FIA announces verdict on collision between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in Hungary

The FIA ​​has made a surprising statement about Max Verstappens collision with Lewis hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

It was a nightmare race for the Red Bull champion, who lost to Lando Norris on the first lap, after he went too wide during an overtaking attempt.

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Verstappen tried to claim P2, but had to give the position back to his rival. He regretted the decision on team radio.

However, the Dutchman was involved in another incident later in the race when he attempted to overtake Hamilton for P3.

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When diving into turn 1, Verstappen made contact with the Mercedes star and locked himself in, launching his Red Bull into the air.

While Hamilton managed to maintain his position in P3, Verstappen dropped back to P5 and blamed his former championship rival for the incident.

However, the FIA ​​​​had other plans and launched an investigation into Verstappen. They would make a decision after the race.

After the stewards discussed the incident, they decided that no further action would be taken. Verstappen narrowly avoided a penalty.

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The FIA ​​wrote: “On the approach to Turn 1, both car 44 and car 1 overtook car 23. Car 44 returned to the racing line before the braking zone and began to turn into Turn 1.”

“Car 1 approached the corner faster than on previous laps (thanks to DRS) and braked at the same point as before.

“The driver of car 1 claimed that car 44 changed direction while braking. The driver of car 44 stated that he was simply following his normal racing line.”

“It was clear that car 1 locked both front wheels approaching Turn 1 before the collision occurred, but missed the normal cornering line for a typical overtaking manoeuvre.”

“The driver of car 44 stated that it was a racing incident, while the driver of car 1 claimed that it was a change of direction under braking.

“The stewards do not consider this to be a typical case of ‘change of direction under braking’, although we believe that the driver of car 44 could have done more to avoid the collision.

“We therefore conclude that no director is primarily to blame and decide not to take any further action.”

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