Originally Posted by Gary_LandyFan:
“That rule applies to the lead up to a corner and on a straight, it doesn't apply as it is worded during a corner or on exit.
20.3 More than one change of direction to defend a position is not permitted. Any driver moving back towards the racing line, having earlier defended his position off-line, should leave at least one car width between his own car and the edge of the track on the approach to the corner.
20.4 Any driver defending his position on a straight, and before any braking area, may use the full width of the track during his first move, provided no significant portion of the car attempting to pass is alongside his. Whilst defending in this way the driver may not leave the track without justifiable reason.
For the avoidance of doubt, if any part of the front wing of the car attempting to pass is alongside the rear wheel of the car in front this will be deemed to be a 'significant portion'.
So none of these rules apply to this accident, and this is the reason why Magnussen was allowed to continue to run people out on the exit of turn 10 throughout the race.”
“That rule applies to the lead up to a corner and on a straight, it doesn't apply as it is worded during a corner or on exit.
20.3 More than one change of direction to defend a position is not permitted. Any driver moving back towards the racing line, having earlier defended his position off-line, should leave at least one car width between his own car and the edge of the track on the approach to the corner.
20.4 Any driver defending his position on a straight, and before any braking area, may use the full width of the track during his first move, provided no significant portion of the car attempting to pass is alongside his. Whilst defending in this way the driver may not leave the track without justifiable reason.
For the avoidance of doubt, if any part of the front wing of the car attempting to pass is alongside the rear wheel of the car in front this will be deemed to be a 'significant portion'.
So none of these rules apply to this accident, and this is the reason why Magnussen was allowed to continue to run people out on the exit of turn 10 throughout the race.”
No it does applie at all over times the first stipulation on when a driver may use the whole width of the track is on a straight before the braking. This stipulation does not limit the scope of this regulation or to what part of the track it applies to.
The regulation is infact explicitly in play in braking areas and corners as the area drivers may use the whole width of the track is on a straight before a braking area. So you may never use the full width of the track to defend in a braking area or a courner.
I would think the courner exit forms part of the courner. So you cannot again use the full width of the track until you are on the next straight. I suppose however short that straight may be. And only then if there is no significant part of the car along side this being defind as any part of the front wing along side the rear wheel.
The regulation defines among other things when a defending driver may use all of the track to defend it is not a regulation about what you can do on straights.




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