Verstappen says Hamilton had zero intention of leaving space

The current world champion tried to take second place from Lewis Hamilton At the first exit after the safety car, but after paralleling the first left corner, Two of their individual seats collided.

After trying to overtake on the outside of Turn 1, the Dutchman collided with a British driver who closed the top in Turn 2 and They both collide. After investigation by Race Direction, The hosts punish Verstappen Five seconds.

Speaking about the incident, the Dutchman said he had a hunch that things wouldn’t go well once he rolls around with mercedes.

“I just noticed As soon as I got to his side, I saw that he had no intention of giving me space.. explained Red Bull. “Okay, if he doesn’t give me space, will we crash?”

“I thought after last year, maybe we’d forgotten everything and could finally run together, you know. Because, first of all, when I got close to him, I thought, ‘Okay, we’ll put up a good fight.'” This time “.

“But then, this is something you notice as a pilot, if the other one goes, it will give you space or not There was no intention of leaving me space by his sidesaid the Dutchman.

When asked about the five-second penalty, Max Verstappen He said he was surprised that the hosts came to the conclusion that he had more responsibility.

“Yes, honestly, I was surprised when they told me about the five-second penalty,” he explained. “I mean, I wasn’t upset. But if they asked me, ‘Will you do that again?'” ” naturally”.

By thinking a bit more about the position of the cars, Red Bull confirmed that Hamilton could have given him more space without losing position.

“I was, as I say, 85% parallel to him, and it was my intention not always to fall apart,” he said. “But like I said before, I could have said it wouldn’t give me any place in that corner. And that was it, we broke up.”

“If he had moved just a little bit, he would have probably taken the position anyway. And that’s a shame.”

“I want to run. I would like to have good fights on the track, but when the other does not want to cooperate with you …Verstappen, concluded with disappointment after Sao Paulo 2022 in Brazil.