Helmut Marko has confessed he could not understand 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s thinking during his controversial clash with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix.

Ver꧃stappen was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Russell at Turn 5 as they battled for fourth pla♉ce in the closing stages of Sunday’s race at Barcelona.

The Red Bull driver appeared to be following orders to let Russell through following an𝔉 earlier tangle at Turn 1, only to accelerate and🌳 drive into the side of his rival at Turn 5.

Rಞed Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has described Verst♋appen’s actions as being “unnecessary” and a “misjudgement”.

“On the straight, I’d say Leclerc drove into Max’s car,” Marko told ServusTV in an in🧜terview on Monday night.

“Then came the situation with Russell. And you have to say, Max knows the regulations in detail. He immediately said, ‘🅷Hey, he was out of control, and that’s why I had to go wide.’

“The internal discussion was that it was 50-50. And since it happened right after the safety car period, the impact of a 10-second penalty is much greater than if it ha༒ppens mid-race. So, that was one thing. Max didn’t want to give the position back. But he was instructed to do so – he did it under protest.

“Max lifte♍d off the throttle, so we all assumed he was letting Russell through. And then suddenly he accelerated again. I don’t know what🐟 kind of misjudgment or thought process was going on inside him. And then, as they say, all hell broke loose.”

Emotions got the better of Max Verstappen 

On Verstappen’s clash with Russell, Marko added: “There have already been issues in the past. It was unnecessary, and a lot of points lost. But, bec🐲ause of all the incidents and wrong decisions that unfortunately happened, emotions simply got the better of him.

“Don’t forget – ⭕he’s already got a bit of a feud going on with Russell.

“Everyone goes their own way. And ℱwhen Max is in a mood like that, the best thing is to leave him🌳 alone.”

Having initially brushed off the incident in his post-race interviews, Verstappen admitted in a post on Instagram on Monday morning that he168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: had made a mistake after beco🐲🧸ming frustrated by the events leading up to the contact.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner also revealed on Monday that Verstappen had 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:apologised to the team for his behaviour in their post-race debrief.

Verstappen crossed the line ꦜin fifth൲ place but was demoted to 10th as a result of the post-race penalty. The result marks a huge blow to the four-time world champion’s hopes of winning a fifth successive world title this year.

The Dutchman is now 49 points adrift of championship leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, who led a McLaren 1-2 to make it fiv🍸e victories in nine rac꧃es. 

Verstappen is also left 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:walking a tightrope as he is just one penalty 🅰point away from se🎶rving a one-race ban.