Lewis Hamilton is accepting responsibility for the collision between himself and George Russell in Qatar, but is under FIA investigation...
Lewis Hamilton is under investigation by the FIA following his and George Russell’s collision on the opening lap of the Qatar Grand Prix.
Hamilton had started the race on fresh softs and got a great launch to get alongside Russell into Turn 1 as the other Mercedes driver tried to stick around the outside of polesitter Max Verstappen. But, with nowhere for Russell to go, he and Hamilton collided as the seven-time World Champion swooped in too tightly into the right-hander.
Speaking to media after his retirement, Hamilton had taken the time to review the incident properly and held his hands up to accept responsibility for the collision. Elaborating, he said: “I’m happy to take responsibility, because that’s my role .“The relationship isn’t broken. I don’t have any problems with George, we have a great relationship. This is definitely unfortunate and I’m sure he was frustrated in the moment as I was.F1 live stream: Watch the Qatar Grand Prix with F1 TV Pro!
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