Hungarian GP stewards pick sides after Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton collision

Hungarian GP stewards pick sides after Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton collision
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided during the Hungarian Grand Prix and the Red Bull racer accused his Mercedes rival of moving under braking and causing that clash

The Formula 1 stewards said they will take no further action over the collision between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in Budapest.

The two racers rekindled their rivalry with a collision as they fought for a place on the Hungarian Grand Prix podium. Verstappen was frustrated with how his race was going but definitely had the pace in his Red Bull to get the better of Hamilton.

However, he locked up as he attempted the move up the inside heading into turn one. The cars collided and his Red Bull was sent airborne as it went over the wheel of the Mercedes before it came crashing back down to the ground.

Verstappen accused Hamilton of moving under braking. But the seven-time F1 champion denied that and said it was “a racing incident”, and the stewards appear to have agreed with him.

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They will take no further action over the incident and the 200th podium of Hamilton’s career is safe. Explaining the decision, the stewards wrote: “On the approach to turn one, both Car 44 [Hamilton] and Car 1 [Verstappen] overtook Car 23 [the lapped Alex Albon].

“Car 44 returned to the racing line before the braking zone and commenced to turn into turn one. Car 1 approached the turn faster than on previous laps (due to DRS) and braked at the same point as previously. The driver of Car 1 argued that Car 44 was changing direction under braking.

The driver of Car 44 stated that he was simply following his normal racing line (which was confirmed by examination of video and telemetry evidence of previous laps).