Max Verstappen was sent off the track after colliding with Lewis Hamilton late on in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri claimed victory but with seven laps remaining, Hamilton and his long-term rival were involved in one the race’s most dramatic moments.
Verstappen went to take the inside on the first corner with seven laps to go but was clipped by the Mercedes man, with his back-left wheel being sent into the air.
He was then forced off the track and dropped down to fifth in the standings, with a yellow flag called for following the incident.
Verstappen claimed that Hamilton had moved into his ‘braking zone’.
Red Bull engineer Gianpiero Lambiase replied: “I’m not even going to get into a radio fight with the other teams, Max. We’ll let the stewards do their thing. It’s childish on the radio, childish.”
Hamilton was on hand to stay third until the end of the race and seal a podium finish, the 200th of his glittering Formula 1 career.
However, Verstappen will likely feel aggrieved on what proved to be a frustrating day for the reigning world champion.
The Dutchman was forced off the track on the first corner after lights out when Lando Norris was forced wide by McLaren teammate Piastri.
He was able to return to the track in second but then told to hand the position back to Norris, who started on pole.
Verstappen’s incident with Hamilton later on in the race seemed to sum up his afternoon before eventually finishing fifth, with he and his Red Bull team having tense radio conversations.
The 26-year-old was also spotted by fans staying up until 3am playing sim racing, just hours before he was due to race in real life.
Hamilton took third behind Norris in second and Piastri first for a McLaren one-two, but their victory wasn’t short of drama either.
Piastri took the lead off Norris at the start of the race and it looked as though he was heading towards an easy victory.
However, McLaren offered to send the latter into the pits before him and therefore undercut the race leader.
They asked Norris to hand the position back to Piastri several times as they headed into the final laps.
And eventually Piastri was on hand to do so and seal the first Grand Prix win of his career.
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