Hamilton climbs from his wrecked Mercedes. Picture: Fox Sports Lewis Hamilton has credited the halo with saving his life after Max Verstappen ended his Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix atop his Mercedes. The title rivals crashed out in spectacular fashion midway through the race at the first chicane, wheel-to-wheel contact throwing the rear of the Red Bull skywards. It came to rest on Hamilton’s airbox before sliding down onto the halo, Verstappen’s right-rear wheel impacting the seven-time world champion’s head in the process. “Thank God for the halo, it saved me,” Hamilton said. “I don’t think I’ve ever been hit on the head by a car before, my head really is quite far...
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