Verstappen can laugh in hindsight about crash with Bottas in Hungary

Now that the 2021 Formula 1 season is over, it's mostly time to look back at the year with brand new world champion Max Verstappen. We also look at the races where Red Bull Racing lost a lot of points, including the Hungarian Grand Prix.

On a damp Hungaroring, it was Valtteri Bottas who experienced a poor start, which he then tried to make up for by overtaking a few men in the first corner. However, that plan ended in chaos, with the race of Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Lando Norris going down the drain.

"Unbelievable," says the Dutchman, who can't suppress a laugh out of disbelief when he looks back at the footage. "That was of course a dramatic race for us, where we also lost a lot of points after Silverstone."

Verstappen blames Bottas for nothing

Verstappen does not blame Bottas for trying to make up for his poor start, however, and can even understand his attempt. "Valtteri has always been a really good guy. He's not like that, he just made a mistake," the Red Bull driver continued.

"You can try to regain places, but the first corner with intermediates is always difficult. This was a bit too much though," he laughs. Yet Verstappen also remembers moments when something similar happened to him. "It can happen very quickly. I've experienced it a couple of times myself at Spa in the first corner," said the new world champion.