The FIA Reveals Why Hamilton Was Penalised But Not Verstappen

The topic of who was to blame for the Hamilton-Verstappen clash is still raging on. One school of thought is that Lewis Hamilton being given a 10-second penalty is an indicator of where the blame lay officially. FIA race director Michael Masi has now explained why it was Hamilton who got the penalty as quoted by Autosport

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Lewis Hamilton Was Deemed “Predominantly To Blame” For Crash According To FIA Race Director

Masi began by explaining why first lap incidents have been dealt with more sternly this year

“There is a clear point that the first lap is obviously treated in a much lighter way under ‘the let them race’ principles than the rest of the race, no doubt about that but the drivers have clearly said, as have the teams from the end of last year, that they felt with the elbows were out a bit too far last year, and they needed to be tucked back in a little bit”

He then explained why they didn’t take a more lenient approach with stewarding the Hamilton-Verstappen crash

“There were two cars clearly involved in the incident and all the drivers from the start of this year said that if there's two cars involved, that if there is someone that is predominantly to blame, predominantly or wholly, then that should be looked at a bit closer, even on the first lap”

He then clarified why Hamilton was given the penalty

“I think having looked at it all, their view was that he was predominantly to blame for that. The big part was similar to what happened with Charles later on, that he could have, say, tucked in closer to the apex”

He made clear that it wasn’t entirely Hamilton’s fault

“And that was where they found that, I think the wording was quite clear as per the regulations, that he was predominantly to blame. He wasn't seen as wholly to blame for it, but seen as predominantly to blame, that he could have tucked in further”

He signed off by responding to the suggestions that the 10-second penalty wasn’t strong enough as Lewis would go on to win the race despite the penalty

“That may have changed the outcome. But we don't know, we judge it on the incident itself”
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff thinks that “this championship was always very intense, because [they] are fighting with everything [they] have in order to hold onto this championship” [F1]

This is despite “knowing [they] are not performing as [well as] Red Bull and Honda”

He added that they’ve “had big points losses in the past and, [at Silverstone, they] scored big points, so that is always balancing itself out”

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is “open to [talking to Max about the crash, he doesn’t] have any issues, [he doesn’t] really know what [they’ll] say”

Former world champion Mika Hakkinen has suggested that “as a top driver, going for the World Championship, you are not there to back off. It’s [their] job to race” [Unibet]

He knows from [his] “own experiences that when you are racing wheel-to-wheel there is always the possibility of the cars touching”

He further feels that “this accident will really put some fire between these guys and their battle for the World Championship”

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is of the opinion that “it will certainly become even more tense. The relationship has never been relaxed” [RTL]

“For the spectators, such things are exciting. But we will behave within the bounds of fair sporting practices”, Marko added

“We won the sprint with ease at Silverstone and would have also won the main race. There is no reason to panic. We expect it to be close again”, Marko surmised

FIA Formula 1 Medical Rescue Coordinator Doctor Ian Roberts has revealed that “initially, Max was a little disoriented and not so stable on his feet, but he was soon able to walk” [The Telegraph]

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez thinks that P7 at the British GP “was possible; with a few more laps [he thinks he] could have caught Lance [Stroll] and Fernando [Alonso]” [F1]

However, they “decided to stop for strategic reasons to get the fastest lap. It's a weekend for [them] to forget quickly and [they've] lost a lot of ground in the championship”

Retired F1 world champion Damon Hill doesn’t think he has “ever seen Lewis Hamilton on the track as aggressive as he was during the race at Silverstone” [F1 Nation Podcast]

He further explained that “all drivers assume that the other person just has to give way. They all think: he has to move, because I am faster”

“If you have two people with that mindset, of course that never goes well. Hamilton was very lucky he didn't suffer any further damage”
Was it the right decision on Red Bull’s part to forfeit a possible top 10 finish for the fastest lap during the British Grand Prix?

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