Christian Horner blasts 'desperate' Lewis Hamilton - 'That's a hollow victory'
Christian Horner has blasted Lewis Hamilton and labelled him as ‘desperate’ after Max Verstappen ended up in hospital after a collision with the seven-time world champion on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix. Horner described the win as ‘hallow’ and claimed he had ‘put a competitor at risk’ with his actions.
After an electric start from his main title rival, Verstappen fought hard for position as the seven-time world champion pilled the pressure on the 23-year-old.
The duo went wheel-to-wheel in some of the closest racing we’ve seen all season between the pair, with a fire lit under Hamilton’s belly in front of his home crowd.
But disaster struck when Hamilton’s front right tyre made contact with the rear left of Verstappen’s Red Bull, which sent the Dutchman spinning hard into the barriers and out of the Grand Prix at turn nine of the opening lap of the race.
The incident brought out the red flag, with Red Bull immediately on the radio to the race director, placing the blame firmly on Hamilton.
Speaking to Sky Sports F1, the Red Bull boss said: “Max has incurred a 51g accident. Lewis Hamilton is an eight-time world champion, he shouldn’t be making manoeuvres like that. It’s unacceptable.
