Max Verstappen recalls Lewis Hamilton’s Baku blunder: ‘The phone was like buzzing…’

Max Verstappen has explained how he found out how Lewis Hamilton lost a likely victory at the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Verstappen recalls Hamilton’s Baku blunder: ‘The phone was like buzzing…’

Verstappen was on course for the win in Baku two years ago when he suffered a rear tyre blowout, crashing out 🍷of the race in frightening fashion.

The race was subsequently red-flagged, with Red Bull teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez inheriting the lead ahead of Hamilton - Verstappen’s main rival aꩵt the time.

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As the race restarted, it looked like Hamilton would ta꧋ke the lead into T🦂urn 1, powering past Perez.

Hamilton locked-up and dropped to the back of the field, surrendering the lead ꦿand 25 crucial points.

It soon transpired afterwards that Hamilton♊ had accidentally pressed a button on his steering wheel that dramatically moved the brake bias forwards hence hisౠ mistake.

In a clip posted on Red Bull Racing’s TikTok account, Verstappen recalled hearing what happened at the end of the race, even adding ⛄his own amusing sound effects🅠. 

“And then I hear the restart,” he said. “All the cars were [engine noise]. At one point I heard the guys brake, and I could hear a [high-pitched squeal] and then everyone was like ‘Yeah!’ 𝄹like this.

Verstappen recalls Hamilton’s Baku blunder: ‘The phone was like buzzing…’

“I think Gemma [Lꦕusty, Red Bull press𝐆 officer] was with me and the phone was like [buzzing noise], like a hundred messages.

“I was like ‘what happened, what happened?’ and then you [Perez] were back in the♊ lead but still I didn’t know about your issues at the time.”

It proved to be a crucial race in the title battle as Hami♑lton would go🐓 on to lose to Verstappen by eight points.

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