“This Guy Only Knows How to Drive and Start First”: Elbows Out & Mics Ablaze as Lewis Hamilton Leaves Fernando Alonso Fuming Over First Lap Disaster at Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton faces catastrophe at the Belgium GP as he finds himself out of the W13 on the opening lap of the race. So far in the season, the Brit was the only driver to cross the chequered flag at each venue raced this season. However, the streak of 13 races comes to a sorrowful end.

After a disappointing qualifying session yesterday, the Mercedes ace was eyeing to make amends on the race day. Given that he started on the second row, and the strength of the W13 is its race pace, he was in a favorable position for a sixth consecutive podium finish in a row.

As the 5-lights went out at Spa-Francorchamps, the seven-time world champion found himself wheel to wheel with the two-time world champion. The rivalry ignited between the former McLaren duo, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, which concluded in car number 14 rear-ending car number 44.

Following the collision, the Mercedes star tried to continue on with his Grand Prix, but a call from his race engineer asking him to “Stop, stop” on track, saw him end the race in a DNF. Nevertheless, the Alpine walked out of the crash with significantly less damage, and Alonso came over the radio to put Hamilton under fire.

“Yeah, What an idiot! Closing the door from the outside. I mean, we had a mega start but this guy only knows how to drive and start in first,” Alonso exclaimed.

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In the aftermath of the incident, the stewards decided ‘No investigation is necessary’, as neither pilot received any penalty for coming together.

A fatal return for Lewis Hamilton after the summer break

Ahead of the Belgium GP, Hamilton returned to the paddock with a bounce in his step as he was all set for the second half of the season to unfold. Notably, he claimed to cause havoc in the races remaining this season. Unfortunately, the only havoc he has created is on the F1 Twitter.

Hamilton put in the work overnight and was reported to stay at the track till midnight to find solutions to the struggles of the W13. Unfortunately, he never got to execute the strategies of the Brackley outfit on race day.

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After 16 years in F1, Hamilton has won a race in every season of his career, but the present one. Belgium GP was arguably his best shot to grab the top step of the podium, given that Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc started at the back of the grid. Nevertheless, a race consisting of 44 laps ended up with bad luck for the driver racing with number 44.

Who do you think was at fault, Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton?