FIA launches safety investigation into "unusual" crash Verstappen and Hamilton

The crash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton may have taken place at relatively low speed, but the FIA's safety department will investigate the incident further. The FIA considers the incident to be an "unusual" accident.

Afterwards, Hamilton said the halo saved his life. Verstappen in fact landed his car on top of Hamilton's, hitting Hamilton's helmet with his wheel. The sausage kerb at turn one sent the Dutchman's car into the air and left him without control of his Red Bull.

The drivers are both fine, although Hamilton did complain of a sore neck. The FIA will now investigate the incident further, reports The Race. “Incidents that are different, so it’s not necessarily a high G impact or anything like that, or are unusual, we do look at", FIA race director Michael Masi explained.

“Our safety department does look at them in detail, investigate and see what we can learn and what we can improve for the future. “That’s how we have a whole lot of the safety features that we have today, and will continue to evolve into the future.” According to Masi, the accident between the two rivals and Carlos Sainz's crash show that there are encouraging signs of safety features in modern F1 cars.