Formula 1: Max Verstappen did himself a subtle favor with Lewis Hamilton collision

As a long-time Formula 1 fan, I have witnessed Max Verstappen’s incredible talent and racing skills throughout his career. However, Sunday’s race at the Hungarian Grand Prix was undoubtedly a disappointing one for the three-time world champion.

In Hungary’s race last weekend, three-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull experienced a disappointing performance, marking his first significant decrease in the points gap between himself and the runner-up in over two months.

From the beginning, it seemed like Max Verstappen, the 26-year-old Dutch racer, was in for a tough day at the office. He found himself being ordered to relinquish second place to Lando Norris of McLaren after passing the pole position holder off the racing track during the start. Verstappen argued that he was forced out of his lane, but the race officials didn’t share his perspective.

Through prolonging his tire changes, Verstappen found himself chasing after Hamilton of Mercedes for the third position following their respective pit stops. Despite his greater speed during his second stint, he couldn’t overtake Hamilton before the latter made his pit stop for new tires.

Despite making numerous attempts, Verstappen struggled to overtake Hamilton lap after lap. At a certain moment, it seemed that Verstappen had succeeded, but Hamilton reacted swiftly and regained his position.

At a certain moment, I watched as he seemed to have completed his lap just before turn one on this 14-turn, 2.722-mile long, 4.381-kilometer road course. However, I held my breath as he locked up his wheels and collided with Hamilton instead. The Red Bull car reared up in the air following the impact before coming crashing back down onto the track.

If Hamilton’s car hadn’t been present, Verstappen would probably have gone off the track again due to braking too late.

Verstappen did himself one small favor

Without a shadow of a doubt, Verstappen bears the responsibility for this crash, and the consequence was his own demotion to fifth position, leaving Hamilton unaffected and ahead of him.

In plain terms, Verstappen’s race was doomed from the start and he strayed from his strategy that had helped him earn points in races where he hadn’t won this season.

But let’s walk through how it happened.

As a gamer, I found myself in a tough spot during the race as I couldn’t get past Hamilton for several laps despite my best efforts with Verstappen right behind me. In a last-ditch attempt to take the lead, I attempted to outmaneuver him by turning into his racing line, but honestly, I was just sticking to the ideal racing line on the track. Unfortunately, our cars made contact due to this situation.

Although Verstappen had made up his mind to make the maneuver, he still had the opportunity to prevent the collision. However, he chose not to do so.

After the Austrian Grand Prix, during which Verstappen and Norris clashed while competing for first place, I commented that if the situations had been swapped, it would still be Verstappen who would have been held responsible.

Sunday’s race exposed that.

After multiple unsuccessful efforts to overtake Verstappen, Norris made a bold move towards the end of the race. Although Verstappen’s vehicle seemed to veer left, he was simply sticking to the racing track’s optimal path.

Norris, despite having committed to the move, absolutely could have done more to avoid the contact.

Two races have passed since then, and once again, Verstappen finds himself under scrutiny following an incident, with the blame being placed on him, even if someone else may have been primarily responsible.

Based on my personal perspective and experiences, I believe that assigning absolute blame in complex situations is often a simplistic approach. In the case of the incident with Hamilton, while one driver may have been more to blame than the other, it’s important to consider the context and circumstances leading up to the event.

Last month’s Austrian Grand Prix confirmed that.

As a gamer, I can relate to the fact that Verstappen, just like any other player, isn’t perfect and makes mistakes at times. However, instead of jumping to conclusions about his maturity whenever he encounters setbacks during races, it might be more productive to scrutinize the narratives and agendas consistently pushed by mainstream media.

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2024-07-24 13:32