I refered to changing the driving line once before the braking zone and when the other driver is not alongside. That is fine. Short races is no excuse to not defend if you want to. Qualify better or don't pleb it early in the race if you have a good qualifying time. So that you have less drivers to fight with.
Again you are allowed to block faster drivers as long as you do it in a manner I mentioned above. Faster drivers don't have privileges, like a VIP saying "I shall be let through every time" or something. Because that is what you made it sound like in your first comment.
No, I didn't make it sound like that, at least not before it was translated into English. Unfortunately, although english is the most common "world language", it is sometimes quite "inflexible/stiff", especially when it has to be translated from other languages. the German is very "flexible and precise". If it is translated now, electronic translations in particular are a problem.
However, what I was referring to from the driver was not changing the line just before a braking zone. No, the driver repeatedly shifted his line extremely strongly in the middle of the track, although he was significantly slower (apparently 20 km/h and more) in order to completely block others or even push him off the track.
As I wrote, a "simple" change of line to take a defensive position is perfectly fine.
I'm just speaking for myself now, if someone hinders me so much that my lap times are visibly decreasing and sometimes even provokes accidents, then they have to reckon with being taken off the track as well.
And the saying about qualifying is often ridiculous.
Example: Last week I raced on P4.
At the exit of the last tunnel, P2 and P3 had a nasty back-and-forth. P2 was pushed off P3, spun, slammed into the guardrail and came back onto the track right in front of me, I didn't have a chance to avoid the car and it did NOT turn into a ghost. I slammed in and got a 4 second penalty.
Which turned my now received P3 into a P12 in the race.
Now, as obviously faster drivers, I was "caught" behind drivers who were struggling to complete the lap in 2.03.xx.
I don't expect them to let me pass, because well, it's racing... but then driving zig zag, braking before the braking zones or pushing my car into the wall when overtaking... THAT'S just NOT OK!