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Lewis Hamilton was not bothered by the mega hit of ., according to Toto Wolff Max Verstappen at Silverstone. The Mercedesdriver won the Great Britain Grand Prix despite a time penalty for causing Verstappen’s hard crash and did not hold back from the festivities afterwards. According to his team boss, Hamilton was not really impressed.
The victory went to Mercedes and Hamilton last Sunday, but the main focus was on the clash between the Briton and Verstappen in the first lap. Immediately after the start, the most talked about moment of the race took place in the Cops corner, as Verstappen was catapulted at high speed into the track stacks by Hamilton. The hard crash, however, appears to have made little impression on the cause, who is doing excellent business in the world championship due to the DNF of the Dutchman. Despite the fact that the race management pointed to Hamilton as the guilty party and handed out a ten-second time penalty, the seven-time world champion was able to reduce the gap on Verstappen to eight points.
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Wolff on the defensive
The action in Cops corner not only earned Hamilton a ten-second time penalty, but also a lot of criticism on social media. Wolff responds to that Autosport.com on. “It’s okay that everyone has an opinion and everyone will have a certain preference in such incidents,” says the Mercedes team boss, who nevertheless feels called to respond to certain reactions. “When you hear the comments about his driving and the incident, Lewis is the opposite of someone who ever drives dirty.”
Hamilton not impressed
In addition to the role Hamilton played in Verstappen’s crash, there was also a lot of commotion about the way in which he later celebrated his victory. In addition, he had no compassion for Verstappen, who was in hospital at the time. According to many people, the reigning world champion could have reacted a little more subdued, but Wolff states that Hamilton is simply not that easily impressed. “I think he’s a sportsman. We haven’t seen any major incidents with him and that’s why he keeps his attitude. You saw that the incident didn’t really bother him,” the Austrian refers to the way Hamilton drove to victory after the hard race. hit by Verstappen.
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