this as a racing incident. I wouldn't be apportioning blame.

F1 Racer wrote:

WHoff78 wrote:Same goes for Max though. Why take the risk and approach so quickly on the inside where you can't stop? Kimi may have space but if he is penned in, has contact with someone else or out of control then Max has no.where to go and its the same result. Norris approaches like someone much more experienced would, avoids all the trouble and emerges in 5th. The lead driver on the other hand will close the gap if he is well clear as they know most won't take the risK. And those that do, like Max will learn. Just try looking at it the other way and ask why would he leave the door open for the odd driver to take a gamble and brake a lot later. If he'd gambled, braked later then Max wouldn't have got close anyway but everyone around is being more cautious.

Where is the proof Max couldn't stop? If you brake too late, you go flying towards the outside of the corner in a straight line, you don't manage to steer into the inside green area of the corner even tighter than normal. Max was able to get his car onto the green surface, how can he do this if he is braking too late?

F1 Racer wrote:

Herb wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

Fiki wrote: F1 Racer, you're quite something else! I asked you, in discussing your views of something Mikeyg posted, to quote the two rules you seemed to be getting rather spectacularly wrong.
You fail to produce the rules you meant, and now you're asking somebody else? Well, well, well...

No, it was specifically because of you asking for me to quote rules that I wanted to establish what specific rule Vettel broke in Britain. Everyone just accepted it as a 'common sense' 20 second penalty without requiring rules to be quoted for Vettel's transgression, however for the potential Kimi one you are asking me to quote specific rules that are broken. So ironically you believed I was being inconsistent by asking for a specific rule, but it was actually your inconsistency, (not requiring rules to be quoted in Britain, but are requiring it here), which prompted me to change my tact and angle with pokerman.

So it is you that is quite something else, not me.

What rule did Vettel break exactly? Why was he penalised? If it was down to 'common sense', then that same 'common sense' is the rule that I am 'quoting' for this Kimi situation, so I am using that situation to cover your initial questions about quoting rules.

What's even more funny is that in your quote above, you underline the first bit, but also include the sentence bel

ow it where I explain my rationale for wanting a rules quotation for Vettel/Britain so clearly you didn't read that part and just jumped at the chance to try and catch me out on the underlined first part, without looking at the context of the sentence below. Because I liken the two situations, (Vettel/Britain and Kimi/Belgium), as they both involve a driver having his race ruined by careless driving from the other driver. I am saying that IF Kimi is at fault for Belgium, then the rule he would have broken is the same one that Vettel broke.

Firstly, Vettel didn't get a 20 second time penalty.

Secondly, he broke FIA International Sporting Code Appendix L Chapter IV Article 2(d), according to the stewards.

I'm pleased that's cleared up.

Thank you.

Here we go, Kimi's situation applies to 2(c):

c) curves, as well as the approach and exit zones thereof, may be negotiated by the drivers in any way they wish, within the limits of the track. Overtaking, according to the circumstances, may be done either on the right or on the left. However, manoeuvres liable to hinder other drivers such as premature changes of direction, more than one change of direction, deliberate crowding of cars towards the inside or the outside of the curve or any other abnormal change of direction, are strictly prohibited and shall be penalised, according to the importance and repetition of the offences, by penalties ranging from a fine to the exclusion from the race. The repetition of dangerous driving, even involuntary, may result in the exclusion from the race

Now the move Kimi made was deliberate in that he intended to move across into his blindspot which was careless but nevertheless deliberate.

Fiki wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

Herb wrote:
Firstly, Vettel didn't get a 20 second time penalty.

Secondly, he broke FIA International Sporting Code Appendix L Chapter IV Article 2(d), according to the stewards.

I'm pleased that's cleared up.

Thank you.

Here we go, Kimi's situation applies to 2(c):

c) curves, as well as the approach and exit zones thereof, may be negotiated by the drivers in any way they wish, within the limits of the track. Overtaking, according to the circumstances, may be done either on the right or on the left. However, manoeuvres liable to hinder other drivers such as premature changes of direction, more than one change of direction, deliberate crowding of cars towards the inside or the outside of the curve or any other abnormal change of direction, are strictly prohibited and shall be penalised, according to the importance and repetition of the offences, by penalties ranging from a fine to the exclusion from the race. The repetition of dangerous driving, even involuntary, may result in the exclusion from the race

Now the move Kimi made was deliberate in that he intended to move across into his blindspot which was careless but nevertheless deliberate.

