Lewis Hamilton ended up bundling into Max Verstappen to see the horrific accident unfold at Silverstone on Sunday
He’s been known to traditionally taken bitter and revengeful when things don’t sway in his favour and this petulant personality of Lewis Hamilton was well on show on Sunday.
Failing to digest the fact that he had been outdone by Max Verstappen on his own ground on Saturday as the Red Bull driver won the inaugural F1 Sporting Race Qualifying, Hamilton decided to indulge in cheating to win. Sunday saw the Brit pull off one of the dirtiest moves in the land of Formula 1 as he coyly barged his car into Max Verstappen.
As Verstappen began the race in pole position courtesy of his win on Saturday, Hamilton pushed hard right from the word go. However, despite the Britisher’s best endeavours to outmanoeuvre Verstappen, the Red Bull driver withstood the Mercedes man’s advances.
Max Verstappen Car Clobbered After Accident At The British Grand Prix
Failing to get past Verstappen who was clearly outthinking Hamilton in every facet, Hamilton pulled out the most malicious trick there is in the book. He ended up clipping Verstappen’s rear type at the turn, a fast impact collision which saw Verstappen swerve and land up straight into the barrier.
The magnitude of the accident was well evident ensuing the incident as Verstappen’s Red Bull was pulled out and towed away. The car was completely demolished, left in tatters to allude towards the turmoil it had been in.
Oh my god…the car😱, it’s incredible…Hamilton must be out of the race…🤬SANCTIONED!!🤬 Look at the car it’s a miracle that @Max33Verstappen it’s okay🙏🏻 #verstappen #F1 pic.twitter.com/u6M51HGnvQ
— Ana Moreno 🦁 (@Ana_mz13) July 18, 2021
Verstappen's car after the incident 😳😩 pic.twitter.com/iqwyJDWwM3
— F1 in the 2010's🏆🏁🚦 (@F1inthe2010s1) July 18, 2021
Max Verstappen Taken To The Hospital Ensuing The Crash
While Verstappen managed to walk away relative unscathed from his car, the Red Bull driver was taken to the Silverstone Medical Center. Subsequently, he was shifted to a hostile to undergo further medical tests as revealed by Red Bull.
Glad I’m ok. Very disappointed with being taken out like this. The penalty given does not help us and doesn’t do justice to the dangerous move Lewis made on track. Watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behavior but we move on pic.twitter.com/iCrgyYWYkm
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) July 18, 2021
Hamilton meanwhile remained remorseless or unperturbed by what he had executed. The Brit was seen jumping and howling ensuing his win with his comments after the triumph failing to show any kind of empathy towards Max either.
And much like his gleeful disgust was the sordid reactions from the home crowd as it danced to the cheat’s tunes and rejoiced in Verstappen’s crash.