Hamilton takes Verstappen by the horns.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton shot each other out of the running in Monza. Now the break pilots and their team bosses speak.
Crash in Monza! World championship leader Max Verstappen and record world champion Lewis Hamilton collided on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix in the 26th race lap. The Dutchman was levered out by a curb between turns one and two and thrown at his rival's Mercedes.
The protective halo around the cockpit probably saved Hamilton's life, otherwise the Red Bull would have landed directly on his head.
The question of guilt was still not resolved an hour after the end of the race. One thing is certain: Both rivals are blaming the other. The teams are more likely to step on the brakes. The reactions:
Hamilton: “I'm a bit 'stiff'. I got the bike on my head. I was in front, I braked into turn one. The next thing I know is that Max jumped over the curb and onto my car fell on it. ” When asked how the mood between him and Verstappen would now be, there was only an icy silence.
Verstappen: “The start was bad, the strategy was bad, something went wrong in the pit stop. Then of course the crash with Lewis. We should never meet. He didn't leave me enough space.
Red Bull Motorsport Director Helmut Marko: “I don't want to anticipate. But I think it's a 'racing incident'. It's our fault that he got into this situation at all. The start didn't work out, the pit stop didn't, there A lot went wrong today. If he'd left him the space, he wouldn't have gotten on the curbs. “
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner: “I think you can argue in both directions. Lewis could have left more space. With Max, you can say why he's trying out there. A 'racing incident'.”
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff: “We just have to be careful. Tactical fouls are such an issue. Nothing is clear in life. So here I would say the word 'predominantly' that they used in Silverstone to punish the Lewis, is here on Max's side. I think that if you go into the emotions now, that won't help either. The two owe nothing to each other. “
Here is everything about the race and the McLaren double victory for Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris.
Here's everything about the crash between Verstappen and Hamilton.
