[Official] British Grand Prix 2021: Grand Prix Weekend Thread - Round 10 of 23

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Originally Posted by Moneyseeker

I thought it was generally accpeted that it was the pursuing driver's responsibility to avoid contact in these situations, hence the stewards comment..

When Car 33 turned into the corner, Car 44 did not avoid contact and the left front of Car 44 contacted the right rear of Car 33. Car 44 is judged predominantly at fault.

Thereby the stewards are saying that it was Hamilton's place to avoid contact, not Verstappen's.

I can accept that, hence my original 60:40 assessment which I still believe is correct. The key word here is 'predominantly'.

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

Max had the much faster racing line, Lewis should have backed off

The only problem with that is that much the same could have been said about turn 1, but Max kept his foot in, almost entirely off the track to ensure that he maintained the lead. We can also say it about Monza. But there was no dramatic accident in those two instances. There's a need to be consistent and objective about these things.