Ok, I concede. Lewis was on the racing line. In the super slowmo, Rossberg made a 2nd move to the right just before his wing clipped Lewis' tire. The blur between the tires is some carbon fiber. Nico was unwinding the wheel after an aggressive move to the right — not holding the line.

I'll do some frame grabs later tonight.

SkyF1? I'm going to download it now... I watched Speed's post-race coverage hoping they would have something. But, they're in the stone age compared to SkyF1.

I would love to see someone plot each car's incident and non-incident driving lines through that corner and compare their average speed data with the incident. This sounds like a job for SkyF1...

You don't have the right to the racing line if you aren't on it.

If memory serves, the 1-car width rule stemmed from an incident between Schumacher and Massa. Or was is Schumacher and Rubins?

Agreed, but I contend that Lewis was slowed by his overly defensive move in the prior corner and then took that apex early to avoid the over/under. Lewis was off the racing line. He should have stayed off the line (he was plenty slow enough) and taken the fight to the next corner.

I contend that Nico was not pushing hard. He was faster in the prior corner due to DRS (and being on the proper racing line). Lewis was slowed by his overly defensive move in the prior corner.

This was a racing incident. The kind of thing that happens when two drivers are racing each other hard. Letting them "race" does not magically prevent things like this from happening. If you are going to let them race, you have to accept incidents like this. I know its inconvenient to the team to accept this as an…

There is also the rule that says that the lead car has to leave a car width between them and the limits of the track when another car is present.

I'm not sure Lewis is a good source for quoting Nico.

Right, but Nico was on the racing line and was a race speed for those two corners. Nico did not overcook it in the prior corner and was squarely on the line. Lewis was way too defensive into the prior corner. He should have gone into that corner deeper and then jumped right back on the racing line. I can only suspect…

Lewis, took the defensive line into the prior corner and therefore carried much less speed into the next. He tried to be defensive again, but it was way too late. He should have gotten back over on the racing line (where Nico was) much earlier. But, instead, the gave Nico enough room to carry all his speed. The right…

If you're Lewis and you know you have Nicco's front wing on your rear, why would you shut the door on that corner and risk the puncture? The odds of you coming out unscathed are near nil. There was plenty of room for both cars to get through that corner safely.

Lewis gave him no room — plain and simple. Nico would have either had to back off or go off track to avoid him. I don't believe Lewis' quote of Nico for one second. Lauda has no room for complaint when he told the commentator on the grid that they were going to "let them race. " Can't have it both ways, Buddy!

So THAT's what those expensive cushioned seats are for.... If he were in the cheap seats, that ball would have bounced up and broken his jaw.

+1 for a privately made video about a privately entered car with a better production value than /Drive. Go figure.

Sweeeet..... take my money NOW!

Does the Mustang share the same 2.0L turbocharged 4-banger from the Escape and Focus ST?