There is a lot of name calling and indignation re this crash. I get it that there are a lot of Hamilton fans here but lets stick to what happened and be a bit more objective:
They crashed
Max’s car slid over Hamilton’s halo
The car came to rest on Hamilton’s front wing and wheel, well in front of the halo
Both drivers tried to see if they could carry on - it seems Max briefly engaged gear to go forward but gave up when he realised one wheel was spinning (the wheel on Hamilton’s car did not move because the non-loaded wheel spun due to the differential). The other possibility is that he let out the clutch after the crash and it was still in gear. In any case there was no danger to Hamilton.
Whilst Max was climbing out of his car, Hamilton engaged in full reverse to get out with danger to Max had he succeeded as Max was in the process of climbing out.
Once out, Max saw Hamilton still trying to reverse so moved away
Max was adjudged to be predominantly the cause of the crash
Max was given a 3 place grid penalty for the next race
So if there is any indignation, it would seem that it could be for Max being adjudged predominantly the cause (but not fully, i.e. exactly the same position Hamilton was in at Silverstone and for which, for the record, there was no indignation on this forum).
I don’t see any justification for there being indignation for Max not checking to see if Hamilton, in the process of reversing, was ok whilst at the same time not noting with indignation that Hamilton was actually trying to reverse whilst Max was climbing out of his car with direct danger to Max. Let’s keep it real and let’s stop the name calling.
With respect to the penalty, as was the case in Silverstone (with more speed and much more serious crash), there were two racers going at it full tilt and not willing to give in, and in both cases the stewards decided that one of the drivers was predominantly the cause of the crash and they penalised that driver. In Hamilton’s case, the 10 second penalty still allowed him to win with Max out, leading to a 26 point swing. In Max’s case, he didn’t go on to score in Monza so they penalised him for the next race. So the penalty will bite Max a lot more than it did Hamilton so any talk of a “weak“ penalty is unjustified. In any case penalties are given for the crash without taking into account any effect on the championship. Whether that is fair is another discussion.
Lets enjoy the next race and hope they both calm down a bit…