Verstappen and Hamilton nearly collide in Italian GP FP3 tow practice

First reported 1 day, 7 hours ago · latest 3 hours ago

During Friday practice at Monza, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton almost crashed while Mercedes practiced a tow. George Russell topped FP3 timesheets. The near-miss sparked debate and footage sharing online.

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PlanetF1 frames it as Mercedes' deliberate tow practice, while Reddit posts focus on the dramatic Verstappen-Hamilton battle and a separate Colapinto-Verstappen hot lap. No official FIA document is present.

Recommended first read: PlanetF1 provides the most complete journalistic account, explaining Mercedes' strategy and the context of the near-miss, with an image.

Verstappen and Hamilton nearly collide in Italian GP FP3 tow practice

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Verstappen and Hamilton nearly collide in Italian GP FP3 tow practice

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Mercedes reveals Italian GP tow plan in FP3 as Hamilton and Verstappen almost crash

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More footage of Verstappen and Hamilton fighting earlier in the lap, before the incident into turn 1.

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle at the end of FP3

Colapinto and Verstappen started racing in a hot lap