Controversial accidents are not new to the world of Formula 1, and those like Michael Schumacher and Artyon Senna were once implicated in one such case. This season, however, there was one of the biggest falls between title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
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1996 World Champion Damon Hill spoke about an incident similar to the Hamilton-Verstappen accident. The Briton took the example when Nigel Mansell “made” Senna at the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix. Mansell was not only fined, but also banned from the following race.
This could be an allusion to the fact that Hamilton was not fined, but was allowed to participate in the next race.
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Hill compares the Lewis Hamilton incident with Verstappen to Senna’s accident
The most talked about incident of the 2021 season is Verstappen’s fall at Silverstone when the 7-time world champion took him on the hunt for the lead. Some argue that Hamilton was not punished as severely as Mansell was when he collided with Senna.
Hill wrote on Twitter: “This reminds me of a very similar accident recently # f1.”
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How did the race at Silverstone affect the title race?
The Red Bull prodigy started from pole position, behind him the Mercedes driver in second place. The two title contenders pushed each other to their limits as soon as the lights went out. Just as they were driving to Copse, Hamilton hit Verstappen, which blew him to the cordon.
The number 44 driver, however, carried on, taking the lead from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of the race to bring home a win for this Brackley-based team.
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Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 18, 2021 Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton celebrates victory in the REUTERS / Peter Cziborra race
With this victory at Silverstone, Hamilton and the Mercedes team regained the lead in both the drivers ‘and the constructors’ championships.
Now, during the summer break, we will see the two titans compete against each other at the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa. The incident at the British GP opened a new chapter in their rivalry; Will the fans see another part in Belgium? Let us know your predictions in the comments below.
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