Max Verstappen posts replace from hospital as Lewis Hamilton sends finest needs after crash

Max Verstappen was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after his crash with Lewis Hamilton, however has now been launched following checks by medical professionals

Max Verstappen has revealed he has left hospital after his crash with Lewis Hamilton on the primary lap of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

The title rivals lined up alongside each other on the entrance row of the grid however collided within the opening levels in an incident which noticed Hamilton given a 10-second penalty.

Verstappen was pressured out of the race and brought to hospital as a precaution, however he has now been launched after present process checks by medical professionals.

He tweeted: “Cleared from the hospital after all of the checks had been okay. Thanks to everybody for all the great messages and finest needs.”

Regardless of his penalty, Hamilton recovered to win the Grand Prix and minimize the hole to Verstappen on the prime of the drivers’ standings to simply eight factors.

It sparked wild celebrations at Silverstone, and Verstappen hit out at his rival following the race.

He posted on Twitter : “Glad I’m okay.

“Very disillusioned with being taken out like this. The penalty given doesn’t assist us and doesn’t do justice to the damaging transfer Lewis made on observe.

“Watching the celebrations whereas nonetheless in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike conduct however we transfer on.”

Hamilton insisted in his post-race interview on Sky Sports activities he was unaware Verstappen had been taken to hospital.

“I did not know he was in hospital,” he mentioned. “Truthfully, no it doesn’t [take a shine off it]. That is racing.

“After all I might love to have the ability to race and us to depart one another area and there’s loads of area on the observe for us to get round and handle for a very long time with out colliding with somebody.

“However when somebody is simply too aggressive, these items are certain to occur and there’s not a single driver right here that doesn’t know the way aggressive a driver could be.

“There’s probably not rather more for me to say. I hope he’s OK. OF course I might like to have a wheel to wheel battle for the entire race.

“I get pleasure from racing with him, however I might by no means again down from everybody and I might not be bullied into being much less aggressive.

“At present, this weekend, we wanted the factors, there was a niche, he left a niche and I went for it.”

Hamilton later despatched his finest needs to Verstappen on Twitter, posting: “At present is a reminder of the risks on this sport. I ship my finest needs to Max who’s an unimaginable competitor. I’m glad to listen to he’s okay.

“I’ll at all times race laborious however at all times pretty. My workforce confirmed grit and perseverance on the market. It’s a dream to win in entrance of my residence crowd

Purple Bull chief Christian Horner mentioned Hamilton’s victory was “hole”.

“It shouldn’t be like that, to be sincere with you,” he mentioned on Sky Sports activities. “Max has incurred a 51g accident. Lewis Hamilton is an eight-time world champion, he shouldn’t be making manoeuvres like that. It’s unacceptable.

“Thank goodness, the most important consequence for us at the moment is that he’s unhurt, he’s having to go to hospital for [precautionary checks.

“I hope Lewis is very happy with himself.

“He stuck a wheel up the inside in a corner you just know you don’t do that. You just don’t stick a wheel up the inside at Copse, in that corner, in those circumstances.

“He was nowhere near ahead, it was contact, left front to right rear, and the speed they’re travelling, It’s one of the fastest corners in the championship.

“Lewis has got more than enough experience to know that’s unacceptable and, as I say, I”m just very disappointed that a driver of his calibre should make such a move.

“It’s dangerous, he’s put a competitor at risk, it looked desperate and thank goodness uninjured, he’s in hospital getting himself checked out.

“I don’t care what Lewis says, have a look on your own analysis, draw your own comparisons.

“For me, that’s a hollow victory.”