Fernando Alonso jumped from 11th to fifth in the opening lap before finishing seventh, and Sergio Perez crashed | He made several attempts to overtake and tried to cut inside on Copse corner |
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It's like a professional foul," Horner later told British TV | Very disappointed with being taken out like this |
His Red Bull team tweeted that he has been taken to hospital for further precautionary tests.
18It put Verstappen in position for a fourth consecutive win, all from pole | Hamilton clipped Verstappen as the pair fought for the lead at Copse Corner on the opening lap |
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Verstappen had won the last three races to build a 33-point lead over seven-time champion Hamilton | Worryingly for his team, the cockpit camera went black and there was a prolonged period of silence before the championship frontrunner was able to recover |
Watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behavior but we move on".
The race was suspended with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the lead as crews worked to remove Verstappen's car and the stewards reviewed the incident | Verstappen's Red Bull careened off the track and into the barriers as he was knocked out of the race |
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Horner told British TV that the penalty was "pretty light, he's still going to finish on the podium with that penalty" | Hamilton initially seemed fine with the defeat at Silverstone, which packed in 90,000 fans this weekend |
Verstappen tweeted: "Glad I'm ok.