Max Verstappen y Lewis Hamilton They were involved in a new battle; the Dutch driver flew with his car after a tyre blow at the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix.
On lap 63, the Dutch driver (running fourth) went after Hamilton, who was running third. In a risky manoeuvre, the Red Bull driver tried to pass him and his tyres touched.
At that moment, Verstappen’s car flew off the track and then went off track, although the situation did not escalate. The Dutchman resumed the race, but lost two places in the standings, finishing fifth in Hungary.
The pilot stressed that The team’s strategy played a crucial role in its performance: “Today we didn’t have the pace to fight with McLaren, but I think we could have been third,” he said.
Verstappenfeeling that McLaren was out of their reach with the performance shown by Oscar Plates (winner) and Lando Norris After taking a double, he defended his performance and pointed out the failed plan of the Austrian team. “The wrong strategy put me in a situation where I had to constantly fight with people, trying to overtake, and today it didn’t work.”
He added that High track temperatures caused tires to overheat as they approached other carsneutralizing any advantage gained with cooler tires.
Regarding the clash with HamiltonVerstappen defended himself against the criticism received, arguing that The Mercedes driver was at fault in the incident: “On braking, he kept turning to the right and that’s why I also blocked because I was going for the move, but I saw that the car on the outside was still coming towards me. Otherwise, we would have collided before. I had to stop the car and that’s why I blocked,” said the defending champion.
Con seven wins and nine podiumsMax leads the standings with 265 points. Behind arises Lando Norrisfrom McLaren, with 189Third arises Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), with 162; in a season that was much more even than the previous two.
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