Max Verstappen did not mean to offend anyone

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13:18, 29 Oct 2020

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Max Verstappen has apologised for comments he made about Lance Stroll during FP2 of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend. Verstappen made derogatory comments following his clash with the Canadian.

The Canadian and the Dutchman made contact at the first corner of the Portimao circuit, promoting Verstappen's outburst. Both were on fast laps and they collided after Stroll entered the corner while Verstappen was driving next to him. The Red Bull driver was able to continue without too many problems, but Stroll had to stop his session early.

Verstappen was widely criticised for his outburst over the radio given the derogatory nature of the comments. The Mongolian community also criticised the Dutchman and demanded an apology from him, because they felt that the statements were racist.

The 23-year-old has now apologised for the outburst, he told De Telegraaf: "These things happen in the heat of the battle. I didn't mean to offend anyone with it, I was just angry and disappointed at that moment. We live in a world where everything might be a bit sensitive. I have had a decent talk with Lance shortly after. No hard feelings.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Max Verstappen did not mean to offend anyone

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