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Originally Posted by werner
If we are going to be that precise: when a driver leaves the track, he should enter it again at the same position, wich was obviously far away from where he did rejoin the track. He should have put the car in reverse, try to guess where he was when he left the track and rejoin over there.
Offcourse that would be rediculous and dangerous, so just giving the place back to Rosberg would be a nice compromise.
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Indeed it would be ridiculous and dangerous - and in fact a breach of the rules which (paraphrased) state that a driver should rejoin safely in a manner which does not impede other competitors, and also that driving against the normal circuit direction isn't permitted. But hey, that's just hair splitting
However, regarding precision: if you read the steward's decision on both of Rosberg's moves, they were *incredibly* precise in their wording. Which, as they were dealing with fact and not supposition, is exactly as it should be.
The stewards weren't asked to investigate an off-track overtake, because on review of the incident - there wasn't one.
If Hamilton had deliberately moved off the circuit, unprovoked, and overtaken Rosberg then I could understand everyone calling for his head on a platter... but he didn't, so I don't!