F1 News: Max Verstappen Fumes At Red Bull As He Refuses To Apologize After Hungarian GP

Verstappen, who started third on the grid, faced a series of setbacks due to pit stop decisions and performance issues with his Red Bull RB20 car, which he felt hindered his chances at a better position. Whilst speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the race, the three-time champion commented:

“Of course I’m not happy. On a day when we’re already lacking pace compared to McLaren, you try and hope we do the right things with the strategy which today was not the case.

“To be undercut was not ideal but maybe you get caught out ok. We tried to go a bit longer but my pace was not very good.

“I’m realistic. Today we couldn’t have beaten the McLarens, but a P3 was on the cards if we would have been on it a bit more.”

The race was fraught with tension, particularly highlighted by Verstappen’s collision with Lewis Hamilton, which miraculously resulted in no penalties for either driver. Verstappen staunchly defended his maneuver, drawing parallels to an earlier season incident involving Lando Norris.

“I got a lot of **** thrown at me in Austria with people saying moving under braking, blah blah blah. I am positioning my car on the initial movement and then I keep it straight.