A breathtaking start, a merciless fight between the two title candidates, and a driver who ends up in the gravel trap, fortunately not serious. On Sunday, in the first round of the Grand Prix at Silverstone (Great Britain), Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton delivered a splendid brawl, until the Dutchman finished against the guardrails, hit by the Englishman’s car, which ended up winning the race, overtaking Charles Leclerc in the final laps.
Thanks to this success, Hamilton got back to Verstappen in the general classification of drivers. The Red Bull rider, who ensured that all the exams taken at the hospital were good, had a hard time digesting this premature exit from the track. “I’m happy to be doing well. The given penalty [dix secondes pour Hamilton] does not help us and does not reflect the dangerous maneuver Lewis performed on the track. Attending these celebrations while the pilot is still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behavior, ”the Dutchman said on Twitter.
Glad I’m ok. Very disappointed with being taken out like this. The penalty given does not help us and doesn’t do justice to the dangerous move Lewis made on track. Watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behavior but we move on pic.twitter.com/iCrgyYWYkm
– Max Verstappen (@ Max33Verstappen) July 18, 2021
If he was penalized (ten seconds), Lewis Hamilton considers, for his part, not to have made any faults, during this accident: “From my point of view, for the moment, I do not think I have any reason to apologize for anything. Nobody among us wants one of us to get hurt one day, that was never my intention of course. So I really hope he’s okay. It is important for all of us to take a step back because emotions are strong. “