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

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, ing out of the race in frightening fashion.The race was subsequently red-flagged, with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez inheriting the lead ahead of Hamilton – Verstappen’s main rival at the time.Why have Mercedes & Red Bull dominated F1 so much?Video of Why have Mercedes & Red Bull dominated F1 so much?As the race restarted, it looked like Hamilton would take the lead into Turn 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 his 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.Related Sainz pours cold water on Audi rumours: ‘I am living a dream at Ferrari’ Mercedes reshuffle F1 technical team with return of James Allison

“I think Gemma [Lusty, Red Bull press 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 Hamilton would go on to lose to Verstappen by eight points. 

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