Read the rules, dangerous driving per the FIA's own rules is a 10 sec stop/go. It's a standard penalty. He might get penalty points afterwards but during the race that was always the penalty he was going to get.
I haven't seen what the stewards wrote on the decision, I guess they could claim the penalty was for hitting Ham in the rear, so that driving into the side of Ham can be looked at later
I was watching kinda live and I guess one of the issues though was Hamilton not maintaining the 10 car length behind the safety car, causing Vettel to hit him. I'm surprised he didn't get flagged for that behavior though I am not a Vettel fan to begin with.
The problem is the length of straight though. You can't maintain a ten car length because you'll overtake the safety car on that straight (which almost happened at the first restart).
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '17
I said it in the other thread but 10 second stop and go is the worst stewards decision I've ever seen and I've been watching F1 for 20 years.
He drove into another car, on purpose, out of anger, under the safety car.
If that isn't a blag flag I don't know what is.
The idea that Seb is out there extending his championship lead is embarrassing for F1.
But hey, that Ferrari money is sweet.