looked to me like a deliberate move to a position aft and below the F16 and getting a fire solution on the target.
F16 looks to have scooted after that, maybe a warning sounded letting the driver know that he was being painted.
Probably so. They were likely on guard channel too, talking to each other.
The Viper driver had already long before made his point. Ivan can flash his weapons all he wants.
It’s a game that’s been going on since the 50’s, maybe earlier. I can get close to you, and you can’t do anything about it unless you want to cause an international incident between to nuclear giants and possibly set off WWIII.
Depending on what model of AMRAAM the Viper is carrying, the effective range is 40-100 nautical miles. That’s beyond visual range (BVR). If he was going to shoot, the interaction between him and the Sukhoi would have taken place at a far greater distance away from the “target” aircraft.