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Originally Posted by TSM330i
Max made one VERY small move to the right and then a more purposeful move to the inside to protect the inside line. Was it two moves? FIA thinks it was two small moves - not a dramatic blocking move as we've seen in the past. If it was, then they would have put all the blame solely on him.
Yes I definitely remember the two move rule and Vettel did it last year a couple of times.
My assessment of Daniel losing downforce was correct according to Ross Brawn. This is the reason they're trying to change the aero package for next year. If they had the new package or an aero similar to Indy car, Daniel would have been able to get full braking or had grip to move to the outside again. That was the main point I was trying to make.
Brawn's assessment:
"But I would like to highlight a technical point. Once Daniel had settled for his line, and Max had changed direction blocking that line, the Australian became a passenger.
"The downforce loss experienced by Ricciardo in the wake of Verstappen's car would have made it unstoppable.
"We often think of downforce in cornering, but the impact the extra grip has in braking is huge.
"Take away that grip in braking and what happened on Sunday was inevitable."
Brawn said the incident was timely, as it highlighted the aerodynamic problems his team is trying to tackle with changes for 2021, but also the measures pushed through for next year by the F1 Commission this week.
"While this was a very severe example, it did highlight once more the need of finding a way to develop the rules to make the cars more raceable in these conditions," he said.
"The decision of the Strategy Group and the F1 Commission, sanctioned by the FIA World Motorsport Council, to approve a number of aerodynamic modifications, aimed at promoting closer racing and more overtaking for the 2019 season is definitely an important step.
"It's also important to note that the decision has been taken after an intense period of research into the FIA's proposals, which were made with the support of Formula 1 and conducted by a majority of the teams.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...-in-baku-clash |
I don't believe that an entire car width's move to the right, followed by more than a car width's move to the left are "small" moves.
Daniel aimed for a gap that was at least 1.5 car widths. Max closed that gap. As you say and as I already said before, it was Max's move that made the collision inevitable.