2011 F1 Spa Qualifying Session: Hamilton vs Maldonado Round 2

If I had heard back in January that Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado would get into such a rivalry, I would have scoffed and labeled the prediction as absolutely rubbish. But lo and behold not, once but twice the pair have been involved in altercations—both of which were avoidable and simply unnecessary. The first round occurred at Monaco earlier this year.Hamilton had a tough race. He had already been penalized for a collision with Felipe Massa, for which he received a drive-through penalty. Then, in a desperate attempt to perform damage limitation to his championship hopes, he collided with Maldonado. This got him yet another penalty (20-second penalty added to his final time), which fortunately for him didn't affect hi...

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