Even though this kind of scrape at a slow speed might just leave a mark, this was in a high-speed bend at over 300 kilometers per hour, where the car's overall balance had reached an extremely delicate state.
In such a state, any slight instability intervening could lead to the car instantly going out of control.
And that's exactly what happened to Verstappen's car.
The moment it was hit by Hamilton, the car lost control, spinning around on the spot. The right rear wheel that suffered the collision completely detached, and the car rapidly sped over the concrete ground after T9, crashing into the gravel buffer zone. It continued rotating due to the centripetal force from entering the corner and just in time came parallel to the tire wall right before hitting it.
Then, amidst a massive cloud of dust, Verstappen, carrying horrific kinetic energy, crashed into the tire-constructed buffer wall.
Silence.
