Hamilton and Verstappen clashed at Copse nook on the opening lap at Silverstone as they fought for the lead – with the Red Bull driver being pitched onerous into the barrier.
Although the race stewards dominated that Hamilton was in charge for the incident and handed him a 10-second time penalty, a livid Marko believes a harder sanction is justified.
Speaking to Sky Germany, Marko stated the crash between Hamilton and Verstappen was not a standard incident, as he accused the world champion of harmful driving.
Asked a couple of common penalty, Marko stated: “You cannot do this with the traditional sporting code.
“I don’t know what the maximum penalty would be, but such dangerous and reckless behaviour should be punished with a suspension or something.”
Marko stated there was little question in his thoughts that Hamilton was in charge for the accident – and he felt it was out of order for such an incident to have occurred at a high-speed nook like Copse.
“If a competitor massively touches our rear wheel with his front wheel, then that’s no longer a racing accident in the fastest corner of the course,” he stated. “That is negligent to dangerous behaviour.”
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
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When it was instructed to him that Mercedes had reckoned Verstappen had been in charge for the crash, Marko stated: “Then they are all blind. The replays showed that quite clearly. He went into our right rear wheel with his left front wheel and sent Verstappen into the barrier.”
Red Bull revealed that Verstappen’s influence with the tyre barrier registered at 51G, with the race having to be purple flagged in order that repairs could possibly be made.
A livid Horner has messaged F1 race director Michael Masi to clarify that he felt Hamilton was wholly in charge for the crash.
“As far as I’m concerned, full blame lays on Hamilton who should never have been in that position,” he stated.
“You could have had a massive accident. Thank God he’s walked away unscathed. So, I hope you’re going to deal with it appropriately.”
