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Max Verstappen has accused Lewis Hamilton of moving under braking at the Hungarian Grand Prix, which according to him caused their collision.
While fighting for P3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were involved in a collision.
More specifically, while trying to pass Lewis at Turn 1, Max braked too deep and his rear tyre collided with Lewis’ front, which sent the Red Bull flying out of the track.
Max was able to return to the track, but he dropped back down the order and ultimately finished the race in P5.
While discussing the collision after the race, Max accused Lewis of moving under braking.
“I went for a move that was fully on, but then in the middle of the braking zone when I was already committed to the move, he suddenly keeps warping right,” the Dutch driver told Sky Sports F1.
“If I wouldn’t have turned while braking straight I would have made contact with him. At one point naturally I locked up because he kept turning to the right.
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“People always made a lot of what happened in Austria [where he was accused of moving under breaking while fighting Lando Norris].
“It was not correct blah blah blah. But that’s on the initial move and then you just brake straight, you hold your wheel quite straight.
“I felt now it was not on the initial move, but afterwards during the braking zone he keeps turning right. You cannot do that when someone is committed to the inside.
“That’s why I locked up because otherwise we would have collided anyway because he would have just turned in on me.
“We’ll see. At the end of the day if we would have done a better strategy you are not in that position. I don’t think that was wrong. I went for a move that was fully on.
“I don’t think I braked too late,” Verstappen concluded.
