Accident between Verstappen and Hamilton in Hungary: “I stayed”

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, great enemies since the controversial 2021 season where both fought until the last lap for the title, reunited on the track. And they got together again.

There are 7 more laps, Max Verstappen attacked Lewis Hamilton and he did it too aggressively. He over-braked and caught Hamilton. The impact caused the vehicle Verstappen He got up, with all four wheels in the air, and strangely, he was able to return to the asphalt and continue the race.

The fight was for third position and this was Max’s third attempt to overtake Hamilton. He tried it early in the race, on lap 35, after braking in turn 1 at Hamilton. Max wanted to make a good outside turn 2, but he went wide and Lewis regained the position.

And after the second stop, Max chased Hamilton again. He tried it again, with no luck, outside. Hamilton’s defense is very good and Max will have to take risks if he wants to get past him. And he is very optimistic. He made a mistake and the accident happened, where fortunately both cars were able to continue the race.

Hamilton even managed to salvage third position, while Verstappen lost fourth place to Leclerc for that touch. After returning to the track, he finished 5th.

Hamilton, in a press conference, assured that it was a career move. “I stayed, he hit my wheel and went away. I think it was a racing incident,” Lewis said. Meanwhile, Verstappen said the 7-time champion continues to spin.

“In Austria they gave me a lot of shit saying that I was moving when braking. I put my car in initial motion and then kept straight. Now, when braking, he continued to spin so I blocked as well the wheels, because I was going for the movement and I saw that the car outside was coming towards me.”argument.

The FIA ​​decided not to penalize Max because, according to the stewards, “Hamilton could have done more to avoid the crash”