Max Verstappen has admitted his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix was “not right” after he appeared to have intentionally crashed into George Russell’s car.
At Turn 5 of the Spanish GP, Verstappen made a dangerous move and he was handed a ten-second penalty as a result.
Drama in the closing stages of the race! 😱
Max Verstappen drops to P10 following a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with George Russell #F1 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/anhkyJ92pk
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Writing on Instagram, Verstappen said: “We had an exciting strategy and good race in Barcelona, [until] the safety car came out.
“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.
“I always give everything out there for the team and emotions can run high. You win some together, you lose some together. See you in Montreal.”
Nico Rosberg was couldn’t believed what he saw, and said while commentating Sky Sports: “He needs to get the black flag immediately. He just crashed into Russell on purpose.
“Wow, that’s bad, bad, bad. He just rammed him full on. You need to black flag him. Max was right in the first instance and then the team went against Max and caused him to boil over. He just rams him, you need to black flag that right away.”
Verstappen was also given three penalty points, which means that if he accumulates one more over the next two Grand Prix, he will receive a one-race ban.
The four-time champion is one of the best drivers in the world, but he can be reckless at times. He must understand that F1 is not a contact sport.
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