I watched the video and here is what I saw.
When Lewis backed off letting Kimi be in front Lewis immediately tucked in behind Kimi resulting in Lewis being closer to Kimi than he would have been had he followed Kimi through the corner. As soon as he tucked in behind Kimi Lewis was on the gas to stay on Kimi until he could pull out and pass. Had Lewis followed Kimi through the corner it's very unlikely he could have gotten close enough to slipstream and pass.
As to the incident at the chicane, after the race, Ron Dennis said Lewis was ahead at the chicane. Looking at the video shows that Lewis was never ahead at the chicane. Kimi went wide at the chicane and Lewis ran out of room. That can happen when a driver tries to pass on the outside of a turn, that's racing.
What Lewis should have done is stay back until Kimi exited the next corner and there would have been nothing to investigate and Lewis would have passed Kimi before the end of the race.
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