Disagree.
Based on the car that was next to Max: Kimis front wheels were ahead, Kimi had the corner. It's up to Max to back out when Kimi was ahead of him. Regardless of who was passing who, Kimi was ahead in the corner. Max went inside Kimi into what was only ever going to be a disappearing gap. Max also had to violate the track limits to pass, so it's not like it was gonna stick anyways. They didn't bother with a penalty because Max retired.
Lol the pics you posted are quite convenient for your side of the argument. Let’s back it up a little, shall we?
First image, Max is pulling ahead of the Racing Point, who is behind Kimi, who is of no concern of Max at this point.
Second image, Max is nearly wheel-to-wheel with Kimi. There is more than a car’s width, but that quickly disappears when Kimi cuts over in front of Max, presumably to tuck himself inside of the Mercedes.
I think the stewards would have been hard pressed to assess Max a penalty or deem him at fault based on this, had he been able to continue in the race - a “racing incident” is the correct assessment in my opinion.
To this past weekend now, despite it not resulting in a crash, I’d say that Leclerc would have been more deserving of a penalty for running Lewis wide and onto the escape route than what has been discussed above, but again - I am glad he didn’t get one. Leclerc put up a defensive clinic and hearing the crowd before he rounded the parabolica on the final lap should give any fan chills, regardless of what team you follow. Great racing.
