![]() ![]() Whereas Hamilton was deemed to be at fault for the crash at the British GP and penalised, in Monza Verstappen was ruled to have been predominantly to blame and was given a three-place grid penalty by the stewards for the Russian GP. “It was good fun until now, but we have seen the halo save Lewis’s life on Sunday and Max had a heavy impact in Silverstone and we don’t want to get to a situation where we intervene because someone gets really hurt.” “Both of them need to leave space for each other, race each other hard but avoid accidents. “We don’t want to have situations in the future where one loses a position and the only way of stopping the other one scoring is to take him out,” he said. With a pointed nod toward what he had previously described as “tactical foul” of Verstappen deliberately taking Hamilton out, Wolff said the two drivers had to find a way to race one another before another serious incident occurred. The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, however, has warned the fight for the title between Hamilton and Verstappen is “fierce and intense” and was concerned it was going too far. When you are not fine you are not doing that.” “Lewis was fine, he was still trying to reverse when I was already out of the car. “In the heat of the moment it’s better to walk away so everyone calms down,” he said. The Dutchman had climbed from his car and immediately left the scene but Verstappen said he had looked to see if Hamilton was OK. Hamilton said after the incident at Monza he was surprised Verstappen had not checked to see if he was unhurt. Photograph: Dppi/LiveMedia/REX/Shutterstock Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen side by side before their crash at Monza. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. The Dutchman was knocked off the track enduring a high-speed impact with the barriers. They had a major incident at the British GP when Hamilton clipped Verstappen attempting to pass at Copse corner. There has been little to choose between them all season and Verstappen remains five points in front after what has been some intense battling on the track. Mercedes have confirmed there were no concussion features in the incident and the focus was on possible neck injury that Hamilton said was sore on Sunday night.ĭaniel Ricciardo won the race for McLaren but the focus was on the fight between the two title protagonists. ![]() Hamilton, who said the halo had saved his life, will see a specialist to check for any possible injuries or side-effects from the incident before the Russian GP in two weeks’ time. As they slid off the track the Dutchman’s right rear wheel careered over Hamilton’s car and into his head, with the halo cockpit protection device preventing serious impact in what could otherwise have been a fatal accident. In doing so his car rode over the high sausage kerbs and was pitched on to Hamilton’s Mercedes. The pair went into the first chicane at Monza on lap 26 with Hamilton in front as Verstappen tried to pass. ![]()
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