Verstappen explains his accident: “I saw a dry line and thought I could accelerate”

Max Verstappen He went beyond the limit and ended up finding the wall to the disappointment of his fans in what, for the moment, is the last Dutch GP that he will race in his career, since there are no plans for Zandvoort to return to the calendar. “In the last corner, which was very wet, when I got to the middle of the corner I saw a dry line and I thought I could accelerate, but I think it was too early.” This is how he explained this unusual error.

If yesterday was Antonelli The one who admitted his mistake is explained today by Verstappen, in a slightly less direct way, but making it clear that the Dutchman accelerated earlier than he should have and paid for it by ending up against the wall at turn 14.

An accident that could have been much worse, since the banking and the lack of escape routes have caused the car to immediately return to the track after hitting the wall. “Luckily, everyone was able to avoid it, because it could have been much worse”.

Verstappen is aware that F1 cars are not equally prepared to withstand side impacts or second impacts in the same way that fronts do, especially coming from other cars. May your companion this weekend, Liam Lawsonwas able to avoid it and none of the other drivers who were behind him took it, was the best possible scenario.

In his statements to DAZN he also regretted not having been able to be faster with his Red Bull. “I would say that all weekend we have been very slow”.

The stands of the circuit were full of orange, not because of McLaren, but because it is the color of the royal family of the Netherlands, the house of Orange. All these fans take home a bad taste in their mouths for barely being able to see their hero, but Verstappen does not forget the good times when asked if he will miss the circuit. “Of course, a lot of emotions, great experiences with the fans. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to say goodbye like we wanted, but that’s life.”