Collision ‘not right'
Max Verstappen admits his collision with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix was "not right".
Verstappen stopped short of apologising for the incident that earned him a 10sec penalty and dropped him to 10th place in Barcelona.
Late in the race, Verstappen was told by his team to allow Russell to pass after Verstappen had left the track during an overtake attempt from Russell. But after allowing the Mercedes driver to pass, Verstappen accelerated heading into a turn and caused a collision.
"Some moves after the safety car restart fuelled my frustration, leading to a move that was not right and shouldn't have happened," he wrote on social media. "I always give everything out there for the team and emotions can run high." — Field Level Media
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