Max Verstappen was left to consider what could have been in Sunday’s Itali🎀an Grand Prix after a clash with Williams’ Felipe Massa left the Re🌳d Bull Formula 1 driver to fight from the back of the field after sustaining damage.

Verstappen and Massa touched at Turn 1 when jostling for position, the Dutchman having made a lightning start to run eighth early onꦫ.

The contact left Verstappen with a front-right puncture, forcing him to take an unscheduled visit to the pits and revert🅷𝄹 to a two-stop strategy.

Verstappen was able to scythe through the field and eventually pick up a point for P10, and while he was frustrate♊d not to finish higher up, he remained hℱappy with his performance.

“My race was ba🌳sically finished after three laps. We were always playing catch-up,” Verstappen said.

“We started on the softs and then I had ဣa puncture on that tyre, so🌼 I had to do a two-stop. Was a bit of a shame. So yeah, what can you do?

“I think I still did quite a decent race, I was pretty happy with that🔯.

“Daniel [Ricciardo] finished fourth, so I think the car was working real💟ly ൩well. I was really happy even though I was playing catch-up.

“Hopeful🔯ly in Singapore we can really fight for a proper podium.”