Originally Posted by alcheng

I thought it was a clean and brilliant move while watching it live...

then I watched the video, the one I posted...

obviously the steward(s) has upset many many people and fans..

however, verstappen did cut the corner, and not by couple inches, but his whole car was inside the white line, not by and inch, but a marginal measure.

many people argue he's not the only one who exceed the track limit and it's not fair cos he's the only one who got penalized, however, in fact, he's the only one who cut through the corner and gain a position.

the thing is, we have to look at it in a reverse angle:

IF, verstappen keep his car within the track limit, ie with a tad of his car still outside the white line, even it's 1%, can he pass raikkonen?

he won't be able to pass cos there's wasn't enough room, otherwise he won't needed to go over the island to complete the pass.

thus the penalty.

it's a piss-off, but it is valid.