The decision by the BrazilGP stewards to penalise Verstappen for his clash with Hamilton left many mystified. Here's a look at the reasons why the F1 world champion was considered to be mainly at fault:
Verstappen's racecraft and conduct in close battles has been widely praised this year. But it was the Red Bull driver who copped a penalty for causing a collision with Hamilton as they fought for second place on the first safety car restart, the pair touching through the Senna esses.
The debate over such overtaking moves and who has the right to a corner was more apparent last year, particularly through the on-track duels between Verstappen and Hamilton, the former getting his elbows out sometimes a little too sharply. What is defined as a"significant portion" is at the stewards' discretion, but a main consideration has to be if the overtaking car's front tyres are alongside the other car by no later than the apex of the corner.
So while Verstappen may have technically had a significant portion of his car alongside Hamilton's, the speed he was carrying meant it could not be done in a safe and controlled manner.
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