Helmut Marko: “New Evidence Will Put Silverstone Crash in Different Light”


Helmut Marko: “New Evidence Will Put Silverstone Crash in Different Light”

Max Verstappen and Helmut Marko

Red Bull is hopeful that new evidence introduced to the FIA stewards on Thursday will put the crash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone in a “slightly different light”. The two title contenders came to blows on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, with the pitching Max Verstappen into the barriers at Copse corner while Lewis Hamilton survived to win the race despite a 10-second penalty. 

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A case can be reviewed by the FIA if fresh evidence previously unavailable to the stewards is brought to light, and Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko contends that the team’s representatives will “bring new facts that were not available to us at the time of the race interruption or when the whole thing was dealt with”. 

Helmut Marko on the Silverstone Crash in to be Viewed in a Different Light 

Max Verstappen Crashed at British GP After Collision With Lewis Hamilton (1)
Max Verstappen Crashed at British GP After Collision With Lewis Hamilton

Those facts will be brought forward on Thursday, and we hope that that will [result in] a reassessment, because we still think that this penalty was too lenient for Hamilton,” Marko said as quoted by F1i.com

The Austrian added that Red Bull’s “completely different opinion” regarding Hamilton’s responsibility in the collision would be “proven with footage”.

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Christian Horner and Helmut Marko
Christian Horner and Helmut Marko

“The crux of the matter is that we bring new evidence, new facts,” said Marko. “But I can’t reveal these details.” 

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