This video tries to explain the new overtaking rules
https://youtu.be/p4JCTPfFx-s
Watching it with interest, but the bloke clearly has a reading problem, because around the 3:50 mark he suddenly switches the defending driver to the attacking one. The clarification speaks of “overtaking” and “overtaken” driver. In one corner a driver cannot suddenly switch from being overtaken to being the overtaker and assume the privileges of the latter. Since he comes across as intelligent enough it puts into question his willingness to present the case fairly.
Also, this notion of running another driver off the track is wrong to begin with. The onus is simply on one driver to back out of a move in order to avoid a collision. A race car can lose speed. Keeping your foot in and taking to the scenery is not your only option.
The apex argument is valid, but there is clearly subjectivity in how the clarification is worded, so it’s basically up to the stewards to use some discretion and consider the specifics of each situation whilst making a decision.
The final part is just opinion and beyond the remit of the title/objective of the video. I saw plenty of really good racing in Silverstone and also in earlier races this year, so clearly the new rules as a whole are doing something right.
The rule clarification also did not come out today and this shows how out of touch the bloke is. It’s been around since the start of the season and any avid F1 follower would surely have known this. The drivers certainly were.
3/10 for effort.
Edited by FullOppositeLock, 06 July 2022 - 17:30.