Jeremy Clarkson's controversial take about Monaco Grand Prix first lap crash in 2024
Jeremy Clarkson has had his say on the first lap crash at the Monaco Grand Prix.
On Sunday afternoon, the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix was red-flagged after just a few corners as Red Bull star Sergio Perez collided with Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.
Perez was the leading car of the trio but was tagged by Magnussen, which sent the Red Bull spinning, taking Hulkenberg with him.
On social media, former Top Gear presenter and Formula 1 fan Clarkson wrote: “That wasn’t K Mag’s fault in my opinion. OK. It definitely wasn’t K Mag’s fault. Even Jenson now agrees.”
Reacting to the 64-year-old, one fan said: “It was.Magnussen hit the barrier before he hit Perez.He could have lifted.”
Another tweeted: “Have you been on the Hawkstone, Jezza?”
A third fan added: “Not sure. Although there was a gap I don’t know where he thought he was gonna go and end up.”
Someone else wrote: “Perez knew he was there. He made a choice.”
A fifth commented: “Magnussen, just like in his early F1 years. I thought he would have learned.”
Speaking to Sky Sports after the crash, Magnussen said: “From my point of view, I had a good part of my front on Perez's rear and when he went to the wall I got pushed to the wall and made contact with him.
“I trusted he was going to leave space for me since I was there. It's not a corner where you're braking into it, it's a bend on the straight so you have to have a car otherwise you leave the other guy no option.”
He added: “From my point of view, I was there and I got squeezed to the wall.”
Carlos Sainz was also involved in a minor incident with McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, with the former suffering a puncture as a result.
Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly made contact just before the tunnel section, with Ocon retiring from the race afterwards.
