The 2022 F1 season might be winding down to its conclusion with not much to play for, but it didn’t stop fireworks on and off the track at Interlagos. Nauckas picks out the 10 things we learned from the Brazilian Grand Prix 📝
Photo by: Steve Etherington /That’s what was missing from 2021 in 2022: Hamilton and Verstappen colliding in a crash that really could’ve been avoided. It sent fresh toxicity through F1’s online fanbase, but it was also thrilling.
The main takeaways from this clash are: that Verstappen does race Hamilton differently to other drivers. He had the whole race ahead to mount a pass and even if the Dutchman insists his tyre degradation was worse and therefore the win was never on against Mercedes on Sunday, the RB18 is still the faster car and the crash and subsequent recoveries eliminated evidence this was definitively the case. And the other is that Hamilton won’t back down against Verstappen either.
But this was the first showing of steel from the seven-time world champion to back up his strong pre-season words about making a statement strike back after his devastating 2021 title loss. Mercedes’ poor package prevented that for so long, but if it’s truly in the fight again next year, the Interlagos incident suggests F1 will see the Copse 2021 Hamilton matching Verstappen’s aggression rather than the turning out of clashes.
Verstappen said after crossing the line that “I told you already last time, you guys don't ask that again to me, OK? Are we clear about that? I gave my reasons and I stand by it”, with reports in the Dutch press – particularly from journalist Erik van Haren – suggesting the issue goes all the way back to Perez’s Monaco qualifying crash.
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