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**Cofeeman** · 04-22-2010, 08:09 PM

Look at it this way - had Lewis run over one of the tyre guns and spun, causing one helluva prang and somebody getting killed - the reaction might be different. There were only inches in it so how can a reprimand be sufficient? We are saying the end result doesn't warrant a penalty rather than the offense.

They were both abit naughty in this instance and I was expecting a penalty to come up on the screen ordering them both to take a drive through. They were so desperate to get out on track in front of each other they forgot about the potential danger to by standers. Lewis should have yielded but I agree that would have meant losing ground at the acceleration point so his competitive nature clouded his judgement in this case. Vettel should not have swerved at Lewis knowing how little space he was occupying so for me they are both equally at fault. The fact that they were released together cannot be blamed on any particular team because there was only 1/10th in it combined with Hamilton's slow getaway.

I was quite impressed with how Hamilton handled the media afterwards and was very carefull not to point blame at Seb, which he may have done 2 seasons ago. Seb seemed less impressed, but that was before he had the advantage of seeing the replay. Once he had seen his actions were also dangerous he may have wished to retract his statement. This all comes with experience IMO, and although they only got a reprimand, its nice that race results are no longer decided 2 hours after the race. Well not yet anyway..

04-22-2010, 08:09 PM	#13
Cofeeman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 595 Senior Member	Look at it this way - had Lewis run over one of the tyre guns and spun, causing one helluva prang and somebody getting killed - the reaction might be different. There were only inches in it so how can a reprimand be sufficient? We are saying the end result doesn't warrant a penalty rather than the offense. They were both abit naughty in this instance and I was expecting a penalty to come up on the screen ordering them both to take a drive through. They were so desperate to get out on track in front of each other they forgot about the potential danger to by standers. Lewis should have yielded but I agree that would have meant losing ground at the acceleration point so his competitive nature clouded his judgement in this case. Vettel should not have swerved at Lewis knowing how little space he was occupying so for me they are both equally at fault. The fact that they were released together cannot be blamed on any particular team because there was only 1/10th in it combined with Hamilton's slow getaway. I was quite impressed with how Hamilton handled the media afterwards and was very carefull not to point blame at Seb, which he may have done 2 seasons ago. Seb seemed less impressed, but that was before he had the advantage of seeing the replay. Once he had seen his actions were also dangerous he may have wished to retract his statement. This all comes with experience IMO, and although they only got a reprimand, its nice that race results are no longer decided 2 hours after the race. Well not yet anyway..
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