This morning the British Grand Prix was held, where the seven-time world champion got his 99th. victory in the category in agonizing fashion, after overcoming with three laps to go Charles Leclerc, who had taken the lead at the restart of the test after the accident of Verstappen.Let’s highlight the accident between Hamilton and the Dutchman, the Red Bull driver who started from the number 1 drawer but lost the tip after losing control in an overpass attempt by Hamilton that impacted with his front wing on the rear wheel of the Verstappen.The Red Bull driver after the crash, hit one of the retaining walls, but managed to leave single-seater by his own means and left the track in an ambulance with the race stopped by the accident. He was treated at the autodrome’s medical center and then taken to a hospital for further physical examinations.
Verstappen and Hamilton collide! The title rivals come together at Copse, pitching Verstappen into a high-speed crash. The Dutchman was able to walk away but he has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks#BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ol1s9dRJoa — Formula 1 (@F1)
July 18, 2021
Hamilton said: “Of course, I always try to be measured in the way I approach things, especially when I fight Max Verstappen. He is known to be very aggressive. And then today, I want to say I was completely by his side, and he left no room for me,” the world champion said after the race. The sports commissioners analyzed Hamilton’s maneuver and applied a 10-second penalty, which he had to comply with in a pit entry. However, the Briton rallied and went in the hunt for Leclerc and took the lead at the end to return to victory after five Grands Prix won by Red Bull: four from Verstappen and one from Mexico’s Sergio Pérez.Hamilton reduced his distance in the Drivers’ Championship from 33 to 8 points compared to Verstappen and increased his stat as the top winner of the British Grand Prix with 8 victories. After this situation, leclerc was finally second and third finished the second Mercedes driver, the Finn Valtteri Bottas, who occupied the podium for the third consecutive date and sixth opportunity in the season.
Fourth place went to Lando Norris, while fifth was finished by Daniel Ricciardo, sixth was Carlos Sainz, seventh Fernando Alonso, eighth Lance Stroll, ninth Esteban Ocon and tenth Yuki Tsunoda.After the British Grand Prix, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) remains at the top of the championship with 185 points, while Lewis Hamilton is second with 177 units, third is Lando Norris with 113, fourth Valtteri Bottas with 108 and fifth Sergio Perez with 104.
