According to twitter rumors, it's Alfa's Vasseur.
Had an excellent start to the season. Has fallen back a bit as the season has gone on.
He'll fit right in.
Almost everybody on here felt it was a racing incident, even the Hamilton fans thought so. I mean, even Brundle thought so and that's saying something. The statement Max made gets misinterpreted and he's made further comments clarifying this. For example he's said he'd do it all again because he feels he was alongside enough to be given at least a cars width of space which Hamilton certainly did not provide. Max committed to the move but right away felt Hamilton wouldn't give him the space he needed and would collide and he was right but he didn't really have anywhere to go at that point. Would he have made the corner if Hamilton left a cars width, we don't know. He'd probably need to lift or brake and he's also said if Hamilton had left the space Hamilton would still likely come out ahead because he'd have a better exit. It's not unlike the Silverstone incident in that regard except the roles are reversed here and Max did at least leave a car's width then and Max was further alongside here in Brazil than Hamilton was at Silverstone. These factors are probably why Hamilton was given a bigger penalty at Silverstone than Max was here. Honestly I felt like it was Lewis' fault at first since he slammed the door shut and didn't leave any space while Max was well alongside but after hearing all the arguments I was like alright racing incident then like everyone on here said in the first place. I still don't feel the penalty is correct and I think it sets a dangerous precedent that could limit the wheel to wheel racing we all love to see even more. Mind you I think the penalty would have been correct if Hamilton left the space and Max still crashed into him but that's not what happened here sadly.
I agree the rules might be flawed and counter to wheel to wheel racing.
But they are clear:
Max was never fully alongside. He carried too much speed into the corner. On both counts, Lewis had no obligation in the rules to give Max space or leave the fastest racing line, and Max should have backed out.
Lewis should have given Max more room to avoid an incident, but Max had the
greater obligation in the rulebook to back out. The severity of the punishment was deserved given it could have cost Lewis his first win of the season, Max's history of similar incidents and Max's insistence that he would break the rules and crash into another driver who was entitled to the racing line again.