Max Verstappen has admitted that his clash with George Rus🅘sell in the Spanish Grand Prix was “not right” and “shouldn’t have happened”.

Last Sunday’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Formula 1 race in Barcelona came to its head after a♚ late-race safety car, which led to a six-lap dash to the finish.

With Red Bull having been forced to fit slower hard tyres on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen’s car during the caution, the Dutchman struggled at the restart and lost the final spot on the podium to Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, before coming to blows with the Mercedes of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell at Turn 1.

The incident forced Verstappen to take to thಞe escape road, who then rejoined the track ahead of t💃he Briton.

Red Bull repeatedly asked Verstappen to hand back the position, believing he had gained an unfair advantage by running off track, prompting a furious resp❀onse from the four-time F1 champion.

He appeared to lift to cede the position into Turn 5, but then accelerated again and made side-to-side contact with Russell’s car in a bizarre sequence that sparked controversy and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:led to a 10-second time penalty.

Verstappen was also handed three penalty points on his superlicence, bringing him♉ within one point o🦩f an automatic race ban.

In a post on Instagram on Monday, Verstappen offered a rare admission of fault and pointed to a build-up of frustr✨ation in the cockpit.

“We had an exciting strategy and good race in Barcelon𝓀a, till the safety car came out,💝” he wrote.

“Our tyre choice to the end and some moves after the safety car restart fuelled my frustration𓃲, leading to a ♌move that was not right and shouldn’t have happened.

♌“I always give everything out there for the team and emotions can run high. You win some together, you lose some togethꦍer. See you in Montreal.”

Verstappen did eventually give way ꦆto Russell at Turn 11 and crossed the finish line in fifth, before the penalty relegated him to 10th in the final order.

He is also just one penalty point 🧜away from a race ban, leaving him walking a tightrope in the next two F1 races in Canada and Austria🌟.

Interestin🥀gly, stewards concluded that no further action was needed on the first꧟ clash between Verstappen and Russell at Turn 1, meaning Red Bull didn’t need to instruct its driver to give way.