“Max damaged Hamilton’s rear wing with his fingers” – Mercedes makes unbelievable claim about Lewis Hamilton’s rear wing reveals Helmut Marko

Samriddhi Jaiswal | 13/11/2021

Helmut Marko revealed that Mercedes has made an unbelievable claim that Max Verstappen damaged Lewis Hamilton’s rear wing.

Lewis Hamilton came out strong during the qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix. With the new ICE in his car, he took the pole position and a five-place grid penalty.

However, after qualifying Lewis Hamilton faced an investigation by the stewards over a possible DRS violation. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen was also summoned to the stewards.

A fan video showed him touching the rear wing on Hamilton’s car after qualifying. The Dutchman’s action breach the FIA International Sporting Code relating to parc ferme conditions.

Red Bull’s advisor Helmut Marko said that Mercedes has made an unbelievable claim and turned the tables on Verstappen and Red Bull.  “The unbelievable thing is that Mercedes is now claiming that Max damaged Hamilton’s rear wing with his fingers,” he said.

Moreover, though both the cases seem to be separate, there has been speculation that Mercedes would use Verstappen’s actions as evidence in their hearing regarding Hamilton’s rear wing.

Also Read: What are the possible penalty options for Max Verstappen?

Could Max really have caused damage?

Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok downgraded the claims made by the Brackley-based team regarding Verstappen’s role in damaging Hamilton’s rear wing.

He wrote on Twitter, ” for those asking if Max could have manipulated the wing, let’s all be clear that the rear wings are designed to sustain hundreds of kilos of load without breaking. “Andre the giant could sit on it! As fit and strong as Max is, I doubt he managed to bend the wing…”, he further added.

Furthermore, the stewards have decided to disqualify the seven-time world champion from friday’s qualifying session. Following which he will start the sprint qualifying race from the back of the grid. He also has that five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race in Sao Paulo.

Also Read: Christian Horner says Red Bull cars are touched infinitely yet they don’t whine; Max Verstappen was just inquisitive

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Samriddhi Jaiswal

Samriddhi Jaiswal is an F1 editor and writer at The SportsRush. She started her career as a business journalist but soon found her calling in lights out here we go! Samriddhi has been a Ferrari fan even when her interaction with F1 was occasional. Her first real experience with the thrilling sport came when Charles Leclerc clinched his iconic victory in Spa and Monza and painted the track red. Now, a Tifosi, Samriddhi is a hardcore fan of the prancing horse and can relate to the chaos within the Italian camp and also admires Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Off the track, she finds her home in books and musical instruments.

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