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Kravitz blames Verstappen AND Red Bull for incident with Hamilton
- Cas van de Kleut
No blame was assigned by the stewards in the incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton called the accident a racing incident, Verstappen said the seven-time world champion moved while braking. Sky Sports journalist Ted Kravitz gives his opinion on the incident in his programme Ted's Notebook.
Things went wrong towards the end of the race. Verstappen made a late attempt to overtake Hamilton, but he misjudged the braking, locking his front wheels and continuing straight. The Briton then steered towards the corner not expecting Verstappen to be carrying on straight. This meant the pair collided and the rear of Verstappen's car was sent into the air. Verstappen fell back and Hamilton finished on the podium.
After the race, the drivers had to report to the stewards. After both men justified their actions to the stewards, the verdict came out that no further action needed to be taken. However, they did say that despite not moving while braking, Hamilton could have done more to avoid the accident.
Kravitz points to Verstappen as guilty
Kravitz has a different opinion on the incident: "They [Red Bull] call it a racing incident. That's what Red Bull does at the moment when it's Max Verstappen's fault. But other than that, everyone calls it Max Verstappen's fault, because he braked and he would have shot straight on if Lewis had not steered into him. Or well, Lewis didn't steer into him. Lewis was there and then Max went over his wheel."
This article was written in collaboration with Ben Stevens.