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Originally Posted by minn19
Question for you MV defenders. Had he let up and let Ocon go how do you think the race would’ve went after that? Also going forward how many F1 championships do you think MV will win if he continues to think with the wrong head?
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The point is that driver has to make lots of these decisions with other drivers, competing for the same spot or lapping/unlapping them.
If you always give in, you'll always lose seconds, eventually affecting all your results.
As a race leader you shouldnt have to deviate from the ideal driving line when a lesser god tries to unlap himself. That Ocon chose a poor moment and was responsible for the crash follows from his penalty.
Unlapping by overtaking is not putting your car next to the race leader and expect him to back down. Thats not how the game is played.
And its not just the 'referees decision', the FIA race director also convicted Ocon's actions.
Ocon had no real gain by trying to unlap himself at that point and in that manner. His position and points werent in danger at that moment so he could have picked a better moment where he could actually overtake Verstappen, not forciby putting his car next to Verstappens car.