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.
Comments
I agree that Rosberg was at fault. He didn’t even try to take the corner
You have to be in complete denial to say that Hamilton was at fault. What is he supposed to do when he has left Rosberg enough room to fit an 18-wheeler through? According to Rosberg’s logic, he should have just kept on going straight.
So what do you think of Canada 2016 start ? Same problem
Don’t forget he also overtaken with a yellow flag
“Having brake issues”. Nico’s move was a total d*ck! What was he thinking?! He clearly tried to block Hamilton after he messed up the first corner under pressure despite being on softer compound but ended up damaging his own car.
I REALLY want Nico to win… but with such frantic moves, I doubt if he’ll even make the championship.
Hamilton failed again
So when Rosberg does it it’s a d*ck move, and when Verstappen does it he’s a hero… amusing
What about this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8smrOHvb8lA
and this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5YXPPAm80
Want Nico to win? Baloney. So many other drivers pull off worse things. Hell Hamilton crashed into Rosberg with a fresh car in Canada yet Rosberg does it on a car with ailing brakes and suddenly he can’t drive. Amusing.
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Exiting from where?
cough Canada cough
Payback at its best
Canada was pretty fair, Hamilton had Vettel on his left and so had nowhere to go. And at least Hamilton didn’t crash into him hard enough to damage the car.
I’m glad Hamilton won despite this utterly unnecessary move by Rosberg. Anyways, it was an awesome race!
Thats racing, right? These things happen. Nico tried everything to defend his position, after all it is the last lap. The only thing whats annoying is Rosbergs view on the situation. He should just take the blame for once.
Rosberg doesnt deserve to win championship, dikk move.
What about the previous contact, When both were retired. Did you said the same?
1st video, at 0:33 mins……….Sahara F1 was Videobombed !!!!
I dislike them both but I gotta say that rosberg was at fault, pushed Hamilton out and braked too hard even though he knew his brakes weren’t at the prime operating conditions. Glad to see Kimi on the podium though