Overview
- In a Viaplay Netherlands interview, Max Verstappen said the Barcelona contact with George Russell is the only part of his season he criticises.
- He described seeing “all the signs go red” after a hard-tyre call, a Turn 1 off and an instruction to give a place back, leading to the clash shortly after the restart.
- Stewards issued a 10-second penalty for causing a collision, dropping him from fifth at the flag to ninth in the final classification.
- Verstappen said moments like this “won’t happen again” and maintained he has largely maximised the RB21’s performance, highlighting improved qualifying.
- After the Brazil GP he trails Norris by 49 points with three races remaining, though his pit-lane-to-podium drive at Interlagos was cited as a season highlight.