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Looking at all the circumstances, I agree with the FIA that racing incident is the right call.
Rosberg had the right to defend, Hamilton had a "little bit" of his car beside Rosberg but not enough that would say he effectively "took the space".
It was the unexpected difference in Hamilton's closing speed that made all the difference. Both guys made some mis-judgements within milliseconds.
If the FIA laid blame squarely on only one of those two guys, it would ruin all "Racing" from here on out.
As a result of this incident, Nico has two things going for him: A) Hamilton has one less race to make up his points deficit and B) Hamilton now knows that Nico isn't going to be so willing to just "move aside" for him next time he's trying to pass
That was a pretty good race. If Vettel had been able to close the gap (or if his team hadn't had made the wrong call) it would have been much more fun to watch. I loved watching Verstappen close the door on Nico, over those last few laps.
If you didn't watch it, in the Sky Sports post-race interviews, Vettel crashes Hamilton's interview and kept on rambling about the two seagulls (which he had mentioned in the pre-podium briefing room after the race), which no-one else saw. Sky said they couldn't find any footage of said birds. Vettel said he'll wait until they find the footage. They finally found it, turn 1, right before the virtual safety car.
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Originally Posted by Vancouver240sx
So he shouldn't have gone for that gap when he had a MASSIVE speed advantage due to a mistake Rosberg made?
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there was no gap, the gap was only there the moment he saw it, but it disappeared before he acted, not sure if i mentioned it here, but he would have had to have been going light speed to make that gap, he should have gone on the outside or been a bit more reasoned and tactical, cuz there was no way he would've made it
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I thought that was actually an enjoyable track given how boring the race was. The long straight reminded me of the days when cars would attempt to overtake going into turn 1 at Indianapolis. Too bad the race results were predictable the moment qualifying ended.
It was a good race. Glad to see Verstappen on the podium again. I'm glad Button was able to hold off the rest of the field...for the first few laps. It was a good finish for him though. Shitty ending for Vettel. As for Rosberg, yeah, he only has himself to blame; despite him blaming Hamilton.
ROSBERG CANT FUCKING DRIVE. when will they kick him off the team???
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Last time was the same situation except they were in each other's shoes. Rosberg should've hit Lewis from the outside (to make a statement) just as Lewis did this time.
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They finally found it, turn 1, right before the virtual safety car. 
ham should have had to have pitted right after 1 lap if they didnt like the flat spot, or start from the pits
It was a good finish for him though. Shitty ending for Vettel. As for Rosberg, yeah, he only has himself to blame; despite him blaming Hamilton. 
