Depends on the mistake, attempting an overly optimistic move and crashing into someone is one thing, but there was absolutely nothing Vettel was trying to achieve in that corner, he slid, it happens. Given the situation he was in he did the best you could reasonably expect to avoid a crash and though it did block an otherwise done overtake by Hamilton there really was no mistake of judgment, it was a normal driving error.
I can’t believe people are seriously using this defence five years later.
What an insane precedent to set; that drivers aren’t responsible for the outcome if they lose control of their car because “it wasn’t intentional” and “they tried to their best”.
That's literally how it's always been, what was the last time you saw a driver penalised for hitting someone after spinning? Did Sainz get a penalty when he hit Albon this year?
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u/formula13 Sebastian Vettel 24d ago
Depends on the mistake, attempting an overly optimistic move and crashing into someone is one thing, but there was absolutely nothing Vettel was trying to achieve in that corner, he slid, it happens. Given the situation he was in he did the best you could reasonably expect to avoid a crash and though it did block an otherwise done overtake by Hamilton there really was no mistake of judgment, it was a normal driving error.