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Originally Posted by Born Racer
Playing Devil's Advocate here, is there a case for saying that a driver should still be penalised for re-entering the track in a dangerous manner and causing another driver to take evasive action if that evasive action leads to them getting past and getting the advantage? Because the principle that it was a dangerous action is still the same.
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Yes, assuming Vettel's actions (meaning, the additional steering move to the right, which is what he was punished for) were identical then presumably he could have been subject to the same sanction even if there had not been a wall and Hamilton had gone by. In practice I doubt this would have happened, but you are right that by the letter of the rules the end result (Hamilton past or not) is not relevant to the 'offence'.