Who was to blame in the race-ending clash between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the British Grand Prix? Incident Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Verstappen and Hamilton tangled on lap one of the 2021 British Grand Prix at Copse. The pair started the race on the front row of the grid, Verstappen on pole position. Hamilton made a slightly better start and repeatedly tried to pass Verstappen until the pair made contact going into the ninth corner. Approaching the scene of the crash, Hamilton came out of Luffield behind Verstappen but gained on him as they passed through Woodcote and pulled out to the inside as they approached Copse. Verstappen came off the racing line to cover the inside of the corner, then moved left and back towards the line as they reached the turning in point. Hamilton was also able to move slightly towards the racing line. Both turned into the corner, but as they did the pair made contact, Hamilton’s front-left wheel …
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Does F1 still have a blind spot for deliberate contact? · RaceFans
The second collision between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen demonstrated Formula 1 is experiencing its most fiercely contested championship fight in a generation. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The pair had already crossed swords on-track several times before their first collision at the British Grand Prix in July. At Monza, the first time the two title contenders had fought wheel-to-wheel since then, they tangled again. The two previously raced each other cleanly – just about – in Bahrain, Imola, Algarve, Catalunya and Paul Ricard. But there were near-misses at the start in Imola and Catalunya, where Hamilton took avoiding action to ensure Verstappen’s uncompromising moves didn’t result in contact. Lately Hamilton has been less willing to back down, most notably at Silverstone. It’s fairly obvious why – Red Bull has had a fractionally quicker car on balance over the season so far and Hamilton can’t afford to let points-scoring opportunities slip. …
Spa ELMS: WRT wins to seal LMP2 title with a round to spare
Arriving into the penultimate round of the season, the #41 WRT crew held an 11-point advantage over their nearest rivals Roman Rusinov, Nyck de Vries and Franco Colapinto in the #26 G-Drive Aurus. But with Rusinov having to retire the car early after being spun by the #34 Racing Team Turkey Oreca driven by Salih Yoluc at the opening turn, victory was sufficient for the WRT trio to put the title mathematically beyond reach for its rivals. Formula 1 race winner Kubica took the start in the #41 WRT Oreca from third on the grid and was immediately up to second when Phil Hanson’s #22 United Autosports car suffered a puncture in the opening lap chaos. When Yoluc went off at the gravel at Turn 5 and brought out the first FCY just 35 minutes into the race, the leading LMP2 crews took advantage of the situation to complete their pitstops. WRT elected to keep Kubica in the car for a second stint, which allowed the Polish driver to leapfrog the polesitting #37 Cool Racing Oreca …