Hamilton blames Verstappen for clash at F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
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F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Contact between Hamilton and Verstappen LIVE UPDATES!The Mercedes and Red Bull drivers made dramatic contact at Turn 1 shortly after the race resumed after a Safety Car.Hamilton fumed via his team radio: “That was no racing incident, mate!”Verstappen said to his team: “He didn’t give me space. Where did they expect me to go? He just closed the door. But it doesn’t matter.”Sky’s Martin Brundle said: “I think Max earned the right to a little more space.” Verstappen needed to pit for a new front wing, coming off worse after the clash.Hamilton was second, Verstappen third, at the time of contact behind George Russell. But they both dropped down the order as a result.Verstappen was given a five-second time penalty for the incident.Daniel Ricciardo and Kevin Magnussen had already ed out in the early exchanges, causing the Safety Car.Related How the F1 grid will line up for the Sao Paulo GP after the sprint Russell expects no team orders, Merc to split strategy
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