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[nature boy]

Sainz thrid? Oi?

 

[spuckthew]

Both errored. Nico shut the door too aggressively, but Hamilton could have bailed before he touched the grass. Hamilton had way more overspeed and would have taken the position back if it weren't for Nico, bit Hamilton could have just waited.

50/50 IMO.

 

[DieH@rd]

CRAZY drive from Hamilton. Rosberg did nothing wrong.

If some young driver did the same thing as Ham, he would be burned at the stake by media.

 

[Zaru]

But seriously, 1-3 for Red Bull, this is hilarious

 

[Hasney]

Sainz is right behind Wonderboy. I'd love it if he beat him.

 

[hamchan]

Vettel prob feels great that it wasn't Kvyat going wheel to wheel with him rofl.

 

[Antagon]

Sainz had a crazy start it seems.

 

[TCRS]

three energy drinks at the front. good job by sainz.

 

[darkinstinct]

Hamilton too impatient. Just wait 1 lap man.

You can only overtake while the tyres are cold.

 

[Leonsito]

He had a lot more speed and went to the inside to overtake! The racing line stays on the left side of the track so Nico definatly agressively closed the door. Should have left at least a cars width....

But a driver is allowed to do one change of line, Hamilton should have backed off.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Both committed on the same moment. Rosberg underestimated the distance between both cars and Hamilton underestimated the moment Rosberg made his move.

 

[nny]

We have a race now!

(I blame Nico)

 

[Xando]

Not sure what Hamilton was trying to do there. Even if Rosberg wasn't there he would've missed the corner

Raikkonen getting drive through for that merc crash

 

[Juicy Bob]

This is amazing.

 

[Aiii]

Sainz <3

 

[Ruruja]

Both errored. Nico shut the door too aggressively, but Hamilton could have bailed before he touched the grass.

Hamilton would have had about 0.02 seconds to react and bail out, Nico should have left a gap.

 

[TCRS]

gimi under investigation for losing so many places at the beginning

 

[CaseyTappy]

Taste of his own medicine !
Nico slammed the door and did what Hamilton always does but Hamilton should have done what Nico usually does and back off .

 

[yami4ct]

Man, I don't even know. That was insane. The dumb 'mercs take each other out' dream that's been joked about for 2 seasons finally happened!

 

[chadskin]

Niki Lauda laid the blame on Hamilton.

 

[super.modulaire]

Niki Lauda blames Hamilton.

"That's unacceptable."

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Lmao at people blaming Lewis.....

He was going for a gap, nico completely shut the door in such a harsh fashion that the only avoiding option for Lewis was on a dusty area of grass where evennbrakes won't save you.

He lost the rear and was a passenger after that.

 

[Hana-Bi]

Niki says, that Ham is the only one to be blamed. The guy in front can defend and Lewis really don't need to attack after the first turns like this.

 

[Zaru]

How bad did Ferrari fuck up the setup if they can't pass last year's Ferrari engine?

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

But a driver is allowed to do one change of line, Hamilton should have backed off.

No. Rosberg kept going.

 

[Hasney]

I'm not sure Rosberg started turning any harder when Hamilton tried to duckin on the inside. I mean, he's not faultless, he didn't stop either for that one car gap, but I think he was protecting the inside. He may have carried on going even if he saw them though.

lol at C4 not being able to shut up Prost though.

No. Rosberg kept going.

So? He moved before Lewis did. He just never stopped moving.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

Sainz in 03rd it is quite impressive. Let's see if Vettel will cry about not be able to pass him.

 

[Upinsmoke]

Wow Martin Brundle is a jealous piece of shit isn't he

 

[Hasney]

Sainz in 03rd it is quite impressive. Let's see if Vettel will cry about not be able to pass him.

Vettel got killed over the first few corners. That Ferrari is looking shit.

 

[dakun]

Hamilton would have had about 0.02 seconds to react and bail out, Nico should have left a gap.

Considering they are teammates and Hamilton was not agressive towards Nico, yes.
But Nico was in front of Hamilton and shut the door. Hamilton was not beside him. So the 1 car gap rule doesn't apply. Hamilton only ever got next to him when it was too late anyway

 

[Ark]

Nico, once again, defending so aggressively that he forced someone off the track. It's his staple move.

Racing incident tbh.

It'll be an interesting race now

 

[Gareth Bale]

At the point where you lot are saying he should have backed off he had already been pushed off the track onto the grass

 

[DieH@rd]

Lauda blames Lewis.

 

[aspiegamer]

Hey, at least Rosberg's streak is over! Phew.

Begin the procession! This track is awful for competitive racing. Edit: More specifically, the final turn ruins the ability for it to be a competitive track.

 

[xrnzaaas]

It looked to me like Hamilton was going to take back that P1 no matter what. This is going be interesting if the entire team (not only Lauda) blames Hamilton for the crash.

 

[Jezbollah]

80% Rosberg, 20% Hamilton's fault there.

Nico should have left some room. Lewis had a monster run on him.

 

[PdotMichael]

Kind of loved the fact that RTL tried to blame Rosberg for that thing.

Nico is sure no German in the eyes of the RTL crew.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Lauda: "This is not acceptable. Unnecessary risk by Lewis in turn 2 of a long race. We have to talk to him about it."

 

[Aiii]

If this is the podium I'd be fine with that.

 

[GHG]

Niki says, that Ham is the only one to be blamed. The guy in front can defend and Lewis really don't need to attack after the first turns like this.

So when are you meant to attack?

When nico waves him by and says he's allowed to? Fuck off.

 

[DieH@rd]

Brundle defends UK driver to the end.

 

[Blastoise]

Brundle is such a Lewis banana rider

 

[Hasney]

It looked to me like Hamilton was going to take back that P1 no matter what. This is going be interesting if the entire team (not only Lauda) blames Hamilton for the crash.

Toto is ever the diplomat unless there was a total blame on one driver. Lauda is just grandpa Lauda shooting off his mouth (which is why I love him), but I don't think that will be the team position. I'm sure they'll say racing incident and something that they should watch out for in the future.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Niki says, that Ham is the only one to be blamed. The guy in front can defend and Lewis really don't need to attack after the first turns like this.

Ros defended, left Lewis with nowhere to go at the speed he was going and the result was a crash.

If Lewis tried to back out he'd either have swiped Ros or locked up, run off and crash anway.

 

[tomtom94]

Be interesting to see if Vettel can hunt down the Red Bulls now.

 

[hamchan]

I'm glad that even though Lauda loves Hamilton he ain't afraid to blame him for the incident.

 

[Lach]

After seeing it multiple times I say racing incident.

With the huge speed difference the logical thing to do is going to overtake on the inside. As the car in front it's Rosbergs right to block him, but I think he underestimated the speed of Hamilton and hoped to close the door while he was still in front (as opposed to side by side).

 

[PdotMichael]

Ros defended, left Lewis with nowhere to go at the speed he was going and the result was a crash.

If Lewis tried to back out he'd either have swiped Ros or locked up, run off and crash anway.

That's not really Rosberg's problem though.

It's not the job of the defender to guarantee a safe and easy overtaking.

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

I'm not sure Rosberg started turning any harder when Hamilton tried to duckin on the inside. I mean, he's not faultless, he didn't stop either for that one car gap, but I think he was protecting the inside. He may have carried on going even if he saw them though.

lol at C4 not being able to shut up Prost though.



So? He moved before Lewis did. He just never stopped moving.

He moved as soon as he saw Hamilton attempt to pass. If he was already moving he would be driving off the racing line for no reason.

 

[Leonsito]

Hamilton has the right to attack, and Nico to defend. Accidents happen.