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Published 19:16 IST, July 21st 2024

Max Verstappen Left FUMING After Nearly Crashing With Lando Norris At Hungary GP 2024 Race Start

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were once again resulted in a fiery incident and exchange of words as the two drivers nearly crashed at Hungary GP 2024.

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Max Verstappen and Lando Norris come together at F1 Hungary GP 2024
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris come together at F1 Hungary GP 2024 | Image: AP
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F1 Drivers Champion, Red Bull's Max Verstappen was left fuming with FIA after incident with Lando Norris and McLaren which saw both the drivers nearly crash with each other at Hungarian GP 2024. 

Lando Norris started on Pole at Hungarian Grand Prix with his teammate Oscar Piastri starting in second. However, as it turned out it was once again not going to be a clean race for Lando Norris as he was again involved in an incident with Max Verstappen. 

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen nearly crash out

Lando Norris started in pole but that advantage was quickly vanished as a poor race start meant that teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen who started in P3 were quickly on Lando Norris' tail as his lead relinquished. 

In a scary moment, Lando Norris got sandwiched between Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen in the first corner during the first lap as the three cars nearly came together. 

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Having nowhere to go, Lando Norris kept it on the track and it forced Max Verstappen to go wide off the track in the very first corner and Oscar Piastri took the lead of the race. 

Max Verstappen furious over incident 

Both Lando Norris and Max Verstappen were left fuming over the incident as the Red Bull of Max returned to the track after going off ahead of Lando Norris. 

Red Bull were instructed to hand the position back to the McLaren of Lando Norris but according to Max Verstappen, Lando Norris had forced him off the track.

Max Verstappen got on the team radio and in anger warned the FIA that if they keep rewarding teams for forcing drivers off the track then this is how he would drive as well. 

“Ok, so you can just run people off the track now? You can tell the FIA that's how we're going to drive from now onwards…,” said Max Verstappen on the team radio. 

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This is another heated incident between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in the last three races as the Championship race between both McLaren and Red Bull is heating up. 

19:16 IST, July 21st 2024