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Originally Posted by SlowOne
Vettel's penalty wasn't for the accident, it was for driving a damaged car instead of pulling up. The Rules are quite clear - if the car has no chance of continuing, driver must pull over immediately. He got hammered for that, not the collision with Kubica.
As for that - two young drivers, both with competitive cars not having doubtful diffusers who might inherit 10 points if the Brawn is banned (those 'B's again!!  ) wanting to get as good a place as possible. One thinks the other has c**p tyres and won't fight, the other thinks he can defend anything and get away with it. Cue accident waiting to happen.
And before anyone comes on with another version of blame and stupidity, tell me you've never done this on the track yourself!! People in glass houses... |
Wrong Vettel's penalty was for the accident and the fine was for driving with a damaged car.
IMHO it was 100% Kubica's fault, you could see on the helicopter shots that he aimed for the apex even though Vettel's car was there. Had he been reasonable and taken a line that left Vettel some space, he'd have gone past at the corner's exit and come 2nd.