Russell clash should not have happened, says Verstappen
Max Verstappen has conceded that his Spanish Grand Prix clash with Mercedes' George Russell, which left the Formula One champion on the brink of a ban, was wrong and should not have happened.
The Red Bull driver made his comments on Instagram a day after the race at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Four-time world champion Verstappen was given a 10-second post-race penalty for appearing to drive into Russell after a late safety car period, as well as three penalty points on his super-licence.
The added time dropped him from fifth to 10th while the penalty points took his tally to 11 in a 12-month period. One more in the next two races before the end of June will trigger a race ban.
'We had an exciting strategy and good race in Barcelona, till the safety car came out,' Verstappen, who had led Sunday's race won by McLaren's Oscar Piastri, said in his post.
'Our tyre choice to the end and some moves after the safety car restart fuelled my frustration, leading to a move that was not right and shouldn't have happened.
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