Hakkinen fears pattern in crashes Verstappen and Hamilton: “Very disturbing”

According to Formula 1 world champion of 1998 and 1999, Mika Hakkinen, the crash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton could have been prevented if one of the drivers had wanted to give way. That did not happen and that somewhat surprised Hakkinen. In such wheel-to-wheel battles he had a vision of his own.

“My old rivals Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher were involved in several controversial accidents, but in my view it is always best to avoid contact and keep the focus on a possible victory,” he writes in his column for Unibet.

“If you make contact, you are never sure of the outcome. Your opponent may have a damaged car, but so can you,” Hakkinen continues. “It’s so much better to focus on racing hard, keeping the best strategy and realizing that you can’t win every race, especially if you’re trying to win a world title. Sometimes second or third place is a good thing. equally important result.”

Hakkinen saw two serious crashes in four races involving Hamilton and Verstappen: “Max was lucky that he was not injured in his crash at Silverstone, while last weekend we saw Hamilton saved by his halo.”

“They were two potentially very serious accidents in four races. That is very disturbing, because nobody should just take safety for granted. We cannot be complacent about this,” it sounds firmly.

“The championship this year is great to watch because they are close together. I want to see Max and Lewis give their all, every lap, but I also want to see them finish races and actually see them on the podium. the results decide the final outcome and not the number of accidents.”

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