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Originally Posted by Taxi645
1 Max position wasn't giving to him by Perez but was a result of a difference in pace. As shown by the 4s gap at the finish line. There was no position to give back, at most a request from RB to just let Perez passed to aid him in the points.
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Perez -
"I was told to let him by and that I was going to get back the position. I don't know what the complications were on his side, no idea. Maybe you should ask him about it. Nothing to say really. After all I have done for him, it is a bit disappointing to be honest."
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Originally Posted by Taxi645
3 So if Max had slowed down to the point of almost standing still 8s, how would that've looked? Don't sound like proper racing to me.
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I think a lot of people would have respected him for playing part of a team result, an helping his team-mate out. If Mercedes are a genuine threat in 2023, Max may need some of that assistance in return.
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4 Are we equally critical of Sainz or does one think differently because of disliking of Max?
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People will give the same criticism to Sainz, and have done. Or does one think differently because of liking Max?
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5 Should someone be handed a position if he doesn't manage to stay ahead of a teammate that comes all the way from the back?
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Yes - if they were given a compromised pit strategy to cover off another driver. It's about working together as a team for each other to benefit.
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6 No one will care if somebody was let passed or not in a few weeks. One can call the championship tarnished if one very much wishes to do so, but in the bigger scheme of things it's peanuts.
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I guess we'll see if there is no mention of this again in the future. I suspect (as F1 has a way of turning out) that this incident will come back in the future. If I had to predict - Verstappen will be in a close battle with a Mercedes at the next round and be asked to compromise his strategy to give Perez an advantage. We'll see then how he reacts.