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Originally Posted by formerf1champ
Sure keep an eye behind you to be aware of what's there
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Which is what the driver in the Ferrari WASN'T DOING. And in a GT car at Le Mans, looking out for faster cars approaching is among the top priorities. Yes, the driver in the prototype is supposed to make the safe pass, but the driver in the car that's being passed also has to make it safe for the passing driver and leave room.
You can (sort of) judge the amount of blame on how the cars made contact. And the Ferrari turned in on the Toyota and clipped its left-rear, which signals to me that the Toyota had the line and was nearly clear of the Ferrari. We've seen passes of this sort (LMP cars passing GT cars at that turn-in point) completed at Mulsanne Corner without incident dozens of times.