Formula One

Yes Lewis had a little room on the inside but Verstappen had more than 2 car widths on the outside and could have easily avoided colliding with Lewis.

But Max had the racing line and the right of way, it was down to Lewis to avoid a collision. The panel of judges also includes ex F1 racing drivers and other F1 drivers certainly did not agree with Alonso or Leclerc's pont of view if that is what they expressed.. Surely Leclerc wasn't happy about having to take evasive action on the same corner!

In my eyes, Lewis has to win the championship in excess of 15 points to have any credibility now.

peedee

Mercedes submitted evidence that Lewis was was more than half way alongside Verstappen which according to rules / guidance issued by the FIA (not in the public domain, but seen by Sky Sports commentators) made the corner his, therefore Verstappen should have gave way.

We have to remember that all this happened in a fraction of a second without a dozen different camera angles and slow motion replays. Both drivers made there decisions and have to stand by the consequences. Verstappen was out of the race and Lewis was given a penalty which he duly served.

Later in the race Leclerc did the right thing, he got out of the way of a faster car. He didnt complain about the move in the post race interviews but defended Lewis with his move on Max.

 PeeDee. Not sure if you posted a picture or not, all i can see is a white box where there would normally be a picture.

It is it seems quite common to blame others until the facts are given to see what really happened,

It happens all the time when "breaking news" headlines are not so accurate when the true facts are seen in the cold light of day 

It's a good job that panel were not sitting when Michael Schumacher won seven Formula One world championships.

I think we have to accept that the Race Stewards found Lewis to be at fault so therefore no blame can be laid at the door of Max. Both drivers are racing for the Drivers Championship so there is a lot at stake. Max has time on his side whereas Lewis does not so I think that played into situation. He so desperately wants that 8th world title to prove himself better than Michael Schumacher, that perhaps is clouding his judgement?  It is up to the following driver to pass the driver in front, not the other way round? The Stewards would have looked at it from every angle and also taken any evidence offered by the teams into account. 

Evening

You obviously don't follow F1 John so why feel the need to comment? I watched the race 5 times both on sky and C4. My opinion as stated above. Things are very different in the sport with LH being a champion of diversity et al. Several times after a win he's come on the radio saying to the kids " you can do this". Didn't look good for the viewer at the time. Back in the day it would have been passed off as a just racing. There's more at stake here moving forward in the sport. LH is known for his finesse and never give up attitude, hardly ever to make a mistake. It was a brilliant win but at what cost to those young folks watching their idol making an unsafe move (according to the stewards)?

Max has proven himself to be overly aggressive at times and this season it was always going to be a clash at some point. Shame it was this gp.

JK

Or Seb Vettel in his prime!

If the car positions had been reversed, is anyone going to tell me that Verstappen wouldn't have chanced his arm and dived in there in the hope of making the pass. Nanosecond judgement at 160 mph is what these people do. From my armchair viewpoint I tend to agree with David Coulthard that it was a "racing incident". The idea that LH deliberately put MV out of the race is ludicrous. Verstappen is known for some pretty aggressive positioning himself.

I think all drivers, including retired ones, will always think something that happens on track is "a racing incident" Mainly because they have all been there and I suspect been penalised!!! Some in the history of F1 have got away with a lot because of who they are and who they drive for!

I see that that Lewis has had two penalty points added to his Super Licence for the incident.

David

Did I mention formula one  ?i just noted that the media and on here there as usual was the blame game before it is investigated correctly. 

And as you should know in you position? do not jump to conclusions. 

 but it seems you have done just that