F1 Valencia

[[TC] Brad]

(2012-06-29 23:27)McGherkin Wrote:  Maldonado was 100% able to take that corner. He even gave Hamilton room at the apex. And he had a clearly visible lead on Hamilton into the corner.

Also, having forced someone off the track, does not give you the right to then keep them there. You move over to the right and let them rejoin, and count yourself lucky you didn't get a penalty.

He had a visible lead before the corner, but his front tyres were aligned with Hamiltons head going through the corner.

In regards to your second point - says who? the rulebook states that the white lines define the edges of the racetrack. Maldonado was off the racetrack - therefore he must rejoin safely, and has no right to interfere with cars on the racetrack.
Maldonado obviously has a hot-headed streak about him, any other driver would have a) held their line like Hamilton did, and b) not re-join the racetrack in an unsafe manner, like Maldonado did.