Max Verstappen’s raging “drive people off the road” radio rant at F1 Hungarian GP
Max Verstappen was furious ⛦after incident with🦂 McLarens at Hungaroring
Max Verstappen fumed on his team radio after locking horns with the McLarens at the start of the🐽 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Verstappꦜen, starting from ꧂third behind both McLarens, ran wide at Turn 1 as he fought for the best start.
The Red Bul🧸l driver rejoined in second, behind Oscar Piastri but ahead of Lando Nor♊ris.
FIA stewards investiga🃏ted Verstappen who was advised by his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, to give the poℱsition back to Norris rather than risk a penalty.
He did so, 🌼then failed to overtake within DRS range.
Verstapped angri💮ly said via team ꦯradio: "OK, so you can just drive people off the track then?
“You can tell the FIA that's how we're going ꧅to race from now ༺onwards! Just driving people off the road!”
The stewards decided to take no further action after investigating the i🐎n🐬cident.
"Car 1 left the track at the exit of turn 1 while being alongside Car 4 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚwhich was a🍰longside Car 81. Car 1 rejoined the track in front of Car 4 thereby gaining an advantage," they explained.
"However, the driver gave back the position﷽ to Car 4 subsequently upon instruction from the team, therefore no further action is taken as no lasting advantage was gained."
Verstappen complained later: "Y🀅ou gave gave me this **** strategy. I'm tr𝓡ying to rescue what's left."
Verstappen's race was also impacted by contact made with Le🔯wis Hamilton.
The F1 champion ultimately🤡 finished fifth behind Oscar Piastri, Norris, Hami🔯lton and Charles Leclerc.
On Saturday at the Hungaroring, Verstaꦬppen was left irritated after he beating to pole position by Norris.
The flashpoint in the early stages of Sunday's grand pr♊ix is the latest coming-together𝐆 between Verstappen and Norris.
Great friends away from t🌼heir track, their relationship came under the microscope after they clashed in Austri💟a.
Norris was left demanding an apology after hisꦯ race ended early due to contact with Verstappen, altho🎃ugh he later backtracked.
McLaren (and Mercedes who had won each of the past two grands prix🐻) have edged much closer to the dominant Red Bulls at recent rounds.
James was a 🅷sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, t🐷o football, to F1.
