Red Bull chief Christian Horner FUMES at Lewis Hamilton after crash with Max Verstappen
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Red Bull chief Christian Horner has taken aim at Lewis Hamilton and pinned the blame solely on the Mercedes superstar for his crash with Max Verstappen.
Verstappen, the world championship leader, was left gingerly limping away from his car after both drivers collided on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix.
In pulsating fashion, the Mercedes and the Red Bull went wheel-to-wheel immediately from the off, with Hamilton looking to dance around the outside.
Having been squeezed out, Hamilton then darted for the inside line on the approach to the Copse corner, but Verstappen opted to hold his ground and turn in.
It was then that his right rear wheel was tagged by Hamilton’s front left, sending his Red Bull flying off the course and smashing with a sickening crunch into the barrier.
Verstappen was immediately tended to by the marshals trackside and, despite being able to clamber from the wreckage, notably appeared shaken up and winded.
Footage then showed him waving to the crowd before he was taken away in an ambulance for a precautionary check-up.
And in the aftermath, a clearly irate Horner lashed out at Hamilton when speaking to the race director over the radio.
‘That corner was never anywhere near alongside,’ Horner said. ‘Every driver that has driven at this circuit knows you do not stick a wheel up the inside of Copse.
‘That’s an enormous accident and it was Max’s corner. As far as I’m concerned, full blame is on Hamilton for that incident, he should never have been in that position.
‘Thank god he’s walked away unscathed and I hope you are going to deal with it appropriately.’
More to follow.
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