Verdict in from experts as Carlos Sainz complains about Lewis Hamilton’s overtake
“Somebody is going to get squeezed, get nudged, somebody i💮s going to suffer"
Experts inside the paddock have sided with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton over the contact that angered 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz.
The Mercedes driver overtook his Ferrari counterpart on Lap 19 of Sunday’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix.
They touched wheels as Hamilton squeez🌞ed down the inside, resulting in Sainz complaining about the manoeu🏅vre via team radio.
Stewards opted not to investigate the incident.
Hamilton defended himself: “I th⛦ink it was clean. Ultimately, he didn’t cover the inside fully. He left the door open which I went for.
“A late move, got up alongside🙈, we were wheel-to-wheel. He was still on the track so I left him space as much as I 👍could.”
Sky Sports’ ⛄Anthony Davidson th𝔍en broke down the overtake.
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1)He analysed: “As he closes i🌊n on Sainz, you are thinking ‘go to the 🌳outside or the inside?’
“The gap is left, like he said, on the inside.
“So the move, at this point, is absolutely on.
“You look at the car on🦋 the outside that is coming towards you.
“The car on the outside shou❀ld always be leaving a full car’s width to the white line. “Remember, [the white line] is the edge of the track, not the kerb.
“Because of that kerb, [Hamilton’s] car bounces off. Lewis has to f༒ight the car. He’s trying his best to keep it from touching the Ferrari.
“But because he’s been p﷽ushed onto the kerb before🌜, he’s now relying on Carlos giving even more room. Because he has been a little squeezed.
“There was a bit of contact. A ඣbit of carbon fibre flicks up from the car. It comes flying off.
“There was a bit of contact. But it was caused, I think, mainly because Lewis was sqꦇueezed that little bit tow🦋ards the corner.
“A simil🎶ar thing happened to Sainz and his own teammate!”
Damon Hill agreed that Hamilton’s move was clean: ෴“I think so. I’ve seen some grea𝐆t racing. Some great overtaking.
“It’s never an ex🍎act science ꧋when you get to those limits.
“Somebody is goin🔥g to get squeezed,ꦿ get nudged, somebody is going to suffer.
“They🌞 are big boys. They should learn♏ how to look after themselves.”
Danica Patrick added: “I liked it, I thinꦑk he di🤡d a good job. There was enough room.
“Carlos should keep his head down. The best thing to do is♈ to keep focused and just go past him.
“I thinkꦚ sometimes when you complain, or come on the radio, or get distracted in that way, it can take a little bit away.”
🌌James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports fo♒r a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
