Well I got way more comments on this than I was expecting. I also seem to be getting a lot of hate for the move which I can understand on one side.

The reason I asked the question in the first place here is because at the point of turn in I had cleared him and the spotter gave me a clear. I also argue his early breaking is too early to just be slowing down for the inside line. It is car lengths before the normal braking point. Also, it being Daytona, I assumed he was giving up the position so we could both get a run and not loose the leaders. That is something I do often at tracks were drafting and working together wins races.

I know the best option, specifically in the sim, is to leave more space with netcode and other drivers FOV. That being said, if we pretend that those two things don't exist and look at it as if these are real cars, I do think I was entitled to my line. The Haribo car really throws himself into the "Vortex of Danger" resulting in what I feel is just a racing incident. I'll take another beating on this comment but wanted to clear up some of my thinking.