- 18 Jul 21, 20:01#447160It was a racing incident, it's was a first-lap battle and unfortunately for Max, he ended up in the tire barrier. The penalty was stupid, I have said this many times, if drivers are penalized for defending their position, F1 is no longer racing.
Lewis could have kept tighter to the apex, Max could have given more space before chopping across the front of Lewis, it was 50/50, and I don't believe for a second that either Hamilton or Verstappen came into contact deliberately, it could have easily ended both drivers races, as quite often, in these situations, both cars end up in the gravel trap.
OK, so moving on from the first lap incident, I was hoping the Leclerc could have made the battle for the win a little more exciting, but he didn't have the car underneath him to fight off Hamilton's charge, it would have been nice to see Ferrari take a win in 2021, we have gone far too long without a Ferrari driver on the top step of the podium.
The future looks bright for British drivers, with Lando Norris finishing in fourth place, and although George Russell didn't perform in the race, mainly due to a lackluster Williams, to qualify in 7th for the sprint, is excellent, I would love to see George up against Lewis in the Mercedes during the 2022 season, someone to challenge Lewis in an inter-team battle.
John Doe, where have you been over the past 6 weeks? you have not been posting on the forum, bigging up Hamilton while he has come off second best to Verstappen, is Hamilton only the GOAT when he wins? You make claims about Overboost, and other members being racist, while you yourself come here to try to antagonize when Hamilton wins.
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