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Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl
I didn't think they released him into Vettel's path - they went at almost exactly the same time, which means that when Hamilton's lollipop guy looked back, Vettel would still have been in his pit box. If Vettel had already been released, it would be a different situation.
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I've seen similar situations in CART and the IRl, with two cars leaving their pits at more or less the same time and nearly coming together on lots of occasisions. The big difference with CART/IRL the pit lane can be much wider, so a coming together is less likely. What also helps is the teams have smaller pit crews than F1, so there are fewer people around the car, so the car isn't so obscured as it leaves the pits.