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Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who leads the drivers' championship this season, were involved in a high-speed collision on the first lap of the British Grand Prix this Sunday. .
Hamilton made several attempts to overtake Verstappen on that opening lap and as the drivers reached Silverstone's Copse corner, the Briton's left front wheel touched the Red Bull driver's right rear tire.
Verstappen went off the track and through the gravel before crashing into the barriers, although the driver was able to walk out of his car which was destroyed.
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The race was called off with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc leading the way.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Hamilton had been "completely out of line."
"Everybody who's driven that corner knows you don't get a wheel on the inside at Copse," Horner told Channel 4. "He sent him against the fence. Thank God he wasn't hurt. It was an impertinent move."
The race stewards then sanctioned Hamilton with a 10-second penalty for the incident with Verstappen.
"He was ahead going in there," Hamilton said in a radio call with his team.
"It was my line. I was giving the guy room."
Despite the penalty, Hamilton chased after Leclerc and on lap 50 overtook the Ferrari - at the Copse corner - to take the lead and secure his 99th race win.
Sunday's race was attended by 140,000 people, according to Silverstone organizers.
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