Hamilton: “I don't know if the contact between me and Maldonado was intentional”

Lewis Hamilton he admitted that he was very lucky to have avoided a collision with Pastor Maldonado in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. A considerable accident could have resulted.

McLaren and Williams touched at the Bus Stop chicane, in an attempt to improve their Q2 lap.

“I think it was a great stroke of luck that neither of us, him in particular, suffered any major damage,” said the Briton. However, the car suffered some damage, but managed to qualify second.

“I'll have to watch it again later. At the end of Q2, towards the end of the lap, I found the Williams going very slowly and I tried to pass it. I lost a lot of time and as I was completing Turn 1 I saw Maldonado approaching very quickly. I didn't move, he tried to pass me, looking for contact, maybe, I don't know if it was intentional."

“The front wing was damaged quite a bit and also the front suspension.”

“I think that when there are red lights and flags on the track, there is no need to race, there should be no accidents like this.”

Alessandra Leoni