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Max Verstappen vows to learn from ‘mistake’ that cost him in F1 title race

Max Verstappen admitted it was a ‘mistake on his side’ when he drove into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix in June — Max Verstappen admitted it was a ‘mistake on his side’ when he drove into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix in June (Getty Images)

Max Verstappen admitted his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix in June was a "mistake".
During the race, Verstappen deliberately drove his Red Bull car into Russell's Mercedes.
The incident led to a 10-second penalty for Verstappen, causing him to drop from fifth to tenth place and lose nine points.
Verstappen explained his anger stemmed from his desire to always give 100% and his frustration with the race situation.
Currently 49 points behind leader Lando Norris, Verstappen stated he learns from such incidents and they will not happen again.

Max Verstappen admits ‘mistake’ for George Russell crash five months on — In full