Hello everyone! If you watched F1 Brazilian GP, you know what happened between Verstappen and Ocon.
If you haven't seen it, i've linked below the official video.
but anyway we're gonna analyze the video
to understand who is wrong
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Verstappen is leading. He just passed Hamilton and he is faster
Verstappen has a big chance to take an important victory
considering that this year Ferrari and Mercedes dominated
But suddenly arrives Ocon.
Ocon is faster! Maybe because he's on Super Soft while Verstappen is on Soft
What happens then? Ocon want's to overtake to unlap. So he tries on the outside
But Verstappen resists and brakes hard
They arrive almost side by side in the next corner
See? They have almost one wheel of difference
But Verstappen closes the line as if nobody is there
Ocon has no way out, they touch and crash
Then, Hamilton passes, Verstappen restarts with the broken car and looses the race
And race direction penalizes Ocon with a Stop & GO
But is Ocon 100% wrong?
Let's analyze the crash
Let's start from Verstappen's onboard. As you can see, Ocon is actually in front of him!
Hence Verstappen can't say he didn't see him
If we look from Ocon's perspective, Verstappen resists and when they get to turn 2
they are almost side by side
Verstappen is one wheel ahead
Now Verstappen closes the line
as if nobody is there, Ocon has nowhere to go
See? he jumps on the higher curb and they crash
Race Direction penalized Ocon because he was lapped
he created a danger situation
on the race leader, which led to a collision
but if Ocon was not lapped
and they were both fighting for a position
Verstappen would have likely been penalized
Because you can't close like that when the opponent is at your side
Especially if in the previous turn he was ahead of you
But why you can't? First, because it's unfair
Second: because it's stupid!
Because the opponent has nowhere to go! Ocon in that moment had no chance to get out of danger
Especially because with Formula cars, which are open wheelers
It happens that the front wheel of the car behind gets stuck with the rear wheel of the car ahead
and they unevitably spin
Now, ignoring conspiracy theorists who say Ocon did that because he is from Mercedes
let's recap: the stop&go is right because Ocon, lapped, ruined Verstappen's race
but in the end: who of them really lost something?
because Ocon was lapped and out of points zone
so, those 30 seconds he lost, don't actually matter...
but Verstappen was first, and with this crash he lost the race
this teaches us that races are not won by the fastest
but by the smartest
racing is racing. We know anything can happen and that you can find yourself in trouble even if it's not your fault
bad luck
and a skilled driver must know how to get out of troubles
he must use intelligence, wiseness and experience to avoid troubles
Verstappen, once he saw Ocon was faster
why did he resist like that fighting like he was defending the world title?
why didn't he let Ocon go?
who cares? If after a few laps, Verstappen reached Ocon again, Ocon would have been forced to let Verstappen pass
and if he loses time, Hamilton would loose it too, because he also would have to pass Ocon
Think about it: how many crashes Verstappen had this year, and how many Hamilton had?
The world champion is not the most talented rider, but the rider who uses his brain and scores more points
Often races and championships are won by risking less
than risking too much in every single race
