- ‘Never won a championship that way and would never want to’
- Mercedes team principal had suggested both drivers might do it
Lewis Hamilton has insisted he would never deliberately take out his rival Max Verstappen in order to win the Formula One title. The world champion was speaking as he prepared for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix after his Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, had suggested that both drivers would consider crashing intentionally with their rival if it would secure the title at the last race of the season.
With five meetings remaining Verstappen holds the advantage as they prepare to race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. He leads Hamilton by 12 points and is optimistic that he can extend it in Mexico.