Verstappen denies intent: "You shouldn't think like that"

The Grand Prix weekend in Italy gave Max Verstappen two more points than Lewis Hamilton. In the sprint race, the Dutchman finished second, while on Sunday both men didn't score any points because of a crash. In principle, the incident was good for Verstappen. Chances are that Hamilton would have finished ahead of him in the race.

Toto Wolff stated that Verstappen knew before his action that he would crash with Hamilton. However, the World Championship leader made it very clear afterwards that there was no question of intent. "You shouldn't think like that," said Verstappen. Motorsport-Total.com When it was presented to him that he was actually the moral winner. "I would have liked to race against him. But he didn't allow me to."

No frustration for Verstappen

The 17-time world champion also denied that there was any frustration. Verstappen had just stopped for more than ten seconds after a failed pit stop. As a result, victory was out of sight. "I can put such things behind me very easily and I had already driven another lap," he says.

After last month's triple-header the Formula 1 drivers now have about a week and a half to recharge. On September 26th the Russian Grand Prix is scheduled. At the Sochi circuit, the 23-year old driver finished second in 2020.