Lewis Hamilton (37) crashed right into the barriers during the Formula 1 qualification on Friday – to storming cheers from the spectators in Austria. He does not like that.
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“I went through a lot after the collision, but to hear it afterwards … I do not agree with any of it, no matter what,” Hamilton said after Saturday’s sprint race, according to Reuters.
The most winning winner in Formula 1 history drove out in the third qualifying round on Friday, and the orange wall with Max Verstappen fans cheered – so also when Mercedes’ George Russell drove out not long after:
Hamilton’s accident in particular was dramatic, the car was badly damaged and the Englishman himself says that one could end up in hospital after such an accident. Therefore, he responds to the cheers.
– It’s just mind blowing that people can come up with something like that, when you know how dangerous the sport is. I’m glad I did not end up in hospital and was not seriously injured. You should never cheer for anyone’s failure or injury, he continued.
Verstappen won Saturday’s sprint race in Austria – the Red Bull group’s country of origin – to storming cheers from “home fans”.
The roles were reversed in British Silverstone last weekend, when Dutch Verstappen qualified for second place and were met with a massive pipe concert from the British spectators. Then Hamilton said that he did not agree with the bow, and asked to get a sport without expressions of displeasure from the stands.
– It should not have happened at Silverstone, even if it was not a crash, and it should not have happened here, Hamilton repeated on Saturday.
World Cup leader Verstappen, for his part, was more concerned with the positive support he receives from the audience around the Austrian Red Bull Ring.
– You see there is a lot of orange around here, and you can hear them cheering. It is undoubtedly very nice, he said after Saturday’s sprint race.
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