Max Verstappen described his FP2 collision with Lance Stroll as “unnecessary” – after both drivers were placed under investigation by the Portuguese Grand Prix stewards. The incident caused a second red flag during Friday afternoon practice at the Algarve International Circuit in the hills just outside Portimao, the first having occurred when Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri stopped on track and caught fire. But the Verstappen-Stroll incident at turn one was purely down to the drivers, and left each of them fearing a grid penalty for Sunday’s race. On the pits straight, Stroll was just ahead in his Racing Point with Verstappen’s Red Bull close behind on his inside. As Stroll turned in...
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