Verstappen slammed into the barriers at Copse corner on the opening lap of the race on Sunday, after being involved in a collision with F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton. In-car sensors estimated that the impact registered at 51G, which was the biggest crash of Verstappen’s career. Red Bull fears that the RB16B chassis is a […]
Leclerc had the best view of the opening lap crash at Silverstone, as he was running right behind the lead Red Bull and Mercedes cars. While he believes Hamilton had a bit more room to play with at the apex of the corner to avoid contact, the Ferrari driver believes that Verstappen was aggressive with […]
While fighting for the lead on the opening lap of the Silverstone race, Hamilton’s left-front wheel hit Verstappen’s right rear, sending the Red Bull driver into the tyre barriers, the Mercedes driver able to continue in the race. A safety car period was called immediately after the collision before the race was red-flagged in order […]
Although Hamilton copped a 10-second penalty for the collision, opinions are still divided over the punishment, and a case can be made for both sides of the argument and whether it was too lenient or too harsh. It was also a race in which Charles Leclerc shone after an opportunistic pass on Hamilton following the […]
Petrucci’s place at the Tech3 KTM squad looks in doubt after the Austrian marque confirmed it had signed current Moto2 points leader Remy Gardner for 2022. Though yet to be officially announced, Autosport understands it had also signed Gardner’s Ajo team-mate Raul Fernandez to step up to MotoGP with Tech3 next year. Petrucci previously told […]
However, Ricciardo doesn’t blame the world champion for the incident, citing the aerodynamic impact when two cars are battling for position. Verstappen crashed heavily after Hamilton clipped his rear wheel at Copse as they battled for the lead. “I mean it’s certainly a nasty outcome, it’s obviously at high speed, and it doesn’t take much… […]
Formula 1, the British Grand Prix and a sold out Silverstone – it had the feeling of familiarity after the unknown and empty grandstands since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. But the 2021 British GP was anything but recognisable, starting on the Thursday with the first showing of a full-scale 2022 F1 car model and […]
The pair collided on the opening lap of the Silverstone race on Sunday as they battled for the lead. Hamilton had made a move down the inside on the run to Copse but Verstappen held his ground and turned in – with the pair clashing wheels. The FIA stewards ruled that Hamilton was at fault […]
Hamilton and Verstappen had been battling hard for the lead in the opening stages of the Silverstone race – having gone to wheel to wheel for the first half of the lap. On the blast down to Copse, Hamilton had managed to get a run on his Red Bull rival and, after briefly jinking to […]
The Red Bull driver was involved in a high-speed collision with Hamilton on the opening lap of the Silverstone race while fighting for the lead, with Verstappen suffering a 51G impact resulting in him being taken to hospital for precautionary checks. Hamilton, who was able to continue in the race but was given a 10-second […]