Max Verstappen believes he left Lewis Hamilton sufficient room in their clash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and was surprised that the Briton was not sanctioned. Verstappen started from 15th on the grid, having crashed out in Q1, but made quick progress and started the second lap challenging Hamilton for ninth position. Verstappen grabbed the inside line for Turn 1 and the pair ran side-by-side through the exit of the corner, with Hamilton’s front-right brushing the rear-left of Verstappen’s RB14. Verstappen’s tyre was punctured in the incident and he crawled around to the pit lane for repairs, but the damage sustained to the car proved terminal, and he retired a few laps...
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