Motor racing-Hamilton penalised for Verstappen's race-ending crash


Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 18, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads at the start of the race ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Red Bull's Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen crashed out of the British Grand Prix on Sunday after colliding with Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap, with the race temporarily halted.

Stewards decided Hamilton had caused the collision and handed the seven-times world champion a 10 second penalty for his home race.

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