Max Verstappen has been called ‘petulant’ and ‘arrogant’ after his collision with Lewis Hamilton during Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Verstappen made a move on Hamilton as he looked to climb into third, only for the two vehicles to collide.
The Red Bull star was livid after the incident, swearing on the team radio in anger and blasting his team as their hopes of glory went up in smoke.
Engineer Giampiero Lambaise said Verstappen’s reaction was ‘childish’, with the 26-year-old also refusing to apologise for his X-rated comments.
F1 news: Max Verstappen has been called ‘petulant’ and ‘arrogant’ after his collision with Lewis Hamilton during Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix
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Many feel Verstappen was to blame for the crash.
And former F1 star Tiff Needell, speaking on the Lovecars on the Grid podcast, has now made his feelings on the matter clear.
“Lewis called it a racing incident whereas Max was going mad about him moving under a braking zone,” he said. “It was amazing both cars survived.
“He [Verstappen] acts like a petulant child. This is that arrogant child we have seen in the past.
“When the going gets tough, the little child returns.”
After the race, Verstappen pinned the blame on Hamilton.
The duo, who have been fierce rivals for a number of years, had different stances on the matter – with Hamilton saying it was merely a ‘racing incident’.
Red Bull chief Christian Horner was forced to answer some awkward questions on Verstappen and his comments after the big event in Hungary.
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And Horner appeared to back Hamilton, with the 50-year-old saying: “It just didn’t work out for us today, we tried giving an overlap to give him the pace but there’s plenty for us to look at after the race to understand what we could have done better.
“Lots to take out of the race and we’ll come back in a week’s time.”
He continued: “I would say a racing incident to be honest with you. I would be disappointed if anything was to come of that.”
Verstappen, explaining himself, said he was entitled to make the move – and insists the collision shouldn’t be blamed on himself.
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“I went for a move that was fully on,” he said.
“But then in the middle of the braking zone – when I’m already committed to the move – he suddenly just keeps moving right.
“If I wouldn’t have turned while braking straight, I would have made contact with him.
“So naturally I lock up because he just keeps on turning to the right.
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“People always made a lot about what happened in Austria and what was not correct, bla bla bla, but that’s on the initial move and then you just brake straight.
“I felt like now was not on the initial move but afterward, during the braking zone he keeps turning right. You cannot do that when someone is committed to the inside.
“That’s why I locked up because we would have collided anyway because he turned in on me.
“At the end of the day, if we would have done a better strategy you’re not in that position.
“I don’t think that was wrong. I went for a move that was fully on, I don’t think I braked too late.”