F1 Valencia

[McGherkin]

It's not technically in the rules, but it's standard procedure for the drivers. It's a bit stupid to vigorously defend a place which you're going to have to give up in a minute anyway. Any other driver on the grid would've backed off. In fact any other driver on the grid wouldn't have forced Maldonado off. If Hamilton had stayed right like the rules state he should have, Maldonado would've got past in a clean overtake, and Hamilton would've finished the race.

Oh, and the lead car going into the corner has priority throughout the corner.

Option a) hold the line, is not an option, because Hamilton would have hit him.