Many viewers have since called out Lewis Hamilton for deliberating colliding into his opponent Max Verstappen to result in his crash at Silverstone
With Max Verstappen edging Lewis Hamilton by 1.43 seconds on Saturday during the F1 Sprint Qualifying Race, the Red Bull driver moved further adrift of the British driver. With three points in his kitty as compared to Hamilton’s two, Verstappen solidified his grip atop of the Driver’s standings.
More importantly, Verstappen ended up winning pole for Sunday’s main race. It was a crucial position for him, one which saw ardent viewers of the sport already declare Max Verstappen as the winner of the race prior to Sunday’s start.
However, Lewis Hamilton had entirely different plan altogether. Admitting on Saturday that he his car was incapable of outdoing Verstappen’s, Hamilton decided to play it dirty infront of his home crowd as he ended up nudging Verstappen to end his race at Silverstone.
Lewis Hamilton And Max Verstappen Crash At The British Grand Prix 2021
The two were breathing down each other’s necks as they raced next to each other. Hamilton who crept up behind Verstappen in an attempt to overtake him was well staved off by the Red Bull driver he accorded him no space to venture forward.
It was then that Hamilton decided to nick Verstappen’s rear, a collision which sent Verstappen into the barriers on the exit of Copse. While he was seen safely exiting his car, it was a horror of a crash, one which ended up finishing Verstappen’s race at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
Verstappen out after crash with Hamilton #f1 #silverstone pic.twitter.com/L4pEZUOnm9
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And viewers of the incident have been quick to call out Hamilton for what they believe was a clear, coy naught move by the Mercedes driver. Calls for his disqualification have already started gaining steam with people believing it was a blatant move executed by Hamilton to end Verstappen’s race.
The fact that Hamilton decided to pull off his antics infront of the British crowd is only befitting to the country’s tarnished reputation. Said to be flagbearers of the gentleman’s way of life, the country showcased appalling behaviour ensuing its defeat to Italy in Euro 2020 as Italian supporters were beaten and English footballers were racially abused.