I think we both have a lot of respect for each other and that we will race hard against each other. RacingNews365 asked Verstappen in an exclusive interview earlier this season about this battle and whether he expected an eventual clash with Hamilton: "Hopefully not. Verstappen and Hamilton both said they were enjoying the battle. Also in Barcelona, Verstappen took the lead with a good start and claimed the first corner, with Hamilton also having to yield to the Red Bull in order to ensure there was no contact. In the chicane, Hamilton took an aggressive line around the outside and the pair made contact, causing some minor damage to the front wing of the Mercedes. Initially successful in getting past the Mercedes, he had to return the position due to exceeding the track limits.Īt Imola, the first light touch followed when Verstappen took the lead after a good start.
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Already in the first race, the drivers battled for victory, with Verstappen trying to overtake Hamilton from the outside in the final phase. In the 2021 season, things have often got tough between the two drivers.
Verstappen’s title lead remains in-tact.The 2021 title fight between Verstappen and Hamilton so far Hamilton was set to be classified P2, a result that would have seen Hamilton take the Championship lead with him into the French Grand Prix.īut at the standing re-start Hamilton would go straight on at Turn 1 with smoking breaks, causing him to drop out of the points. Verstappen was set to extend his lead over Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship, but that crash will now have major implications in the title race. “Michael I know you’re busy, we got zero warning of that failure, nothing, nothing on a metro, vibration,” Jonathan Wheatley, Red Bull’s racing director told FIA race director Michael Masi. Pirelli had decided to go one step softer in their tyre selections for the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, selecting the C3, C4 and C5 tyres, the softest rubber which they have in their range.Īnd with a pair of tyre failures which created potentially very dangerous crashes, questions will be asked of Pirelli’s choices. The anger was clear as Verstappen emerged from the cockpit as he went to kick that deflated tyre, while the red flags were brought out to halt the race.
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“It was exactly the same tyre that failed on Stroll, so I think it is a tyre issue,” Red Bull boss Christian Horner was heard telling Helmut Marko, their driver programme boss, on the pit wall. It looks like an issue with his left rear tyre has caused his dramatic exit #AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 #F1 /2LMONjC1qJĭisaster struck though on Lap 47 of 51 as Verstappen’s left-rear hard tyre failed in the exact same fashion as Stroll’s, causing him to smash nose-first into the wall down the start/finish straight. On Lap 30 Lance Stroll triggered a Safety Car when his rear-left hard tyre failed, causing a huge shunt for the Aston Martin driver down the main straight, which he thankfully emerged from unhurt.īy this stage Verstappen was running P1, and once released by the Safety Car began to re-establish a gap over team-mate Sergio Perez behind. Verstappen was able to pass Leclerc on-track, and aided by a slow pit stop for Hamilton, he then completed the overcut on the Briton, picking up the de facto lead. The Dutchman had joined pole-sitter Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in a battle at the front during the opening stint in Baku. Max Verstappen was well on his way to victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, that was until his left-rear tyre failed in dramatic fashion.
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