Did Grosjean "Brake Test" Verstappen?

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J.A.W.
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Re: Did Grosjean "Brake Test" Verstappen?

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Oh no not wiki! L.O.L...

Yeah, thanks man.. & it has long been my understanding that is/has always been an ice-hole move..
.. to 'check' reaction times of the looming driver.. or his progress.. rather than actual brake function..
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J.A.W. wrote:As in - G knows his brakes are fine, & that they don't need functional 'testing'..
..but he is just pulling a dumb-ask 'road rage' type stunt that involves sudden/needless brake application..
.. so as to deliberately.. 'check' V, the driver - who is stat behind him?

If so, G - should be penalized - for unsporting/unsafe driving conduct, IMO..
If so, but as it´s been posted several times, no he didn´t brake test Max, he hitted the brakes 5m later than previous lap according to telemetry sent to stewarts.... even when he had some problems with his brakes during the race

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Andres125sx wrote:
J.A.W. wrote:As in - G knows his brakes are fine, & that they don't need functional 'testing'..
..but he is just pulling a dumb-ask 'road rage' type stunt that involves sudden/needless brake application..
.. so as to deliberately.. 'check' V, the driver - who is stat behind him?

If so, G - should be penalized - for unsporting/unsafe driving conduct, IMO..
If so, but as it´s been posted several times, no he didn´t brake test Max, he hitted the brakes 5m later than previous lap according to telemetry sent to stewarts.... even when he had some problems with his brakes during the race

I´ve downvoted this message, not because it deserve a downvote but because it clearly does not deserve an upvote it had. Not sure who may think a factually incorrect statement deserve an upvote.... maybe neither of you noticed this was discussed weeks ago, stewarts received Lotus telemetry, and they said Grosjean didn´t brake too soon
Relax, it's hypothetical. "As in... If so... IMO...", it doesn't claim to be a factual statement, but you assume you're correct because you agree with the stewards?
Mcnish was sure he braked early but sadly didn't explain why. He already knew it disagreed with the stewards decision.

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The stewards received Lotus telemetry, and they said Grosjean didn´t brake too soon, and given the unlikelyhood of further information coming publicly available on this, let's close it (for now).