The two title contenders, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, have crashed again. As the rivals were zipping around Monza, the Dutch driver jumped the curb heading into turn two. This saw him land over the seven-time world champion, sending both of them into the gravel.
Naturally, the world of Twitter burst into a storm of reactions, as this isn’t the first time the two have crashed into each other this season.
Here is the crash!! #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/CSBye7KKba
— FormulaNerds (@FormulaNerds) September 12, 2021
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So, without any further ado, let’s jump into the reactions, as it will make the title race more interesting.
Twitter reacts to Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen colliding at Monza
As Lewis was coming out of the pits, Max was zipping down the main straight. As both of them headed into turn one, the Red Bull driver hit the kerb, which saw him land on top of Hamilton, taking both of them into the gravel trap. Both drivers must have been fuming, but the world of Twitter reacted differently.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have collided at 100% of #F1 events with #F1Sprint. #ItalianGP
— Phillip Horton (@PHortonF1) September 12, 2021
Mama Mia 😱
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) September 12, 2021
Let the blame game begin.#F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/jCO5SvHZzo
— Floris Visman (@FlorisVisman) September 12, 2021
Max Verstappen waiting for Lewis Hamilton in the pits #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/jSHRvFigO4
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) September 12, 2021
Lando Norris leaving the first chicane with Verstappen and Hamilton crashing into each other #ItalianGP #WTF1 #F1 pic.twitter.com/9j5weVPfRS
— Matthew Nordberg (@Matt_Nordberg) September 12, 2021
#WTF1 #ItalianGP Hamilton and Verstappen right now… pic.twitter.com/sUlFp9ab6a
— Kevin Capps (@Kcap04) September 12, 2021
NETFLIX watching Hamilton and Verstappen take each other out like:#ItalianGP #WTF1 pic.twitter.com/sxu6nwhoLi
— 🤨 (@jazzonasunday) September 12, 2021
Verstappen didn't even bother to check if Lewis Hamilton was ok all he did was shout on the radio! #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/wp3aSAheFM
— ©keitany (@rardo_lags) September 12, 2021
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How does this affect the championship?
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The Dutch driver was hoping to take more points from this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix. However, his duel with Hamilton will affect the drivers’ standings heavily, as both of them were taken out of the race.
However, the Red Bull driver is still grateful that he still has a five-point gap over the Mercedes driver. Meanwhile, Lewis might be furious with himself, as this result doesn’t see him bag any points and doesn’t regain the lead in the championship.
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The two title rivals will have a week off before they head off to Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix. Both Hamilton and Verstappen will make sure such an incident won’t occur again and hope to seize some points for their respective teams.
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