“Hamilton Can’t Race”: Lewis’ Cynical Antics Against Sergio Perez Serve $143,000 Blow to Red Bull, Leaving Fans Enraged

Do you recall this year’s Azerbaijan Sprint? George Russell went on the inside of Max Verstappen and crashed into him creating a huge hole in the Dutchman’s sidepod. Well, guess what? It was a repeat telecast of that at the Belgium Sprint race. Fans are left infuriated as Red Bull has been served with a $143,000 bill all thanks to Lewis Hamilton‘s antics against Sergio Perez. Let’s see what exactly happened.

Sergio Perez‘s 2023 season has taken a turn for the worse ever since the Miami GP. The podium at Hungary seemed like a fortune-changing moment but it’s back to square one. The sprint race in Belgium was a chaotic one. Starting under the safety car after heavy rainfall. After several laps under the safety car, when the race finally got going, a flurry of cars came into the pits to get rid of the wet tires and put the intermediates.

Sergio Perez made massive gains and ended up in P4 threatening to overtake Pierre Gasly in P3. However, as luck would have it, Lewis Hamilton in P5 tried to overtake Checo and the two collided. A huge hole was punched in Checo‘s RB19 as a result of that and some laps later after Checo lost multiple positions, the Red Bull team retired the car. There was also damage to the floor. The damage could cost Red Bull up to $143,000 which is the estimated value of a sidepod.

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Fans were not happy with Lewis Hamilton’s move as they bashed him for his antics. Hamilton was rightfully given a 5-second penalty as his move led to a collision and subsequently Checo’s retirement. Let’s see what the fans are saying about Hamilton.

“Knocked Sergio Perez Out…” – Fans Debate on Lewis Hamilton & Sergio Perez Collision

Many fans took to Twitter to show their anger at Hamilton’s move that ruled Perez out of points contention and into retirement. Many suggested that Hamilton is a bad driver while others suggested that he cannot race wheel to wheel. Some suggested that the Mercedes drivers needed to learn how to Drive as they were reminded of George Russell crashing into Verstappen. Let’s how the fans reacted on Twitter:

Do you think it was Lewis Hamilton’s mistake or was it just a racing incident?

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