What the Verstappen/Hamilton Brazil crash teaches F1 about a 2021 rematch

OPINION: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crashed into each other yet again in last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. But it was more 50-50 than the stewards’ ruling reflected and also offered fascinating insight into the thinking of two Formula 1 legends

Author Alex Kalinauckas

Updated Nov 16, 2022, 10:49 AM

Imola 2021, Silverstone 2021, Monza 2021, Jeddah 2021 and now Interlagos 2022.

At the venue where they also clashed controversially but didn’t actually make contact last year, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided yet again. In a race packed with storylines thanks to George Russell’s impressive maiden Formula 1 win and team-mate wars across the grid, this was surely the headline act.

It wrecked Verstappen’s quest to end 2022 with a perfect run of five wins (and a possible total of 16) and was a key factor in Mercedes finally ending its 21-race win drought.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.