The heated on-track clash between Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson during the second practice session of the Mexico City Grand Prix continues to draw strong reactions from the motorsport community. The duo went wheel-to-wheel through the stadium section, culminating in contact at Turn 14 while Verstappen was on a flying lap and Lawson was coasting.
Following the investigation, both drivers were slapped with a one-place grid penalty for Sunday's race, alongside a penalty point added to their respective Super Licenses. Verstappen was vocal about his annoyance after stepping out of the car, labeling the maneuver as not smart behavior as tensions flare in the paddock.
Weighing in on the controversy, former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya defended the Red Bull driver's irritation, going as far as to claim he would have taken an even more aggressive approach in the same scenario. Speaking on F1 TV, the former driver broke down the dynamic of the incident.
'I look at that and I understand that Liam felt that it was a late lunge, that it was a necessary late lunge, and he still made the corner,' Montoya stated. 'And Max stayed there anyway, so he said, "You’re going to stay there, then I’m going to drive you off the track".'
Montoya didn't hold back regarding how he would have handled the situation. 'If I’m sitting in Liam’s position, I think what Liam did was the right thing. If I’m in Max’s position, I would have put him in the tyre barrier.'
Meanwhile, former IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe offered a balanced yet critical perspective, placing blame on both competitors for the avoidable collision. Hinchcliffe pointed out that the unnecessary contact damaged Verstappen's floor, sacrificing crucial data acquisition during a vital practice session.
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