Max Verstappen apologizes despite public outcry over explicit Lance Stroll Radio...

During the second free practice session on the Algarve International Circuit, the drivers became familiar with the track conditions. Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll, however, were embroiled in an unnecessarily minor collision that later made the meeting the red flag.

Obviously, the Red Bull driver at Stroll was frustrated by not letting him go past the first corner. Max had apparently done another lap before the incident, as had Stroll.

This triggered a reaction from Verstappen due to the actions of the Racing Point driver. And some people may not have appreciated the sound and language he used over the team radio.

But Max didn’t care if people insulted his team radio rant or not. He replied and was quoted as saying, “Not my problem”.

Max Verstappen got tangled up with Lance Stroll in the FP2 incident

Max had just done a lap with a slower time than he would have liked. And as he prepared to start a new one, Lance Stroll drove parallel to him on the main straight.

But just as Verstappen tried to turn into turn 1, he caught an arriving Lance Stroll out of nowhere. However, the consistent reaction of the Dutch racing driver was not particularly friendly.

He explained on the team radio: “Is this damn guy blind? What the hell is wrong with him? Jesus Christ. What a ******. I have damage. What a Mongol. I swear.”

“He’s fucking his lap, I’m trying to prep my lap, and he is fucking my lap by just opening DRS and staying on the normal line. No respect. But yeah, it doesn’t matter. “

The FIA ​​did not consider any further action necessary

Both drivers were later called by the FIA ​​stewards to give their respective explanations about the incident. And after an in-depth investigation, government agencies took no further action.

The challenge was a 50-50 in the sense that both riders knew they were starting a new lap to record new times. But in the end they decided not to resign anyway and paid the price.

Regardless, it was just another free practice session and something both riders must have understood before the incident. This caused damage to both teams and apparently neither party benefited from the outcome.