Max Verstappen finds it obscure why there was a post-race investigation into an incident with Lewis Hamilton within the Hungarian Grand Prix the place there was no contact between the 2.
Hamilton ran broad at Flip 4 after Verstappen had tried a transfer on the within of the quick left-hander, with the Purple Bull driver’s entrance proper wheel coming near contact with Hamilton’s rear left. Verstappen gained a place consequently, and the stewards opened an investigation into the incident however opted to talk to the drivers post-race, earlier than opting to take no additional motion after a consultant for Hamilton steered the Ferrari driver had chosen to not try to keep on monitor.
“The factor is that nothing occurred,” Verstappen mentioned. “We did not even contact. That is the factor. So, for me, it’s kind of obscure why we have now the investigation after the race. We defined our aspect – properly, Lewis was not there, however we defined our aspect of the story.
“I do not suppose Lewis really felt lots for it, as a result of if he actually felt one thing for it, then after all he is there within the stewards’ room. I feel each of us did not have the very best of weekends anyway. That is simply that one little factor. The extra necessary factor is that we have now to have a look at our efficiency, which was not good.
“I went for a transfer up the within, as a result of it is a quick nook, however with downforce, you are a bit extra beneath management anyway. I feel he realized very late that I used to be up the within there. So then he turned out of it a little bit bit after which, after all, went off the monitor. And that was it. We did not contact. Nothing occurred.
“I feel the issue is that we have now so many guidelines, after all, so it is all the time an advanced matter. It is not all the time tremendous clear with issues. It is all the time a bit bizarre that you must go to the stewards for one thing that you did not have even a contact or no matter.”
The stewards’ determination referenced the truth that they felt Verstappen had been “bold” in his transfer, however had not compelled Hamilton off the circuit.
“The motive force of Automobile 1 acknowledged in the course of the listening to that he had gained some momentum on Automobile 44 out of Flip 3 with brisker tires and used this momentum to make a transfer on the within into Flip 4,” the choice learn. “He additional elaborated that he was in full management of his automobile and will have stayed additional to the within to go away house for Automobile 44 on the exit. Nevertheless he mentioned, as Automobile 44 had gone off monitor, he elected to make use of the entire monitor on the exit.
“The workforce consultant of Automobile 44 confirmed that there was no contact between each vehicles and additional acknowledged that the motive force of Automobile 44 selected to not try to stay on monitor.
“Taking all this under consideration, the Stewards decide that there was no contact and that the incident doesn’t qualify as forcing one other automobile off monitor regardless of the bold nature of the overtaking try and take no additional motion.”
Hamilton failed to attain in twelfth, whereas Verstappen was restricted to ninth place total and the defending champion there was little alternative to safe a greater end result regardless of complaining concerning the Purple Bull technique over workforce radio.
“I feel [the strategy] shouldn’t be our largest downside. The entire weekend we had been simply actually gradual. We simply struggled lots for grip in low velocity, and medium velocity. That was additionally the issue within the race. No matter we might have carried out – staying out lengthy, doing what we did – I feel we might have been struggling anyway.”
