Lewis Hamilton appears to laugh at Max Verstappen claim that Hungarian Grand Prix collision was Brit’s fault

Lewis Hamilton seemingly laughed at Max Verstappen’s suggestion that the Brit was at fault for their Hungarian Grand Prix collision.

As the rivals headed into turn one on the 63rd lap, Verstappen took the inside of the corner in the hopes of an overtake.

3Verstappen was sent into the air after he collided with HamiltonCredit: @F1 X

However, Mercedes star Hamilton clipped the Red Bull driver as he tried to pass to send his back wheels flying into the air.

Verstappen dropped to fifth as a result and after the race, he claimed the Brit caused the incident by changing his line when braking.

“I went for a move that was fully on, but then in the middle of the braking zone when I’m already committed to the move you see Lewis keeps going right,” Verstappen said.

“If I wouldn’t have turned while braking straight, I would’ve made contact with him. Naturally I lock up because he keeps on turning to the right.

“People always make a lot of what happened in Austria but that’s on the initial move, and then you just brake straight. You hold your wheels quite straight and I felt this was not on the initial move but afterwards.

“During the braking zone he keeps turning right, you cannot do that when someone is committed to the inside.

“That’s why I locked up, we would’ve collided anyway because he would’ve turned in on me.

“I don’t think I was wrong. I went for a move that was fully on, I don’t think I broke too late, but we’ll have to look at it. It is what it is.”

“I don’t think we need to apologise, I think we need to do a better job,” Verstappen continued.

But when Hamilton was told about such a claim when speaking to Sky Sports, he cheekily smiled and then offered his own explanation.

“For me, I think it was a racing incident,” he said. “I think ultimately he was much quicker and he sent it.

“I moved a little bit to defend but I left enough space on the inside and he locked up and obviously then couldn’t turn.

3Hamilton appeared to laugh off the claim that it was his faultCredit: @SkySportsF1 X

3The Brit was on hand to make it back-to-back podium finishesCredit: Getty

“So he came at a different trajectory and clipped my wheels. If he was under control, he would have gone by.”

Hamilton went on to finish third and claim his 200th podium finish whilst reigning champion Verstappen crossed the line in fifth.

Stewards confirmed after the race that no further action would be taken on the incident, with neither driver ‘predominantly to blame’.

Oscar Piastri emerged as the winner with Lando Norris in second to complete a McLaren one-two at the Hungaroring.

However, Piastri’s triumph was also the subject of drama which started when he took the lead off his teammate at the start.

The Australian appeared comfortable in the lead but McLaren chose to send Norris to the pits first beforehand, which undercut him.

Norris was then told to hand the position back to Piastri, who crossed the line for his first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix win.