Ralf Schumacher lashes out Toto Wolff and says ‘Lewis is no Highness’

It’s been more than four weeks since the first lap incident between title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Silverstone, which caused a stir among Formula one world. Now ex-F1 driver and Michael’s brother Ralf Schumacher shares his thoughts on the incident.

The inevitable incident spurred massive controversy, with Lewis Hamilton receiving insane backlash from the fans. Many felt that Hamilton’s was aggressive and showed no respect to his challenger.

And the criticisms turned ugly in time, which led to several entities in F1, including the Mercedes boss, himself calling for more respect for the 7-time world champion.

A lot of drivers, too, urged the fans to stop with hate comments against the Mercedes driver and demanded them to show some respect for the knight.

However, Ralf Schumacher, isn’t shying away from laying a strong opinion against such demands. He opined that Lewis Hamilton isn’t a ‘highness’ to receive a king’s treatment, as he felt that backlashes are always inevitable after causing such a crash.

During an exclusive interview with F1-Insider, Schumacher revealed that he was shocked when he noticed Wolff urging everyone to show some respect for Hamilton. Schumacher further felt that laying such a demand is a shame.

“Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff actually called for more respect for Hamilton after the accident with Verstappen at Silverstone,” he said.

“I can’t understand that and think it’s a shame. Because no matter which and how many titles someone has, we are all human, mistakes can be made.”

Hamilton was given lenient a 10-second penalty for causing the collision. Red Bull did appeal the FIA’s verdict, demanding more punishment for Hamilton. However, the FIA hardly moved the case forward, as they felt that their evidence wasn’t enough to prove the Briton guilty.

Schumacher put blame on Hamilton for the Silverstone incident. Hence, he felt that calling Hamilton’s action ‘amateurish’ is not wrong whatsoever.

“For me, it was a mistake by Lewis Hamilton, which of course had great consequences for Red Bull. I think it’s bad that you can’t talk about it openly,” he said.

“I also don’t know if it’s that bad if you’ve described Lewis’s action at Silverstone as amateurish. Lewis is no Highness, he’s still a person who goes to the bathroom just like all of us.”

Ralf Schumacher’s comments makes more sense, it is norm for fans to criticize wrong doers in any sports. Lewis Hamilton should not be an exception for that, but fans should not cross the limits while criticizing anyone including Lewis.