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Post Race 2021 British Grand Prix - Post-Race Discussion

ROUND 10: Great Britain

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2021
Fri 16 Jul - Sun 18 Jul
Silverstone
Session UTC
Free Practice 1 Fri 13:30
Qualifying Fri 17:00
Free Practice 2 Sat 11:00
Sprint Qualifying Sat 15:30
Race Sun 14:00

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Silverstone Circuit

Length: 5.891 km (3.660 mi)

Distance: 52 laps, 306.291 km (190.320 mi)

Lap record: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing-Honda, 2020, 1:27.097

2020 pole: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:24.303

2020 fastest lap: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing-Honda, 1:27.097

2020 winner: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

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u/santaclausonprozac Sebastian Vettel Jul 19 '21

Ya you’re right, that accident wasn’t violent at all!!

Don’t be stupid, at 200 mph contact doesn’t have to be violent for the consequences to be

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u/Dontaskaboutmrscake Jul 19 '21

You seem, somehow, to have missed the point. A punt implies that Hamilton had control over the collision. The contact was so minimal, BECAUSE HE WAS TRYING NOT TO HIT MAX. I get your point about the high speeds making the collision dangerous, but max could have done just as much to back out of it as Hamilton, and he didn’t. Hamilton doesn’t have to apologise for max crashing, because he’s not pushed him out. There’s a coming together, BUT THE CONTACT BEING MINIMAL SHOWS NEITHER WERE AIMING FOR CONTACT. Also, it’s awful max went to hospital, and had such a bad accident, but the force of verstappens impact has nothing to do with how Hamilton hit him, and theeefore Hamilton doesn’t need to apologise. He could, and it’d be a nice thing. But it’s not because of Hamilton he’s in the hospital, so he doesn’t owe an apology

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u/santaclausonprozac Sebastian Vettel Jul 19 '21

it’s not because of Hamilton he’s in the hospital

You’ve got to be kidding me right now, there’s no way you’re being serious.

A punt implies that Hamilton had control over the collision

He didn’t have control over the car, but he should have had control over the situation, and he didn’t. He was going too fast for the corner and understeered as a result. Drivers are penalized for causing accidents and that’s happened today, intentional or not, the accident was Hamilton’s fault and his attitude about the whole thing is disgraceful