Hungarian GP drama: Hamilton and Verstappen nearly collide in heated Budapest duel

Hamilton, who had started the Grand Prix on the hard compound tyres with the hope of going long, largely witnessed his tyre strategy fail to come to fruition. However, while Hamilton continued to try to make up places, Verstappen, who had pitted for the hard compound tyres on lap 18, attempted an overtake on him.

The move by the Red Bull Racing driver would linger on for a few corners before Hamilton eventually bailed out of what initially appeared to be him defending into Turn 4. Hamilton, however, went off the track during the incident—an incident that was noted by Race Control.

Prior to the incident with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton had aired his frustration over the radio to the Ferrari pit wall. The British driver detailed how he felt like a sitting duck as he continued to await several of the drivers ahead of him to make a pit stop.

Hamilton, who boasts the record of being the most successful driver around the Hungaroring circuit, started the Grand Prix in 12th place and finished also in 12th.