07-06-2020, 06:54 PM
I'm with Tim, I think the incident was Hamilton's fault but I don't think he meant to make contact. He had moved into Albon's lane by the time he hit Albon. I don't think he expected Albon to be able to keep the speed and grip on the outside, so he hadn't slowed the car enough to keep a tighter line and it was too late by the time he would have realised Albon was still there.
Did it deserve a 5s penalty, I'm not fully sure. The incident sent Albon from a possible 2nd to out of the top ten whereas Hamilton held his position at 2nd and I think that was the major influence on the 5s penalty. If in an alternative world where the field was more spaced out, if the same incident happened again in which both drivers didn't loose a place (So Hamilton stayed 2nd, and Albon returned to the track and could continue on driving in 3rd) then I think it might have been classified as a racing incident with no penalty given.
Did it deserve a 5s penalty, I'm not fully sure. The incident sent Albon from a possible 2nd to out of the top ten whereas Hamilton held his position at 2nd and I think that was the major influence on the 5s penalty. If in an alternative world where the field was more spaced out, if the same incident happened again in which both drivers didn't loose a place (So Hamilton stayed 2nd, and Albon returned to the track and could continue on driving in 3rd) then I think it might have been classified as a racing incident with no penalty given.