{"id":1019325,"date":"2026-08-23T16:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1019325\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T16:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:34:19","slug":"max-verstappen-explains-what-caused-his-race-ending-f1-dutch-gp-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1019325\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen explains what caused his race-ending F1 Dutch GP crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making mistakes may be uncharacteristic of Max Verstappen<\/a>, but that\u2019s exactly what the four-time world champion did on the first lap of his home Formula 1 race.<\/p>\n

Starting the Dutch Grand Prix from seventh on the grid after feeling unwell all weekend, Verstappen took a decent getaway but found himself squeezed on the grass in a four-wide moment on the run to Turn 1. He was consequently challenged by Red Bull stand-in Liam Lawson<\/a> in the following corners \u2013 which he didn\u2019t mind: \u201cWe are allowed to race, so I think that’s normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen eventually held on to that seventh position, but a rain shower that occurred some 50 minutes before the start had dampened the track, and two drivers lost control in the banked final corner on lap one. While Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a> escaped from a 360-degree pirouette unscathed, Red Bull\u2019s superstar couldn\u2019t catch the RB22 and suffered a substantial crash, which caused a red flag.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the start is just a consequence of what is happening on the right. It’s OK, it can happen,\u201d Verstappen commented regarding about the incident at lights out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, yeah, I got caught out. It was still quite wet in that corner, and as soon as I saw the dry patch coming, I was like, \u2018Now you can accelerate\u2019, but clearly that didn’t work. So probably it was still a bit too early.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Max <\/p>\n

Max Verstappen, Red Bull<\/p>\n

Photo by: Eric Le Galliot<\/p>\n

Verstappen described the impact as \u201ca decent hit\u201d but clarified he\u2019d \u201chad worse\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Red Bull eventually endured its worst grand prix since the April break results-wise, with Lawson its top car in seventh.<\/p>\n

Verstappen did admit to \u201ca disappointing weekend\u201d in terms of pace as McLaren<\/a>, Ferrari<\/a> and Mercedes<\/a> were out of reach, but this situation was no surprise to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish for more, but you need to be realistic this season,\u201d the Red Bull racer insisted. \u201cWe are the fourth-fastest team, so it’s not like walking up to Zandvoort and suddenly we can do some magic things.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s just how it is, other teams have brought upgrades, we haven’t. When you’re already on the back foot, it puts you even more on the back foot. So, there’s nothing surprising, it’s just the reality that we live in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen will now focus on resting ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, two weeks from now: \u201cI’ve just not been feeling well. I’m just looking forward to a break where I can just recover also, because I really didn’t feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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