Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton said it was "nice to know" how Fernando Alonso felt about him following their first-lap clash at the Belgian Grand Prix which drew a sharp ...

"It's a tricky corner - I was frustrated in that moment, for sure. "It doesn't really matter what he said, I don't really care. "I'm just so sorry to the team. "I don't really have a response to it," Hamilton, who took responsibility for the crash, said. "Looking back at the footage, he was in my blind spot, and I didn't leave him enough space, so it was my fault today," Hamilton said. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the Belgian Grand Prix following a first-lap collision with Fernando Alonso; The Alpine driver branded Hamilton "an idiot" who "only knows how to drive and start in first" in an angry radio message

Lewis Hamilton has been labelled an "idiot" by a former teammate, while Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the drivers' championship with victory in ...

"It was quite a hectic first lap to try and stay out of trouble, but once we settled in after the safety car, the car was on rails," Verstappen said. Verstappen then continued his march to the front, taking the lead of the race on lap 12 of 44 when Ferrari's Carlos Sainz pitted. "What an idiot. While Hamilton had an afternoon to forget, Verstappen drove a perfect race to take his ninth victory of the season, extending his lead in the Drivers' Championship. The Dutchman had climbed six places by the end of the first lap when the safety car was deployed due to the retirements of Hamilton and Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas, who was the victim of a separate crash with Nicholas Latifi, that forced him into the gravel. Hamilton, who was on a streak of five-consecutive podium finishes, took too much track when trying to overtake Alonso and made contact with the Spaniard as he turned in on him, sending the back half ot the Briton's car into the air before a safe landing.

Briton crashed out of Belgian GP after hitting Fernando Alonso · Race was won by world championship leader Max Verstappen.

I would have until I heard what he said,” he said. I am sorry to the team and I need to recuperate and get back on the treadmill.” “Looking back he was in my blind spot, I didn’t give him enough space.

The two drivers were fighting for third, but their cars made contact which caused Hamilton's car to jump in the air for a brief moment. While Alonso was allowed ...

The two drivers were fighting for third, but their cars made contact which caused Hamilton’s car to jump in the air for a brief moment. When speaking to the broadcast, Alonso downplayed the incident and said he credits Hamilton for taking the blame for what happened. In the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso made contact with each other, forcing Hamilton to leave the race early.

'What an idiot!': Alonso fumes at Hamilton over first lap crash as Mercedes star says sorry.

“These things happen. He closed the door from the outside. I normally take more care. An angry Alonso ranted on Alpine team radio at the time: “What an idiot. It just happened.” I mean, it’s motor racing, I gave it everything. “I know how things go in the heat of the moment, but it is nice to know how he feels about me, and it is better that it is out in the open how he feels. It wasn’t intentional. The pair were unhurt and continued. “It was his mistake to close the door like that.” “So I don’t think that it’s a mistake - it’s just that in the heat of the moment you try to take the slipstream, brake late and turn in. “I didn’t see him.

Lewis Hamilton has accepted the blame for his Lap 1 clash with former team mate Fernando Alonso, which saw Hamilton's Mercedes thrown into the air before he ...

And yeah, I was frustrated but luckily my car was very strong, and nothing happened, I could continue. I mean, we had a mega start, but this guy only knows how to drive and start in first.” It happened in the past, I remember also with Lewis and [former Mercedes team mate Nico] Rosberg [in 2014]. It’s a tricky corner. Just so sorry to the team.” I don’t care.

Lewis Hamilton says it was "nice to know how he feels about me" after being criticised by fellow driver Fernando Alonso for a first-lap crash between the ...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said: "[Lewis] just left him no room on the inside. It's just the heat of the moment. Hamilton was classified ahead in the championship, one point behind winner Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, on results count-back. When I start well, on [the] first or second row, all these things happen and for sure I was frustrated in that moment. However, Hamilton said the incident was "definitely my fault", adding: "Just didn't leave quite enough space. He accepted his mistake and is welcome. "I think he thought that I was not there anymore. Grateful to be alive and in shape." But I don't know, I normally take more care." Just happened." Definitely high. The Briton stated: "I know that's how things feel in the heat of the moment, but it's nice to know how he feels about me."

Old wounds have been reopened after a back-breaking crash sparked a fiery radio call and bitter consequences.

Asked if he would speak to the 41-year-old Alonso, Hamilton replied: “No. I am grateful to still be alive and in shape. As Hamilton trudged back to the pits, the stewards noted the accident before taking no further action. I am sure I will feel sore tomorrow. “I know how things go in the heat of the moment, but it is nice to know how he feels about me, and it is better that it is out in the open about how he feels,” said Hamilton, on learning of Alonso’s outburst. “I am so sorry, guys,” he said over the radio.

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has taken the blame for his first lap retirement at the Belgian Grand Prix, after Alpine's Fernando Alonso labelled him an ...

“This is not the first time this season that drivers (not Hamilton) have initially refused to go for a medical check. So he was like right in my blind spot.” “I could hear something’s broken in the gearbox. In a way, better that it’s out in the open, how he feels. Like I said, it was my fault. “He was in my blind spot and I didn’t leave him enough space, so it was my fault today, just so sorry to the team,” he said.

Verstappen has one hand on the 2022 championship after winning the Belgian Grand Prix and is poised to claim a second consecutive world title having ousted ...

The first was in Monaco, where Perez won and the world champion ended third. His Mexican team-mate came second in Spa but has only finished ahead of Verstappen twice this season when both have reached the chequered flag. Ferrari icon Schumacher and Vettel jointly hold the record for the most race wins in a single season. No one has ever claimed more points in a single season than Hamilton three years go, when the Mercedes man racked up 413 courtesy of 11 wins from 21 races. And he may now be about to strip Hamilton, Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel of some superlative F1 records this year. Verstappen has one hand on the 2022 championship after winning the Belgian Grand Prix and is poised to claim a second consecutive world title having ousted Hamilton in Abu Dhabi last year.

FERNANDO ALONSO may be regretting his rant over the radio about Lewis Hamilton after the pair came together at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Lewis did not have that luck and had to retire the car." Alonso post-race admitted his surprise that Hamilton shouldered the blame for the incident. This could be his first ever season in the sport without a single win though with the Silver Arrows still behind the Red Bulls and Ferraris despite upgrades. After a strong start, Hamilton was running P4 and looking to overtake Alonso around the outside heading into the Les Combes chicane at Spa but squeezed the Spaniard with the impact lifting the Briton's car up into the air. Hamilton took the blame for a first-lap collision with Alonso which saw his Mercedes jump up into the air and crash back down on the tarmac. Alpine driver Alonso fumed on his team radio and said: "What an idiot, closing the door from the outside.

Lewis Hamilton says he won't speak to Fernando Alonso about their first lap clash at the Belgian Grand Prix following the Spaniard's rant on the radio.

"It's unfortunate. That's what adults do." "I don't really have a response to it. I would have until I heard what he said. Belgian Grand Prix Alonso was livid on the team radio and said: “What an idiot!

LEWIS HAMILTON retired at the end of lap one at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Hamilton suffered terminal damage and peeled off to retire from the race at the end of the first lap. Hamilton and Alonso came to blows after the pair had excellent starts and passed Sergio Perez’s Red Bull. [Lewis Hamilton](/latest/lewis-hamilton) has claimed he and Fernando Alonso had “different careers” in a swipe at his former team-mate after the pair came together at the Belgian Grand Prix.