Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton was launched airborne after he duelled for second place with Alonso at Les Combes.

George Russell was fourth. “What an idiot,” he shouted. Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from from the Belgian Grand Prix on the first lap following a collision with Fernando Alonso – with the Spaniard suggesting his former team-mate can only race at the front of the grid.

LEWIS HAMILTON was involved in a first-lap crash at the Belgian Grand Prix.

This is a car that we continue to struggle with, and I definitely won't miss it at the end of the year. The Spaniard was appalled at Hamilton after the collision as he blamed the Mercedes star solely for the shunt. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have struggled to compete for wins this season as they lack the pace to keep up with Red Bull and Ferrari. It ended the seven-time champion’s chances of battling for a win after Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were handed penalties. His race engineer Peter Bonnington then told Hamilton to stop the car with the champion pulling over on the side of the Blanchimont corner. [Lewis Hamilton](/latest/lewis-hamilton) is out of the Belgian Grand Prix after a first-lap crash with former team-mate Fernando Alonso.

The former McLaren teammates were battling for second spot on the first lap, only to collide with the damage forcing Lewis Hamilton out of the race while ...

Hamilton had to retire later in the lap with damage, but Alonso was able to continue, although he dropped down to fifth. I couldn’t see him actually, he was right in my blind spot.” “It doesn’t really matter what he said,” Hamilton interrupted. Just so sorry to the team.” A second added: "Hamilton's fault. Alonso took to his team radio to call Hamilton an "idiot" with the Spaniard cuttingly adding: "This guy only knows how to drive when he starts in first place."

The Belgian Grand Prix always has the potential to throw up a few dramatic moments, as yesterday's qualifying session proved.It seems that every edition of ...

Replays indicated that Hamilton was clearly in the wrong, failing to give Alonso enough room on the corner. There have also been some notable incidents on track between the pair down through the years. However, this would prove to be his undoing as he was involved in a collision with Fernando Alonso. It seems that every edition of the race throws up one or two controversial incidents, with 2022 always unlikely to be an exception. Fernando Alonso was NOT happy with Lewis Hamilton as they collide on the opening lap 😡 Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso come together on the opening lap!

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso collided on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix and the Alpine driver blasted the Brit in an explosive rant on the ...

"We came here very optimistic we could be close, but to be 1.8 seconds behind is a real kick in the teeth. "The teams ahead of us are in another league and our car looked so much different today. The 33-year-old is yet to win a single race and is languishing well behind defending champion Max Verstappen in the driver standings. It is the latest setback for Hamilton in a season that has been a real struggle. And following the incident, the Alpine man launched into an explosive rant against Hamilton on the team radio where he claimed the Brit "only knows how to drive starting first." "Closing the door from the outside.