Monza, 12 September 2021 – Accident between Lewis Hamilton e Max Verstappen a Monza. The challenge for the World Championship between the two drivers was so much heated that on the first occasion in which Mercedes and Red Bull found themselves side by side on the track, no one lifted their foot. And the ending was bitter for both of them.
Gp Monza 2021: the race live
Everything happens during the 26th lap, out of the 53 total, of the Italian Grand Prix When Lewis Hamilton coming out of his pit stop returns to the track exactly alongside Max Verstappen who had changed tires a few laps earlier, losing precious seconds. Mercedes and Red Bull arrive matched to the first variant, the first curve is in favor of the English which is internal compared to the Dutch. They enter together with enough space for both but in the turn immediately following the parts are reversed with internal Verstappen who does not give up anything and with Hamilton who wants to close his trajectory. Contact is inevitable, the wheels touch and catapult for the Red Bull flying over the nose of the Mercedes, and the carom ends up in the gravel.
The Dutchman immediately gets out of his car e does not even look at it towards the rival. While the Englishman, despite part of the Red Bull being wedged above his Mercedes, tries in reverse to take off and get back on track. But the rear wheels spin around in the gravel and surrender is inevitable. Hamilton also gets out of the cockpit and walks angrily towards the pits. Now it will log the controversy on the responsibilities of an episode that will be remembered until the end of this World Championship, especially as the best in the history of Formula 1.
The Mercedes tweet
Mercedes reassured everyone and tweeted: “For those wondering, Lewis is fine and returning to the pits.” Immediately after the crash, the team wrote two tweets that do not require explanations: “WHAT. THE …”, (“What the hell …”) and then an icy “Lewis is out of the Italian GP”, in to which they add that the incident “will be investigated after the race”.
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