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Nico Rosberg says the fact he avoided sanction after vigorously defending from both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso during the Bahrain Grand Prix was proof that it was 'good racing'.
Rosberg appeared to push both drivers off the track on separate occasions between Turns 3 and 4 as he defended hard, with Hamilton forced to overtake off circuit and Alonso forced to abandon his attempt.
The stewards of the meeting met with the drivers and their representatives following the grand prix to discuss the clashes, but it was decided Rosberg's moves were legitimate.
Rosberg said he agreed with the decision, saying: "Of course there were the two incidents with Lewis and Fernando, which were both definitely good racing.
"I even had to go to the stewards for that and thankfully they judged that it was tough but okay so I didn't get a penalty for that."
Rosberg said a superior strategy had helped salvage the damage of a disastrous opening lap, and insisted he was happy to have finished fifth as it was the best he and Mercedes could have hoped for.
"We saw some teams being able to handle [tyre management] better than others, and for me overall fifth place was an okay result," he added.
"The whole first lap didn't go well, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and didn't get the best out of it, so I was back in ninth. From then on we had a great strategy so I came all the way back up to fifth, which even if we started at the front was probably the best we could have gotten today in terms of our speed.
"That's okay - 35 points now in one week is good and only 18 points off the championship lead, that's cool too.
Not his biggest fan, though he did well last week. What really grabbed my eye was "definitely good racing". My arse it is, I know it is the modern way but I hate it. Thoughts?
Edited to add, guess the thread is not really about Britney exclusively, more the weaving
Nico Rosberg says the fact he avoided sanction after vigorously defending from both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso during the Bahrain Grand Prix was proof that it was 'good racing'.
Rosberg appeared to push both drivers off the track on separate occasions between Turns 3 and 4 as he defended hard, with Hamilton forced to overtake off circuit and Alonso forced to abandon his attempt.
The stewards of the meeting met with the drivers and their representatives following the grand prix to discuss the clashes, but it was decided Rosberg's moves were legitimate.
Rosberg said he agreed with the decision, saying: "Of course there were the two incidents with Lewis and Fernando, which were both definitely good racing.
"I even had to go to the stewards for that and thankfully they judged that it was tough but okay so I didn't get a penalty for that."
Rosberg said a superior strategy had helped salvage the damage of a disastrous opening lap, and insisted he was happy to have finished fifth as it was the best he and Mercedes could have hoped for.
"We saw some teams being able to handle [tyre management] better than others, and for me overall fifth place was an okay result," he added.
"The whole first lap didn't go well, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and didn't get the best out of it, so I was back in ninth. From then on we had a great strategy so I came all the way back up to fifth, which even if we started at the front was probably the best we could have gotten today in terms of our speed.
"That's okay - 35 points now in one week is good and only 18 points off the championship lead, that's cool too.
Not his biggest fan, though he did well last week. What really grabbed my eye was "definitely good racing". My arse it is, I know it is the modern way but I hate it. Thoughts?
Edited to add, guess the thread is not really about Britney exclusively, more the weaving
Edited by Sprint Rich on Monday 23 April 17:36
Mr_Thyroid said:
Both Hamilton and Alonso were still fully behind and not alongside when Rosberg completed his one move to the far side of the track. This is the reason Rosberg didn't get a penalty.
I'm not sure you can penalise someone because 'it looked a bit dodgy' (and it did look dodgy) when the rule book says it's legal.
They were both fully behind when he STARTED the moves. I know the rules, I just wish things like the defensive chop could be unlearned(aerodynamics would be good too!), there were some savage examples in the GP2 races too. Defensive driving is an art, chopping across the track eyes glued to the mirrors is what the bad guy in Days of Thunder does. Its crass,crap and cheap, not "good racing". I'm not sure you can penalise someone because 'it looked a bit dodgy' (and it did look dodgy) when the rule book says it's legal.
TheHeretic said:
Clearly. Read the report, watch the footage. What, exactly, did he do wrong? You tell us.
He said it was "good racing". In my opinion the chop, whoever does it,whenever, is in no way good. Effective? Yes. Legal? Yes, in these cases. The way things are now? Yes. Good racing? My arse.
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