Lewis Hamilton reacts to Max Verstappen crash and iconic British Grand Prix victory
Lewis Hamilton has taken an iconic eighth British Grand Prix victory, in one of the greatest fightbacks of his career, despite a ten-second time penalty for crashing out his main title rival Max Verstappen on the opening lap of the race,
Hamilton swept past the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc on lap 50, with just a handful of laps to go, despite serving a ten-second time penalty thanks to a dramatic opening lap at Silverstone.
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, with the Briton picking up a hefty penalty.
