Damon Hill Suspects Max Verstappen ‘Calculated’ Italian GP Crash with Hamilton

Damon Hill Suspects Max Verstappen ‘Calculated’ Italian GP Crash with Hamilton

Damon-Hill

Another grand prix, yet another controversial collision between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. This time both the drivers were involved in a crash which saw them being ruled out of the Italian Grand Prix. On which former F1 driver Damon Hill suspects that the current leader of the driver’s standings might have ‘calculated’ his move accordingly to bring the seven-time world champion to a close. 

Talking firstly upon the results upon the results. It was the McLaren pair of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris who took the first two places on the podium. After which Valtteri Bottas rounded up the podium places after Sergio Perez was charged with a five-second penalty, seeing him drop below Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz? 

Damon Hill on Verstappen-Hamilton Crash 

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

“I have to say, looking at the rerun of Max on Lewis in Turn 1, there was no way he was going to make that work,” Hill, the 1996 World Champion told Sky F1. “He had to take evasive action, as Lewis did in the second chicane previously to avoid an accident, so the only conclusion is he might have been thinking ‘I have to take him out’. 

“Now I don’t want to think that of any driver, but I think it was either an error of judgement or a calculated move to collide with Lewis. Which is strong, strong stuff, and I don’t like the idea that I’m accusing anyone of doing that, but he’s got a points advantage and this was a race which Mercedes was supposed to win. It’s all that vibe, and Max has come out still with his Championship lead.”

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