Having been away a few days, I saw this post and feel I should acknowledge that you indeed have posted a relevant rule as published.
What I dispute is that Räikkönen deliberately crowded Verstappen to the inside, or that he made an abnormal change of direction. The opposite is true. I also note you 'deliberately' forgot to include 'deliberate' in the underlined quote.
I believe that if Räikkönen really had done either of those two things, he would have been investigated, because he was able to continue the race, despite the damage caused to his car.
Verstappen wasn't investigated for crowding Räikkönen towards the outside at the second Eau Rouge corner, for the simple reason that he didn't have his car under control. Both drivers were extremely lucky at that point; that could have been a monster accident.

You aren't the first person to come up with the idea of having drivers follow lanes around corners, indeed Bernie Ecclestone thought it was worth thinking about. I believe that if all drivers respect the code of conduct as published, and are forced by the stewards to respect it, then lanes aren't necessary. But for that to be possible, it would first be necessary to make the rules and their interpretation clear and available to all - including race fans. The idea that it is fine for the inside driver, who is slightly ahead at the apex of the corner, to run the outsider into the scenery is downright wrong and continues to make motor racing more dangerous than it should be.

F1 Racer wrote:

Fiki wrote:

F1 Racer wrote:

Herb wrote:
Firstly, Vettel didn't get a 20 second time penalty.

Secondly, he broke FIA International Sporting Code Appendix L Chapter IV Article 2(d), according to the stewards.

I'm pleased that's cleared up.

Thank you.

Here we go, Kimi's situation applies to 2(c):

c) curves, as well as the approach and exit zones thereof, may be negotiated by the drivers in any way they wish, within the limits of the track. Overtaking, according to the circumstances, may be done either on the right or on the left. However, manoeuvres liable to hinder other drivers such as premature changes of direction, more than one change of direction, deliberate crowding of cars towards the inside or the outside of the curve or any other abnormal change of direction, are strictly prohibited and shall be penalised, according to the importance and repetition of the offences, by penalties ranging from a fine to the exclusion from the race. The repetition of dangerous driving, even involuntary, may result in the exclusion from the race

Now the move Kimi made was deliberate in that he intended to move across into his blindspot which was careless but nevertheless deliberate.

Having been away a few days, I saw this post and feel I should acknowledge that you indeed have posted a relevant rule as published.
What I dispute is that Räikkönen deliberately crowded Verstappen to the inside, or that he made an abnormal change of direction. The opposite is true. I also note you 'deliberately' forgot to include 'deliberate' in the underlined quote.
I believe that if Räikkönen really had done either of those two things, he would have been investigated, because he was able to continue the race, despite the damage caused to his car.
Verstappen wasn't investigated for crowding Räikkönen towards the outside at the second Eau Rouge corner, for the simple reason that he didn't have his car under control. Both drivers were extremely lucky at that point; that could have been a monster accident.

You aren't the first person to come up with the idea of having drivers follow lanes around corners, indeed Bernie Ecclestone thought it was worth thinking about. I believe that if all drivers respect the code of conduct as published, and are forced by the stewards to respect it, then lanes aren't necessary. But for that to be possible, it would first be necessary to make the rules and their interpretation clear and available to all - including race fans. The idea that it is fine for the inside driver, who is slightly ahead at the apex of the corner, to run the outsider into the scenery is downright wrong and continues to make motor racing more dangerous than it should be.

It's the same for the outside driver crowding the inside driver off the track too, it goes both ways.

F1 Racer wrote: In any case, this is just careless and incompetent driving that cost another driver their race, so it is punishable by some kind of rule for sure.

F1 Racer wrote: It's the same as accidentally or deliberately exceeding track limits is treated the same, as intent does not really come into it when you just look at the negative effect that it has on others. Being blissfully unaware is not a defence when it is careless driving, particularly at turn 1 with cars all around you.