From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2025-08-04 19:43, Geoff wrote:   
   > On 5/08/2025 12:03 pm, ~misfit~ wrote:   
   >> On 4/08/2025 6:33 pm, Yazoo wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 4 Aug 2025 15:46:11 +1200, Geoff    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> No penalty for VER - what a surprise after being let off by Ferrari.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> " The team representative of Car 44 confirmed that there was no contact   
   >>>> between both cars and further stated that the driver of Car 44 chose   
   >>>> not   
   >>>> to attempt to remain on track."   
   >>>>   
   >>>> WTF ?!!!  HAM chose to avoid being hit by VER !   
   >>>   
   >>> Smart move. Hamilton knew that idiot would rather hit him, so he   
   >>> decided to avoid the collision and remain in the race.   
   >>   
   >> Yep. And a penalty to Verstappen post-race wouldn't have helped   
   >> Hamilton so why waste time visiting the stewards? Lodging the penalty   
   >> and then Max having to attend the stewards was as much of a penalty as   
   >> anything else.   
   >   
   > Irrespective of the effect on the other driver's race, no action   
   > effectively implies that the illegal driving is OK to do. Should get   
   > some demerit points for it at least.   
      
   Completely agree.   
      
   What he did was put two drivers at risk, and the fact that Hamilton   
   chose to drive off the track to prevent a potentially huge accident   
   doesn't change that.   
      
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