Max Verstappen says his radio comments at Formula 1’s Portuguese Grand Prix were “never meant to hurt an🌠yone” but admitted the words he used were “not correct”.

A collision with Racing Point driver Lance Stroll at Turn 1 durꦛing second practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix sparked an angry radio outburst from Verstappen, with the Red Bull driver saying: “Is this f****** guy blind? What the f*** is wrong with him? Jesus Christ. What a ******. I have damage. What a mongol. I swear.”

Verstappen faced criticised for the words he used and said it was “not my probꦫlem” if people had taken offence to the language he u﷽sed.

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, the Dutchman admitted𝔉 his choice of words was “not correct”.

“First of all I never intended to offend anyone,” Versꦐtappen said. "That’s never what I wanted.

“It happened in the heat of the moment and when you are driving at such speeds, things like that can happen. I don’t say that the words I chose are the rig🔯ht ones, I know that they are not ꧂correct.”

But Verstappen stressed he feels such clashes between driꦕvers are often blown out of proportion.

“I was swearing at Lance but of course I saw 🍸him s♉traight after,” he explained.

“That’s how racing drivers are as well, we can be angry at each other b🔯ut within five minutes talking to each other and look each other in th𝔉e eyes it’s forgotten.

“I think sometimes things get a bit heated up from the outside. I never meant to ꧋hurt anyone in particular.

“I don't think they need to make it bigger than it is. I also know that is was not correct. But I cannot change that. But of course, you learn from🍌 it and we'll do better.”