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Marko reckons Hamilton deserves race suspension

by Ryan Wood
1 year ago
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Marko reckons Hamilton deserves race suspension

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB16B and Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W12 battle for the lead at the start of the race. 18.07.2021. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England, Race Day. - www.xpbimages.com, EMail: requests@xpbimages.com © Copyright: Bearne / XPB Images

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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko believes the incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen was worthy of a race suspension for the Mercedes driver.

Hamilton and Verstappen collided on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix after the Briton attempted to overtake on the inside at Copse – one of the fastest corners on the Formula 1 calendar.

Hamilton’s front-wing touched Verstappen’s rear tyre, pitching the Dutchman into a spin, with sensors recording a 51G collision for Verstappen.

The FIA handed Hamilton a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, but Marko believes a traditional penalty isn’t harsh enough when the severity of the impact is taken into account, believing a race suspension should be handed down.

“You can’t do that [penalise Hamilton] within the normal sporting code,” Marko told Sky Germany. “I don’t know what the maximum penalty is, but such dangerous and reckless behaviour should be punished with a suspension or something.”

According to Marko, the clash can’t be considered a normal incident because of where it happened on the circuit.

“If a competitor massively touches our rear wheel with his front wheel, then that’s no longer a racing accident in the fastest corner of the circuit. That is negligent to dangerous behaviour.

“Then they are all blind,” he replied when told Mercedes blamed Verstappen. “The replays showed that quite clearly. He went into our right rear wheel with his left front wheel and sent Verstappen into the barrier.”

Hamilton went on to pass Lando Norris and race leader Charles Leclerc successfully at the same corner, to go on to claim an eighth British GP win.

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Comments 13

  1. Aurea Burns says:
    1 year ago

    Red Bull should stop bullying the other teams.Sign of a poor loser.Verstappen is an aggressive driver when you play with the big boys you should expect the odd punch back.

    Reply
    • Lancelot Barron says:
      1 year ago

      Aurea Burns, so you praise Hamilton for what he did? He’s a professional racer and there could be only one outcome to what he did. He’s not a dumb rookie.

      Reply
  2. Dami says:
    1 year ago

    The stewards didn’t even inflict a ten-second stop-go, which wouldn’t have been strong enough in any case, their response was utterly pathetic. Hamilton should have been black-flagged from the race and suspended from at least one more in addition.

    Reply
    • John Bailey says:
      1 year ago

      Hi Dami
      Even Mark Webber said on air it was too soft a penalty in his commentary, there must be thousands of fans around the world feel the same Hamilton has lost it he should be banned you dont cause a accident like we have all seen
      at plus 50g and expect to get away with it with another driver
      I agree with your comments lets hope this rolls on for a few days and the F1 bosses come to there senses
      and see fit to ban Hamilton

      Reply
      • Dami says:
        1 year ago

        Just like Monza in 2018, where he had a nibble at Vettel in turn one, failed to spin him out so went back in a few corners later and finished the job. It was premeditated and malicious, with no care whatsoever for Verstappen’s life.

        Reply
  3. John Bailey says:
    1 year ago

    Hamilton should be banned from the next two races and have the British grand prix points deducted
    It was disgraceful driving from such a so called experience driver

    Reply
  4. Bugz says:
    1 year ago

    I think it was fantastic racing , just what F1 needed . Max races like that all the time, he should have gave more room. Also in replay Max turns into Lewis.

    Reply
  5. Dgghj hhgg says:
    1 year ago

    Dutch lives matter too…

    Reply
  6. Ted says:
    1 year ago

    TV experts again! The stewards have access to far more data than the casual viewer and partisan team members and they made their decision – the wrong one in my opinion, but I accept the decision of the referee!

    Reply
  7. Jonathon Broughton says:
    1 year ago

    Of course, Marko thinks that.

    Reply
  8. Gavin Erasmus says:
    1 year ago

    I believe it sets a new standard to racing we can all then race into corner break late and smash the other car out of the race

    Reply
  9. Gavin Erasmus says:
    1 year ago

    he hits DUTCH RED BULL so hard he broke his rim must be looked at

    Reply
  10. Gavin Erasmus says:
    1 year ago

    I believe it sets a new standard to racing we can all then race into corner break late and smash the other car out of the race broke his rim must be looked at Hamilton,

    Reply

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