No Brad, your wrong cutting across his line is NOT his right, you defend your positon by maintaining your line, braking deeper into the corner, then holding your position. Weaving all over the place, and pinching someone into the pitwall? Thats not defending your position, its just being pig-ignorant. This is where your youth shows Brad, you obviously assume this is the way its always been, wrong! As been brought up before, that mind-set of "I'll do whatever they let me get away with" to keep you from coming through is a product of Senna. You would never, EVER! have seen a Stewart, Lauda, Fittipaldi, etc. reduce themselves to such childish manuevers. What had people confused about the penalty to Helio is just your point, he didn't alter his line, weave or any of the crap you see in F1 now. But as I said, I'll still take a race steward who's decisive, makes up his mind about a situation and acts on it. As Andy said, watching Hungary one would think lagging behind the safety car was a more serious offfence than almost running someone into the pitwall at top speed.
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Firstly. I'm not that young.
Secondly, that is exactly what I said. Essentially though, if he wants to squeeze Power to the outside of the corner, and cause him to come off of the power, that's his right - he's making his car wide, and that's racing! Having taken his defensive line, he then has the right to come back onto the racing line at the exit of the corner is what I meant (although I can see how what I said was misconstrued).
I was commenting on the Castroneves incident - I see nothing wrong with that at all.
Schumacher is a different kettle of fish altogether. I admire the guy for his ability to win at all costs, and I can understand rash moves like that out of desperation, if what you're fighting for is the race win that will win you the championship for example - for 10th place when you've no hope of winning the championship? You must be mental! the fact that it was a move made on an ex-team mate just makes it worse.
I don't mind a race official who makes a call, but when that call is so blatantly wrong, you have to question whether instant penalties are the right solution?
