Looks to me like he meant to put a scare into Ward. If I had to testify based on what I saw on video, it’s what I would say.
Exactly, happens all the time (without death) and we know Tony is not shy.
In that one tenth of a second TS may have made a very bad decision.
Bottom line Tony should be “better” and know more then anyone else on the track. He knows he is racing with people that are not near as good as him and they have very little experience for the most part.
If you want to engage in activities such as that you better go above and beyond in every step you take.
Tony is not that kind of a man. He was not cautious enough at a “rookie” track when that flag came out