British Grand Prix: Max Verstappen hoping to avoid repeat of 2021 nightmare in duel with Lando Norris
- Just days after a clash wrecked both drivers’ races in Austria, they could meet again at Silverstone, which saw an opening-lap crash in 2021
Max Verstappen will hope to avoid any repeat of his 2021 nightmare this weekend when he and Lando Norris go head-to-head in the next round of their Formula One title battle at the British Grand Prix.
Just days after a controversial crash wrecked both drivers’ races at the Austrian Grand Prix, gifting victory to George Russell of Mercedes, Red Bull’s three-time champion and McLaren’s pretender to the crown meet again.
The prospect of more wheel-to-wheel racing and potential contact at the high-speed Silverstone circuit, in front of a partisan home crowd, inevitably prompts memories of a similar scenario in 2021.
Then, an unforgiving and relentless Verstappen ended up in hospital after an opening-lap crash at the fearsomely fast Copse corner with British hero and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.
The times have changed, but the scenario is worryingly similar: two driven racers refusing to concede ground, though Verstappen was adjudged to be guilty of causing their emotion-charged clash last Sunday.
