Michael Lee4 said:I'm leaning that way too... you could tell he was second-guessing himself—hesitating, starting, slowing down, then likely getting the green light from the pits and flooring it again. The crew in the pit lane probably got thrown off by that exit line.
Not that it matters much since those assholes refuse to release the team radio at that moment, even though I'm positive there was a conversation happening.
I’d honestly be willing to bet my life that if it weren't for the Safety Car, Fernando Alonso would have cruised right through that period without anyone even batting an eye. Wouldn't that just be the way it goes?
It was such a strange sequence of events, wasn't it? It looked like Lewis Hamilton managed to pull off this perfectly timed maneuver, essentially blocking Fernando Alonso just enough so that he couldn't make his move before the Safety Car came out—only for Alonso to end up getting past anyway. How does that even happen?
So, I’ve been sitting here wondering about that moment with Hemie. Did he actually misjudge his line and overshoot the Safety Car after that specific turn, or was there something more calculated at play? Was he intentionally putting pressure on Fernando Alonso, or was he simply waiting on a signal from the pit wall that hadn't arrived yet? Honestly, only Race Control can settle that debate, but we'll never truly know the driver's intent behind the wheel.