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New 360º video shows Verstappen’s wheel impact Hamilton’s head

by Ryan Wood
8 months ago
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New 360º video shows Verstappen’s wheel impact Hamilton’s head
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A new video released by Formula 1 shows in detail how Max Verstappen’s rear wheel impacted Lewis Hamilton’s head during their Italian Grand Prix crash.

The dramatic footage, captured by a 360º camera on Hamilton’s Mercedes W12, shows how Verstappen’s Red Bull is launched into the air before landing on top of his rival. The right-rear wheel of Verstappen’s car impacts the halo device before rolling over Hamilton’s head.

Hamilton can then be seen checking his helmet with both hands, as the two cars land in the gravel trap at Turn 2 of the Monza circuit.

A dramatic new angle on the Hamilton/Verstappen collision#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/PvN2KGUbbi

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 14, 2021

Hamilton credited the halo with saving his life, as without it his head and neck would have been supporting a large portion of the weight of Verstappen’s car.

“I feel very fortunate today,” said Hamilton. “Thank God for the halo which saved me, and saved my neck.”

“I am so grateful I am still here. I feel incredibly blessed that someone was watching over me today.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been hit on the head by a car before – and it is quite a big shock for me.

“We are taking risks and it’s only when you experience something like that that you get the real shock of how you look at life and how fragile we all are.

“If you look at the images of the crash, my head is really quite far forward in the cockpit.”

Hamilton escaped with just a sore neck and damage to his crash helmet and was able to attend the Met Gala on the Monday after the race.

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Comments 3

  1. Martin Horrocks says:
    8 months ago

    Just imagine how Max must have felt a month ago when having a 51g crash. An impact so hard it broke his seat. Kind of makes a little love tap to the noggin seem miniscule.

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  2. johnnnyBgood says:
    8 months ago

    Slightly off subject: If Max takes the new upgraded Honda engine at Sochi (like Gasly did at Monza) and starts from the pit lane, his penalty is served at no real loss. He is going to have to take a new engine sooner or later thanks to Hamilton and Bottas. At Sochi with overtaking possible and a choice of tires to start on, Max should be able to carve his way through the field up to third place, especially if he gets some breaks from the safety car. He also needs some support from Perez to be right up front and mixing it up with the Mercedes and McLarens. Bottas took the next iteration Mercedes engine at Monza and look how fast he was compared with others with older spec engines and lots of miles on the clock.

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  3. johnnnyBgood says:
    8 months ago

    With Hamilton’s big head it would be impossible to avoid hitting it.

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