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Lewis Hamilton says he doesn’t “feel there should be any hostility” over his and Max Verstappen’s collision at the Hungarian Grand Prix, “but of course, from his side, there always will be”.
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.
The stewards immediately announced an investigation into the collision, and later summoned both drivers.
Ultimately they decided that “no driver was predominantly to blame”, so they will not be taking any further action.
As for the drivers involved, Lewis said he thinks this was a “racing incident”, while Verstappen blamed Lewis for ‘moving under braking’.
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In the post-race press conference, Lewis reiterated that the situation “felt like a racing incident”, but he also acknowledged ‘there will always be hostility’ from Max’s side.
“From what I can remember, obviously we passed a backmarker,” the Briton recalled the incident.
“I got to the braking zone, and then Max appeared, to overtake the car behind me, so I moved over to defend. I left enough room in the inside, but Max locked up, and he was going a different trajectory to me.
“I was going towards, around the corner, and he came shooting across. It felt like a racing incident. And it’s easy to make mistakes like that. And so I don’t feel there should be any hostility.
“But of course, from his side, there always will be,” Hamilton concluded.
