Max Verstappen admitted he had a feeling he was going to make contact with Lewis Hamilton if he tried to overtake when he did in the Brazilian Grand Prix – but attempted it anyway.
The start of the race in Sao Paulo had already seen a crash, as the race was neutralised on the first lap when Daniel Ricciardo took out Kevin Magnussen. Shortly after the safety car restart, it was the turn of the 2021 title chasers to make contact.
It happened in the Senna Esses section of the track. Hamilton was ahead but left a small gap on the inside of a right-hander – Verstappen took that as invitation to stick the nose of his car on the inside, resulting in contact between the two.
