Hamilton And Rosberg's Last Lap Crash Was The Most Stupid Thing In Recent F1 Times
Hamilton went on to win the race after the contact, while Rosberg fell to fourth place. The Mercedes duo were separated by just a few tenths in the closing stages, with Hamilton trying a pass around the outside at Turn 2 on the final lap.
Rosberg had a poor exit from Turn 1 but left a lot of space on the inside. He appeared to brake too late and turned in late, colliding with Hamilton. The German’s front wing was damaged and went under the car, causing him to lose positions.
The Mercedes team bosses were understandably furious. Rosberg claimed he had brake issues and said that Hamilton turned in on him, but looking back at the footage, we’re not so sure!
Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen moved ahead to second and third, with Rosberg finishing fourth, while Daniel Ricciardo crossed the line in fifth with Jenson Button behind him in sixth. The British driver qualified third and held second early on before losing ground in the pitstops.
Both the collision and Rosberg continuing with a damaged car are under investigation by the stewards.
Sebastian Vettel failed to finish after a dramatic tyre failure on his Ferrari, which pitched him into the inside barrier on the main straight.
Update:
Rosberg was handed a 10-second time penalty for the contact with Hamilton, but he retains fourth place. He was also given a reprimand and two penalty points on his license for driving his damaged car to the finish line.
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ok you have a point on it
It’s Rosberg’s but I don’t think they should be penalising him in that way. Especially since he actually had brake issues and although the car was damaged it wasn’t too dangerous and it was just a few corners to go. He went from 1st to 4th - that’s enough of a penalty, there is no need for points or whatever.
I’m not his fan but I feel bad for Rosberg
major part of his penalty is for failing to stop a seriously damaged car
LEAVE BRITNEY- sorry, Nico- ALONE!
In 2001, same place same situation Montoya vs Schumacher, guess who lost more and took the blame for the incident? I’m Colombian but JPM made a stupid mistake, Rosberg needs to learn from the F1 history: https://youtu.be/fInhn3OvhGc
Bottom line is HAMILTON IS A BETTER DRIVER.more clever, more hungry,willing to take a risk when needed. By making Rosberg into mistake he gave us grand finale to this race.
Well, I wouldn’t say the MOST stupid thing… that’d probably be their catalunya adventure :3 Still, it seems like they’re pretty determined not to let the other guy pass.
My mistake
How to hold your line and legitimately squeeze a competitor out:
What happened on Sunday was a deliberate ramming off the road a-la Schumacher on Villeneuve in 1997.
GETTING TO 1ST PLACE IN F1…. IMPOSSIBRUUUU!
I’m not a big hamilton fan, but it’s clear here, that Rosberg could definitely have turned earlier. Hamilton had to turn for the corner eventually and it’s blatantly obvious that Rosberg was trying to force him off the track. What goes around comes around.
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