The Italian Grand Prix has provided numerous epic moments, but the failed duel between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is undoubtedly the most relevant for the championship.
Monza has once again given us a great race in which McLaren has once again savored victory with an exceptional double headed by Daniel Ricciardo.
But the truth is that surely the peak moment was the duel between Lewis hamilton and Max Verstappen, who collided violently in the First Variation.
Max verstappen he had pitted while playing victory with Daniel Ricciardo, but Red Bull’s never-failing mechanics made a considerable mistake this time and the right front wheel lengthened the pit stop to 11 seconds.
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Circumstance that caused Mercedes change his strategy to go longer with Lewis Hamilton and his hard tires, as he would have the option to overtake his direct rival and also Lando Norris to reach second position.
So it was and Hamilton went into the pits to change his used hard tires for the new media, but the stop was not exceptional either and the usual 2.5 seconds turned into four, opening the door for Max Verstappen to defend himself.
When Hamilton came out of the pits, the two paired up and the dutchman knew it was the final momentAs soon as your rival warmed up the new medium tires, it would be unattainable.
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Thus the things, the one of Red Bull accelerated the braking by the outside while Hamilton defended the interior. The First Variant of Monza is very closed and narrow and, when turning, Mercedes’ couldn’t leave enough room for Verstappen to avoid the deterrent banana located below the inner piano.
Finally, the Red Bull jumped on it and lost the possibility of turning, hitting the Mercedes and climbing on top. At that moment, we all gave thanks to the HALO, since if we hadn’t been there, we would very possibly have experienced a tragedy with Lewis Hamilton, who even with the HALO came to feel the Red Bull’s right rear wheel on his helmet.
Fortunately, the end result was a simple zero for both drivers and we did not have to regret physical damage, although surely this outcome will have its consequences in the future dispute for the world title, especially after the previous experience at Silverstone.