![]() ![]() “We could see from the data he had already backed off significantly. “We were going to ask Lewis to back right off to ensure he maintained the same distance he had when he went into the corner,” said Whiting. Whiting confirmed that Hamilton could have been asked to relinquish more of his advantage if the Virtual Safety Car had not been deployed shortly after the incident. That was the fundamental difference between the two incidents in the eyes of the stewards.” So I think that’s why the stewards felt it deserved a penalty because the driver had gained a lasting advantage. “On the other hand the case with Max and Sebastian, if Max had done the same thing on the straight between turns three and four he would certainly have lost the place. So the stewards felt no lasting advantage.” ![]() “And then about a minute later the Safety Car deployed and that advantage gone completely. “And you can see on the straight between turns three and four He backs off to 80% throttle to give that advantage back because obviously he’d got a significant advantage there ![]() New video compares Hamilton, Rosberg and Verstappen’s corner-cuttingReferring to video footage of the incidents, Whiting said: “You can see that Lewis makes a small mistake at the beginning, cuts across, gains significant track advantage but then sets about giving that back immediately.” “The principal difference between the two was simply that in Lewis’s case it was felt he didn’t gain any lasting advantage and in Max’s case he did,” said Whiting during today’s FIA press conference. Hamilton’s move drew criticism from other drivers who claimed he had gained an advantage by cutting the track at the start. FIA race director Charlie Whiting explained why Lewis Hamilton wasn’t penalised for cutting the first corner in Mexico when Max Verstappen was later in the race. ![]()
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