Max Verstappen's furious radio message to Lewis Hamilton after Italian GP crash
BREAKING: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided at the Italian Grand Prix, ending both drivers' involvement in the race.
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Max Verstappen was furious after a collision with Lewis Hamilton ended both drivers' involvement in the race. Hamilton and Verstappen collided on turn two of lap 26 at Monza, with the Red Bull driver's car spectacularly landing on top of the Mercedes. Verstappen appeared to accuse Hamilton of not leaving enough space for him around the turn, venting to his team: "That's what you get when you don't leave the space."
Verstappen had been in second place behind leader Daniel Ricciardo before an 11-second pit-stop — around nine seconds longer than normal for Red Bull's pit crew — saw the 23-year-old drop down to 10th place.
Tensions were high from the beginning of the race as Hamilton fumed over the radio, claiming the Dutchman "pushed him wide" during the opening laps.
And when the crash arrived, it was a dramatic one, with Verstappen's car going over the top of Hamilton's. Hamilton initially attempted to reverse out of the crash, before he was told by Mercedes to turn his engine off.
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Verstappen was the first to exit his car and appeared furious as he returned to speak with his team, while Hamilton emerged a few moments later.
Verstappen had led the drivers' standings by three points from Hamilton going into Sunday's race, having clawed back the advantage held by the seven-time world champion going into F1's summer break with wins in Belgium and the Netherlands.