Max Verstappen crash: Silverstone included in top five incidents involving Red Bull driver
Monaco 2015
During his rookie F1 season, Verstappen was involved in a hefty shunt 🧸at the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix.
Running behind the Lotus of Romain Grosjean, Verstappen couldn’t overtake the Frenchman du𓆏e to the tight and twisty nature of the Monte Carlo street circuit.
On the approach to Sainte Devote, Verstappen clipped the back of Grosjean, spearing into the barriℱers at Turn 1.
Verstappen was just 17 at the time but was impressing during his first year in the 🐟sport.
The Dutchman blamed Grosjean for the incident but Verstappen - who was driving for Toro Rosso at the time - was handed a five-second time pꦕenalty.
Azerbaijan 2018
Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo collid🙈ed on the run to Turn 1 while battling for position at the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The duo were 🦩teammates at Red Bull as they battled for fifth-place behind Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton an🌱d Kimi Raikkonen.
On Lap 40, Ricciardo attempted to overtake Verstappen into the first corne💙r but he hit the back of his teammat🎃e.
The stewards awarded both drivers a reprimand for their role ♔in the inciden🅷t.
Although the aft🌟ermath is one of the reasons why Ricciardo left the team for Reꦏnault in 2019.
Azerbaijan 2021
Verstappen 𝓀suffered a high-speed tyre bl🗹owout with just two laps to go at the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The 🐷Dutchman was on for🌠 a comfortable victory when his tyre failed.
The race didn’t prove detrimental in the title race a෴fter Lewis Hamilton fluffed the restart, taking to the escape road.
Britain 2021
Verstappen was crashed out of the lead by Hamilton on the opening la👍p of the 2021𝕴 British Grand Prix.
Hamilton got a run on Verst𒉰ꩵappen down to the high-speed right-hand corner of Copse.
The Mercedes driver attempted to overtake Verstappen o🃏n the inside but clipped his rear wheel, sending him into the barrier.
Verstappen’s crash at Silverstone was recorded at 51Gཧ.
Italy 2021
Hamilton and Verstappen collided again at the 2021 It꧒alia♈n Grand Prix.
Afteওr a slow pit stop, Verstappen rejoin🀅ed well down the field.
Shওortly after, Hamilton also had a slow stop, rejꩲoining into the path of Verstappen.
Verstappen attempted to go around the outsid🍌e of Hamilton into the first chicane on Monza but hit the kerb meaning his car was pushed upwards onto the top of Hamilton’s.
He was handed a three-place▨ grid penalty for Russia as a result.
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