Lewis Hamilton & Max Verstappen crash: Brit's comments back in 2018 are awkward now
By Harneet Singh Sethi
Published: 20 Jul 2021, 12:50

C&P extract;

After him and Max Verstappen contrived a collision, both blamed it on the other, but only one could blame and celebrate, and that was Hamilton. The majority of F1 fans, however, believe it was the Brit who caused the collision.

Following his sensational win, Hamilton said: "[On Saturday] I went down the left-hand side and I really regretted not going for the gap that was down the right-hand side and so I dummied him, moved to the left and then moved to the right for that gap.

"I was pretty far up alongside him but I then could see he wasn't going to back-out and we went into the corner and then we collided. Of course, that's never the way I ever want to win a race or just in general to race but these things do happen."

Quite measured words, aren’t they?

However, the balance of the words are outweighed by the underlying contradiction. Reason being, what happened to Verstappen here is very similar to what happened with Valtteri Bottas in 2018, with the driver causing the collision being Sebastian Vettel - who Hamilton was fighting at the time for the title.

Of course, neither did Vettel win the race - he finished fifth, while Bottas finished seventh - nor did Hamilton lose the championship, but here’s what he said of the clash, as per Sky Sports: "Ultimately, if you ruin someone's race because of a mistake, and you're able to come back to a place ahead of the other person, that penalty doesn't outweigh your mistake. You shouldn't be able to finish ahead of the other person if you take them out of the race. It's like you're violating the speed, but just let you go."

Obviously, nothing wrong with contradicting yourself, but this is elite sport and there’s only so many times you cut your own words to smithereens as per your convenience.

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Lewis Hamilton issued 'statement of intent' to Max Verstappen but FIA may have to step in
Damon Hill believes Lewis Hamilton sent Max Verstappen a clear message during the British Grand Prix.
By Claire Cottingham
PUBLISHED: 10:32, Tue, Jul 20, 2021 | UPDATED: 12:57, Tue, Jul 20, 2021

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...en-FIA-F1-news


JULY 20, 2021
Hamilton eyed victory or death in British GP says press

Lewis Hamilton charged for "victory or death" before title rival Max Verstappen was tipped into a 51G crash at Silverstone's Copse corner on Sunday.
That is the view of one international media outlet in the highly-charged aftermath of the lap-1 incident that is now the major talking point in the British GP aftermath.

Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher told Sky Deutschland that Hamilton's move was a "complete misjudgement" and "not a typical overtaking manoeuvre".

"If Lewis had stayed there, he would have pushed Max off the track. Instead, he pulled back and touched his rear wheel.

"Everyone knows from karting that you can't do that. It's damn dangerous to do it at that place," Schumacher added.

1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve told one outlet: "I think the pressure to not be beaten by Max at his home track was so great that he subconsciously accepted the risk.

I think he would have taken his foot off the gas in any other race," he added.

The Spanish sports daily Marca agrees.

"It was either victory or death for Hamilton at Silverstone, who said 'Basta!' to Verstappen on the first lap," the newspaper editorial reads.
"The Englishman refused to take his foot off the accelerator in front of his home crowd, and his doggedness led to a brutal accident for his Dutch rival."

Suddeutsche Zeitung correspondent Elmar Brummer opined: "Victory number 99 is perhaps the most questionable of Hamilton's career. And one of the most important.

"The tone of the entire championship may change now."
And Luigi Perna, of La Gazzetta dello Sport, surmised: "Hamilton made it clear that he is ready to do anything for the championship."

Corriere della Sera's Daniele Sparisci reported: "At Copse corner, Hamilton grabbed victory from Leclerc and also introduced us to his dark side."
Italian blogger Leo Turrini said: "I admire Lewis immensely, but a veteran doesn't make that kind of move at Copse on the first lap.

"The end result was Verstappen in hospital and a bad joke of a penalty. After all, you can win in many ways, but certain gestures cross lines and have consequences.

"I don't think Max will forget this," he added.

Finally, former Marussia car designer Igor Ermilin told Izvestia news agency: "Hamilton is guilty, but the stewards spared him.

"A ten second penalty for such an action is ridiculous. He threatened Max's life and caused serious damage to his car.
"Lewis should have been disqualified," he insisted.


https://www.grandprix.com/news/hamil...ays-press.html


Ecclestone hits out at stewards: 'That penalty was not justified'
20-07-2021 08:25 | Updated: 20-07-2021 09:04
by GPblog.com

Bernie Ecclestone has been critical about the punishment for Lewis Hamilton. According to the former CEO of Formula 1 the Briton should have received a much higher penalty for his collision with Max Verstappen.

The whole Formula 1 world is in an uproar because of the incident of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The two collided during the British Grand Prix. However, while Verstappen was in hospital, Hamilton celebrated his victory. So what went wrong in giving the penalty?

''In the old days we would have said it was one of those things, a racing incident. It was clear that everyone was doing his best to win the championship. But if the stewards needed to get involved then they should have given Lewis more than a 10-second penalty. It should have been 30 seconds,'' Ecclestone said to Sportsmail.

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/89625...ink=inarticle1


Red Bull hire lawyer to investigate action against Hamilton says Marko
20-07-2021 10:50 | Updated: 20-07-2021 11:01
by GPblog.com

Helmut Marko has suggested Red Bull Racing have hired a lawyer to investigate the punishment of Lewis Hamilton. Helmut Marko told Austria's Kronen Zeitung. Marko is still angry after the incident.

Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen were in such good shape prior to the British Grand Prix. In both championships they had a large margin, but with the retirement of Verstappen that lead has disappeared completely. Red Bull is now investigating whether a heavier penalty can still be imposed on Hamilton, with the help of a lawyer.

''He [the lawyer] has to investigate what we can do in such a situation within the frameworks of sports law,'' the Austrian argues. ''It was fortunate that nothing serious happened to Max. The car, and possibly the engine, are broken. You can't let that happen. A suspension (for Hamilton) would be justified."

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/89636...-hamilton.html