2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand PrixFormula 1

[LumpiestFish]

Penalise them both and let Ricciardo and the Williams battle it out!!!!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Hamilton's "brake test" was in a dangerous place and Vettel bashing into Hamilton was very dangerous.

I'm not convinced it was intentional by Vettel. If you look at the on-board, he doesn't correct the steering and then turn into Hamilton, and his attention is clearly on the Mercedes. I think he's misjudged it, that he's so angry with Hamilton that he hasn't realised the angle he's at.

 

[mustafur]

If Hamilton gets a penalty, Vettel should be hit twice as hard. Completely unacceptable reaction from Sebastian.

This is not the first time Lewis has driven dangerously under safety car though, not to excuse Vettels behaviour but that was arguably worth a punishment.

 

[Grayfox]

I dont really think lewis brake checked vettel.

Vettel thought lewis would take off from turn 16 like last time, but lewis changed is strategy on the restart.

 

[FoRiZon]

Well done Baku.

For these dramas.

Salam Baku.

 

[Terronium-12]

I'm completely of the opinion that Vettel should be penalized for such a childish act. That said, I absolutely love this Vettel. He's come undone and is just volatile at every opportunity.

He told Whiting to 🤬 off for cripes sake!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I want to see the recovery vehicles race each other ...

 

[niky]

Didn't actually look like a brake check in the replay. Hamilton just didn't accelerate after the turn. Vettel jumped the gun.

That's got to be points on the super license. Serious idiocy on his part.

 

[BrainsBush]

Daniel has high hopes for winning this race

 

[FoRiZon]

10 Minutes left with Red Flag.

 

[JayOTT]

I just looked it up, Baku is Azerbaijani for debris. WELL DONE DEBRIS, DEBRIS WELCOMED US ALL!

 

[Liquid]

I dont really think lewis brake checked vettel.

Vettel thought lewis would take off from turn 16 like last time, but lewis changed is strategy on the restart.

I don't think it was an intentional brake test either but it was a silly place for Hamilton to almost stop his car; at the exit of an acute corner. He could have caused the whole field to grind to a halt and block the track.

Dangerous driving under the safety car.

 

[Dennisch]

I'm completely of the opinion that Vettel should be penalized for such a childish act. That said, I absolutely love this Vettel. He's come undone and is just volatile at every opportunity.

He told Whiting to 🤬 off for cripes sake!

Exactly. No more clinical personalities. More of these!

 

[IforceV8]

I think they will put this incident on the shelf until all of the data is reviewed post race.

 

[Touring Mars]

Vettel looks like a man who knows he is in serious trouble

 

[mustafur]

 

[Rossell2]

Not currently convinced that Hamilton brake tested, perhaps more like he didn't check his mirror and misjudged Vettels distance behind. More analysis might yield a different view from me so judgement reserved at the moment there.

Vettels incident after where he got the red mist and bumped Hamilton was stupid.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Hamilton again asking for VSC which many of these should have been. Kvyat's Toro Rosso was the only one that needed a SC.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Hamilton just didn't accelerate after the turn.

Why couldn't he telegraph the move by slowing down into the corner? He was clearly concerned about the distance to the safety car on the restart, so slowing earlier was in his interests.

 

[disinfected]

Imagine the stories if Stroll wins the race.

 

[TRGTspecialist]

I think it's great. Something that this series needs. Passion and emotion. No more coporate "yes" man, a bit of emotion and passion is needed here and Vettel just displayed that.

What? Not deliberately turning into someone isn't being "corporate". I'd call that "respect". The bare minimum of respect, even.

It's entirely possible to have passionate and exciting racing without behaving like a total arse.

 

[Robin]

I think maybe Vettel expected Hamilton to gun it early and didn't what to get caught out again so followed really close and when the Merc slowed down (I wouldn't call it braking, more like coasting) he ran into the back off him.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Imagine the stories if Stroll wins the race.

Palmer would be out of a job for sure by tomorrow. Hell a podium might even do it.

 

[Dennisch]

Hamilton brakes after the corner. Still doesn't excuse Vettel's action.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

restart in five minutes!

 

[JayOTT]

Send them both to the back of the grid. Let's see an overtaking montage in da streetz...

 

[DQuaN]

I don't think it was an intentional brake test either but it was a silly place for Hamilton to almost stop his car; at the exit of an acute corner. He could have caused the whole field to grind to a halt and block the track.

Dangerous driving under the safety car.

Everyone needs to get over this dangerous driving/brake test. Safety car was coming in, Lewis was allowed to dictate the pace and allow the safety car to get away, he didn't slow, he didn't brake, he just didn't accelerate off the corner right away. After the previous restart, Vettel didn't want to get caught out again and was sticking right with him. He accelerated without realising Lewis didn't.

It's plain to see and what all the pundits (and in time I'm sure the stewards) are saying.

Enough armchair experts and driver bias.

 

[GTFan24]

Can someone explain to me wtf is this race?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Can someone explain to me wtf is this race?

Catch the highlights later, too much to tell you.

Everyone needs to get over this dangerous driving/brake test. Safety car was coming in, Lewis was allowed to dictate the pace and allow the safety car to get away, he didn't slow, he didn't brake, he just didn't accelerate off the corner right away. After the previous restart, Vettel didn't want to get caught out again and was sticking right with him. He accelerated without realising Lewis didn't.

It's plain to see and what all the pundits (and in time I'm sure the stewards) are saying.

Enough armchair experts and driver bias.

Thank you for this.

 

[IforceV8]

HAM was definitely braking thru the apex of the turn based on the onboard telemetry.