Verstappen escapes penalty for daring F1 Hungarian GP transfer on Hamilton

The investigation into Max Verstappen's cross on Lewis Hamilton on the Hungarian Grand Prix has resulted in no additional motion, because the stewards deemed that the Dutchman had not pressured the Ferrari driver off the street at Flip 4.

Having made his first cease for onerous tyres, Verstappen was making an attempt to make up floor and was carving his means by way of the decrease reaches of the sphere initially of his second stint.

Because the reigning champion caught Hamilton, who was sitting on the tail of a pack together with Liam Lawson, Oliver Bearman and Isack Hadjar, he spent 5 laps in his wake earlier than making a transfer on the run to Flip 4.

Verstappen went for the within line on the high-speed left-hander, and Hamilton subsequently went off the street and drove throughout the run-off. The transfer was positioned underneath investigation, however was left to be dissected after the race.

Hamilton declined to attend the listening to within the stewards' room, and the stewards' report revealed that the Ferrari consultant acknowledged that Hamilton certainly selected to take evasive motion – with no contact between the 2.

Moreover, Verstappen contended that he was prepared to supply extra space had Hamilton not left the observe.

The report learn: “The driving force of Automobile 1 [Verstappen] acknowledged throughout the listening to that he had gained some momentum on Automobile 44 [Hamilton] out of Flip 3 with more energizing tyres and used this momentum to make a transfer on the within into Flip 4.

“He additional elaborated that he was in full management of his automotive and will have stayed additional to the within to go away area for Automobile 44 on the exit. Nonetheless he mentioned, as Automobile 44 had gone off observe, he elected to make use of all the observe on the exit.

“The crew consultant of Automobile 44 confirmed that there was no contact between each automobiles and additional acknowledged that the driving force of Automobile 44 selected to not try to stay on observe.

“Taking all this into consideration, the Stewards decide that there was no contact and that the incident doesn't qualify as forcing one other automotive off observe regardless of the bold nature of the overtaking try and take no additional motion.”

Verstappen acknowledged after the race that there was nothing actually within the transfer, and that Hamilton's no-show within the stewards' room urged that the seven-time champion didn't actually care about attempting to mount a case for a penalty.

“The factor is that nothing occurred,” Verstappen mentioned. “We did not even contact. That is the factor. So, for me, it is a bit obscure why we now have the investigation after the race.

“Lewis was not there, however we defined our aspect of the story. I do not suppose Lewis truly felt rather a lot for it, as a result of if he actually felt one thing for it, then in fact he is there within the stewards' room.

“I believe each of us did not have one of the best of weekends anyway. That is simply that one little factor. The extra essential factor is that we now have to have a look at our efficiency, which was not good.

“I went for a transfer up the within, as a result of it is a quick nook, however with downforce, you are a bit extra underneath management anyway.

“I believe he realised very late that I used to be up the within there. So then he turned out of it somewhat bit after which went off the observe. And that was it. We did not contact. Nothing occurred.”