Verdict in from experts as Carlos Sainz complains about Lewis Hamilton’s overtake
“Som♐ebody is going to get squeezed, get nudged, somebody is going to suffer"
Experts inside the paddock have sided with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton over the contact that angered 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz.
The Mercedes driver overtook his Ferrari counterpart on Lap 19 of Sunday’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix.
They touched wheels as Hamilton squeezed down the꧙ inside, resulting in Sainz complaining about the manoeuvre via team radio.
Stewards opted not to investigate the incident.
Hamilton defended himself: “I think it was clean. Ultimately, he didn’t cover the inside f🦩ully. He left the door open which I went for.
“A late move, got up alongside, we were wheel-to-wheel. He was stiﷺll on the track so I left him s🦩pace as much as I could.”
Sky Sports’ Anthony Davidson𒈔 then broke dowꦿn the overtake.
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1)He analysed: “As he closes in on Sainz, you are thinking ‘go to the outs🍌ide or the inside?’
“The gap is left, like he said, on the inside.
“So the move, at this point, is absolutely on.
“You 𝓡look at the car on the outside that is coming t♌owards you.
“The car on the outside should always💫 be leaving a full car’s width to the white line. “Remember, [the white line] is the edge of the t🌟rack, not the kerb.
“Beca෴use of that kerb, [Hamilton’s] car bounces off. Lewis has to fight the car. He’s trying his best to keep it from touching the Ferrari.
“But because he’s been pushed ⛦onto the kerb before, he’s now relying on Carlos giving even more room. Because he has been a little squeezed.
“There was a bit of contact. A bit of carbon fibre flicks up from the car. It c🍰omes flying off.
“There was a bit of contact. But it was caused, I thi🌱nk, mainly because Lewis was squeezed that little bit towards the corner.
“A similar thing happened to Sainz and his own♋ teammate!”
Damon Hill agreed that Hamilton’s move was clean: “I think so. I’ve seen some great racin൩g. Some great overtaki🌊ng.
“It’s never an exact science when you🐼 get to those limits.
“Somebo𒀰dy is going to get squeezed, get nudged, somebody is going to suffer.
“They are big boys. They shou꧑ld learn how to look after themselves.”
Danica Patrick added: “I liked it, I think he did a good job𒆙. There was enough room.
“Carlos should keep his head down. The best thing to do is to keep focused and juဣst go past him.
“I think sometime♔s when you compla🐲in, or come on the radio, or get distracted in that way, it can take a little bit away.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a🙈 decade covering everything from American sports, to fo𒀰otball, to F1.
