You underestimate the grip levels out there. Yea he came in hot, and yea, probably would have knocked out both rear clips with his quarter-panel, but the impact was only about a 10mph difference, and on the transition, clearly Chelsea would have transitioned earlier, but Saito was there, so his only opening was to slip up the inside and then transition.
Saito pulled this trick multiple times over the weekend, and Saito was the only one who got hit by 3 separate drivers in the same turn because of his brake-dragging bullshit.
Grunewald gave him a little more room to avoid the trap, and then Saito turned on the rocket boosters and pulled a gap.
I just think it was un-sporting and hopefully next time he sandbags a lead run, the follow car hits him hard enough to take him out of the event.
The judges could see it too, and I think if it had been a 5mph hit and they both maintained drift, Denofa might have won the battle.
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