Marko Hanželic
"I don't think I need to apologize for anything," is after the race for British GP v Silverston he said Lewis Hamilton, after the two main candidates for the title collided in a corner Copse and this one was briefly pulled by his Dutch rival, who finished the race in a safety fence.
As for guilt, they are at Red Bullu in Mercedes on completely opposite banks, and Hamilton himself believes he has done nothing wrong. "I was right next to him and he left me practically no room," he defended himself after the race seven-time world champion, who admitted that he had not yet seen the footage of the accident.
Commissioners at the race, they judged it all to be Hamilton's fault and charged him ten seconds a punishment which, however, did not prevent the Briton from celebrating his own 99. victory in career and Verstappn's advantages reduced to a total of 8 points in total.
Just the fact that it is Hamilton won the race he is in “Eliminated” its main competitor, hurts the leaders of the Austrian team the most. Also Max Verstappen is on Twitter published the following record: “I am very disappointed that I dropped out of the race that way. The penalty was not appropriate, as it left Lewis virtually unpunished and not appropriate, given the danger Lewis posed in the race. It wasn't very pleasant to watch his celebration from the hospital, I don't think it's sporty, but still, let's move on. "
The Dutchman was especially hurt by how much he was Hamilton celebrated the victory in front of his fans, on the other hand, Hamilton said he didn’t know he was Verstappen in the hospital. “I really didn’t know he was hospitalized. None of us wants anything to happen to anyone. I hope everything is fine with him, ” added the team driver Mercedes, who is of the opinion that the event does not cast a bad light on his victory today: "It's just racing. Of course, I would have been happier if all of this hadn’t happened. I think there was enough room for both race cars. But if someone is too aggressive, something like that happens. ”
