Hamilton / Rosberg crash today #F1 #SpanishGP @SkySportsF1

[Vista]

Who saw it and what's your opinion?

 

Have to say that despite being disappointed for Hamilton (Generally I am a McLaren and specifically Button supporter, but will root for any British driver really) I thought it was a racing incident, the stewards verdict confirmed this................and then I saw Anthony Davidson's video analysis on Sky Sports F1 and completely changed my opinion, see link below and scroll to the bottom. Seems like Rosberg screwed up from the Start, realised it as he saw Hamilton closing and was too distracted trying to correct his settings error to maintain decent spatial awareness on track.

 

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12472/10283387/merc-explain-nico-lewis-crash

 

Thoughts?

[meXEco]

To me it looked like cry baby rosberg pushed hamilton off just my thoughts.

[Vista]

To me it looked like cry baby rosberg pushed hamilton off just my thoughts.

Watch the video at the link and see what you think. Looks much more like a stupid mistake distracted him.

[SmokeEm]

100% Rosberg's fault. He was distracted adjusting a setting and went wide. He noticed Lewis too late and even hit his overtake button but it was too late so he shut the door.

[theloudboy]

Rosbergs fault the speed the Lewis come in it he knew he was going past

[khanlad]

Haven't watched the links you posted but watched on tv, to me Hamilton had a good run on rosberg, the natural line looked like it was right hand side as you look at TV, looked like Hamilton had his nose up the inside and rosberg has come straight across and given him the choice of crash into him or go onto grass? 100% rosberg fault, I'm a vettel fan

[rob2000rr]

Rosberg fault !! How he's got away with it being a racing incident !!! If it been the other way around Hamilton would have had a ten place grid pen !!

[colr6]

Deffo rosbergs fault, to busy trying to cure his initial cock up on settings unaware of what was going on around him.

On saying that Hamilton was Late on the attack when the light was flashing on rosbergs. It proves a point they are still human even at that level. Got to congratulate Verstappen on his performance though, if only for keeping his cool and not putting a foot wrong in what must have been a tremendous amount of pressure on him. Well done lad

[Vista]

And the Steward's verdict in full?

 

[michel]

go Verstappen go........

a shame of the crash, my first instinct was a big to late block of Rosberg....

but stil big cool drive from Max

[irishtorag]

i watched it a few times

not into grand prix but i feel hamilton was equally at fault if not more.

over take on the outside not inside

 

just my opinion

a silly mistake which can happen

[Vista]

over take on the outside not inside

 

 

Interesting theory but says who? Overtake wherever the man in front leaves a gap.

[skeeter]

Looks 50/50 to me, and the onus is on Hamilton to avoid the leader. If he had lifted there would have been no accident and he could have gone on to win. To win you have to finish, Hamilton is too desperate to win at any cost and this will ultimately cost him the championship this year.

[Vista]

It's a gap left by someone who's made a mistake both in his positioning of the car and his engine mode settings. Hamilton had a significant speed advantage and saw both mistakes, what kind of racing driver would he be if he didn't go for the gap?

[Vista]

Pretty clear gap from this perspective and Hamilton already has the pass under way

 

[meXEco]

Exactly, as the late great Senna said if you no longer go for a gap you are no longer a racing driver. He had the speed and there was a gap until rosberg forced him wide. And you overtake whichever side you need to theres no rules on overtaking is there!

[meXEco]

Plenty of room there.

[irishtorag]

yes there are chances and chances in it but

if you saw a gap with a lorry in front coming to a corner thinking you MIGHT get threw ?

NO

so apply same to racing,if the chance is to great use the other line or wait.

Bad chances cause races which he learned but refused to take 50% blame for.

Once you argue ( tried bad manover) you are 50% to blame as it takes two or more to argue

 

just an opinion and nothing else

[dalmarshall]

Might as well put indicators on them then !??!!

[colr6]

Might as well put indicators on them then !??!!

Thought that's what the flashing light was on rosbergs, I intend to pull over and let you by ....NOT

[khanlad]

Hamilton would of been on the inside at the corner they were approaching? He's up the inside , not fully along side, rosberg moved off the natural line coming up to the corner ? I thought there was some agreement/ruling that you move your car over as long as the other car is given a cars width before edge of the track? Rosberg didn't do that , Hamilton had 3 choices, brake like fook and pull out of overtake, take to the grass, or hit rosberg?

[Rally Pack 2000]

While both contributed it struck me more Hamiltons fault. Its a an erratic and desperate move that was unnecessary so early in the race.

[meXEco]

God you lot would make great racing drivers lol.

[Stiggy]

[skeeter]

It's a gap left by someone who's made a mistake both in his positioning of the car and his engine mode settings. Hamilton had a significant speed advantage and saw both mistakes, what kind of racing driver would he be if he didn't go for the gap?

He would be a still in the race with a chance of winning racing driver rather than a crashed out of the race with no points and the championship slipping away kind of racing driver