r/formula1 • u/BottasWMR 2017 r/formula1 World Champion • Aug 28 '16

Belgium-2016 Belgium race start

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u/mikez2605 Sir Lewis Hamilton Aug 28 '16

Honestly, I think it's part Vettel part Verstappen. Verstappen is naive for going for ever closing gaps, Vettel should not be turning that tight on turn 1 in spa. Raikkonen is just an unlucky passenger in all of this

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u/vorin Sebastian Vettel Aug 28 '16 edited Aug 28 '16

This sounds reasonable, but I can't see how Vettel is at fault, since neither RAI nor VES was halfway alongside - http://imgur.com/a/2ohNG

So similar to the image here entitled "Attacker less than half-way alongside" - https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/the-rules-of-racing/

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '16

You should still avoid collisions.. The fact that you can or are allowed to,, doesnt mean you should

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u/vorin Sebastian Vettel Aug 28 '16

The people following are responsible for not running into the one ahead.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '16

So, did Verstappen collide with Raikkonen or did Raikkonen collide with Verstappen? It was Vettel that ran into Raikkonen who ran into Verstappen.

And it wasn't the first time there was contact because either Vettel or Raikkonen turned in like there was nobody there. Its only logical to leave a bit more space as the guy on the outside in the first corner.