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Originally Posted by NickyC
Hamilton straight blew through that corner, and he gained a large time advantage. He didn't slow down, he accelerated through the chicane and was far further ahead of Max than he was prior to entering the turn. Max had no shot at obtaining DRS at that point due to the advantage Hamilton gained and he also lost the slipstream effect going into the long straight.
I'm not arguing about whether or not Max forced him to cut the chicane. It's arguable he did of course, but it's also arguable he late braked into the turn and beat Hamilton to it. I'm simply starting that Hamilton full on smashed the throttle through the chicane and gained a huge time advantage at the start. Here's the video below, take a look at how close the cars were going into the corner, and then see where Hamilton is at the :30 second mark. He's basically a mile ahead, that was absolutely ridiculous and he should have been penalized.
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And HAM was very lucky there it wasn't a gravel trap like today ..