It is seldom the fault of one hundred percent

Max Verstappen from the hospital accused Lewis Hamilton: It is unsportsmanlike and without …
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There was an accident at the Silverstone circuit in the opening round. Right from the start, Hamilton attacked the pole position holder intensively and reached his level several times. Even before entering the second lap, the driver of the Red Bull crashed the rear wheel of the front pilot of the Mercedes, made a “clock” with his monopost and ended up in the hospital for preventive reasons after a hard crash into the barriers, where he faced 51G overload.

“I’m very disappointed that I looked like this from the race. While I was still in the hospital, I watched him celebrate. It was rude and unsportsmanlike, but we keep going.” The BBC quoted the 23-year-old Dutchman as having been released from Coventry Hospital late Sunday night after examinations that revealed no serious injuries.

Hamilton was given a ten-second penalty, and stewards judged that he was mainly to blame in the crash. He served his penalty in the 28th lap and after the pit stop he dropped to fourth place, but in the end he fought his way to the front in front of Charles Leclerc at Ferrari and achieved his 99th career triumph. In the standings, he is only eight points behind Verstappen.

“Such a penalty didn’t help us and wasn’t commensurate with the dangerous move Lewis made on the track,” added Verstappen, and even sharper rhetoric was chosen by his team boss Christian Horner: “It was an amateurish mistake due to helplessness.

His actions endangered the safety of another pilot. He sent him to the hospital, destroyed the car and received a punishment, which is only a punishment. When you hit a bike in one of the fastest turns in the whole calendar, it can’t turn out otherwise. We were just lucky that no one was seriously injured. “

Sunday has recalled similar incidents that have taken place in the past between Ayrton Senn and Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill, but also between Hamilton and his former teammate Nico Rosberg. “Such situations happen in the fights of the best riders. No one wants to allow even a millimeter, let’s not forget that there must be two for such a collision.” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff responded.

This season, a collision with Verstappen was also imminent in Imola, Portimao and Barcelona. The Brit always has an angle, but not this time. “It’s rarely one hundred percent fault of one, we can both learn from it. Max is, in my opinion, one of the most aggressive riders. Of course, he’s great, but I have to find balance. When I was younger, I was also aggressive, probably not as good as Max, but quite aggressive.

As I got older, I learned that it was a marathon and not a sprint. I already perceive competition more comprehensively. He is aggressive almost all the time and I have had to retreat several times to save us from the accident. Of course, this is not the way I want to win or ride, but it happens. Again, this reminded us of the dangers in our sport.

I’m glad Max is fine. I will always compete hard and fairly at the same time. We have to look at it from a vantage point, now our emotions are still broken, because there are a lot of points in the game in the fight for the title. I also experienced it from the other side and I don’t think I should apologize for anything. I do not agree with the stewards’ decision, but I accept it. The opinions of other people do not bother me too much, I do my job, “ said 36-year-old Hamilton.

After the race, he became the target of racist insults on social networks. The Mercedes team, the F1 management and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) strongly condemned them in a joint statement: “These people have no place in our sport and should bear the consequences for their actions. F1, FIA, pilots and teams are building diversity and inclusion in sport, we must point out these unacceptable cases of online attacks and eliminate them.”

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