Max Verstappen has admitted his conflict with George Russell on the Spanish Grand Prix was “not right”.
Verstappen and Russell collided with three laps remaining when battling for fourth, making contact at Flip 5, after the Pink Bull driver had been informed to let Russell by way of.
The stewards gave Verstappen a 10-second time penalty for the incident, which dropped him from fifth to tenth, whereas additionally including two penalty factors on to his tremendous licence – placing him one level away from an automated race ban.
“We had an exciting strategy and good race in Barcelona, till the safety car came out,” he wrote on Instagram.
“Our tyre option to the tip and a few strikes after the protection automobile restart fuelled my frustration, resulting in a transfer that was not proper and should not have occurred.
“I always give everything out there for the team and emotions can run high. You win some together, you lose some together. See you in Montreal.”
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