Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the opening lap in Qatar after colliding with Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
Lewis Hamilton said that after watching the replay, he takes full responsibility for his opening-lap crash with Mercedes team-mate George Russell in Qatar.
But, as Hamilton committed to the outside line, disaster struck when the Mercedes duo collided, sending Hamilton spinning off into the gravel and out of the race.In the immediate aftermath, Hamilton took to team radio to claim that Russell had taken him out at the start.With the Safety Car out, Russell then had the chance to watch the replay back on the big screens and reach his own conclusion, as he told his team there was nothing he could do.
“****ing lost for words, honestly. I’ve just seen the replays on the TV screen, couldn’t do anything, totally sandwiched. It’s ***ing Lap 1.”“I’ve watched the replay and it was 100% my fault and I take full responsibility,” Hamilton posted. “Apologies to my team and to George.”
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