Originally Posted by
rage2
Jolyon explains it better than I did.
Lap 68, Max was actually ahead of Leclerc and could've used all the space without any debate. Completely legal, was ahead based on the full on directive definition. Instead, he left room.
Lap 69, side by side, didn't leave room. Also shows that he unwinds his wheel so Max did intend to run him off the road.
If Max did it on 68, or waited a lap and tried again when he's ahead, he could've ran him wide without running into even an investigation.
End of the day, it's a shitty move on Lap 69. Period. Leclerc covered the middle of the road. The inside line looked to have worse traction, hence Max on 68 was beaten to the next corner even though he passed cleanly.