Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver accepts blame for controversial clash with George Russell at Spanish Grand Prix

2 June 2025, 08:59 | Updated: 3 June 2025, 06:07

Max Verstappen has admitted his controversial clash with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix was "not right" as Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed his driver apologised to the team.

Verstappen and Russell collided with three laps remaining when battling for fourth, making contact at Turn Five, after the Red Bull driver had been told to let Russell through.

The stewards gave Verstappen a 10-second time penalty for the incident, which dropped him from fifth to 10th, while also adding three penalty points on to his super licence - putting him one point away from an automatic race ban.

Russell told Sky Sports F1 that the move "felt deliberate" and was "totally unnecessary" while 2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg says Verstappen should have been "black flagged" for the incident.

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